Quality Supervisor

Our client is a rapidly growing, high volume health food producer based in the Jupiter, Fl area. Based

on their recently growth, they are adding a QA Supervisor to their team to help provide QA oversight.

They are looking for an experienced QA Supervisor with 4-5 years of QA experience

working in a food manufacturing plant.

Responsibilities
• Enhance quality control measures and testing processes to make sure every production

batch meets our recipe and brand standards.
• Create food safety SOPs for all goods flowing in and out of the Central Kitchen

(temperature monitoring, shelf life requirements, product rotation, etc.).
• Create safety and training procedures around operating all equipment and machinery
• Support R&D and testing of new Suppliers, specifications, and recipes.
• Create product specification documents and Supplier requirements for all raw materials.
• Implement traceability measures to be able to track each production batch back to each

supplier and/or farm's lot code.
• Design systems and operational changes to reduce the risk of foreign materials.
• Work with key internal and external stakeholders on any product recalls or withdrawals.
• Taking responsibility and being accountable for ensuring all product lines are made in

accordance with the company procedures, food safety standards, labeling, and

packaging requirements, and regulatory compliance.
• Monitoring the quality of all aspects of the product lines and conducting routine quality

assurance audits.
• Playing a customer-facing role as needed, interacting with retail location management f

or a variety of reasons, including product runs, during audits, on conference calls, and

while addressing complaints.
• Pioneering new systems, standard operating procedures, and departmental policies to

improve the quality control process.
• Leading improvements in product execution, reduced defect rate, and production

efficiency.
• Helping to relay new company policies to the Departments and reinforce adherence to all

company policies. Contributing to the development of training material and process

improvements for quality control.
• Establishing metrics and key performance indicators for productivity, product release

turnaround time, defect rate mitigation, defect rate recovery, and compliance.
• Attending the weekly meeting with the Management Team to address any quality

matters, relay opportunities, and challenges.
• Facilitating efficient and effective meetings with quality staff, ensuring all processes and

procedures and other information is reviewed for production.
• Discuss employee performance with the management team and mentoring team members to

constantly improve by setting positive examples.
• Maintaining a work environment that is organized, efficient, and in line with companies core

values.

Requirements
• Bachelors of Science degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Microbiology, or related field.
• 5+ years of QA experience (2 years in a leadership role) in a food manufacturing or

foodservice QA role
• Detailed knowledge of food technology, flavoring and food-related microbiology
• Expertise in food manufacturing, processes and packaging.
• Knowledge of food purchasing, product costing, distribution and logistics
• Ability to manage multiple projects, organize and complete multiple projects efficiently and on

time; ability to manage work with minimal supervision
• Some knowledge of Statistical Process Control desirable
• Strong Communication and verbal, written presentation skills
• Manager's Serv Safe Food Handler Certificate
• Up to date with food safety laws and regulations (OSHA, USDA, FDA)
• Experience supervising and conducting internal or external FSQA audits

In return, they will offer a good starting salary, benefits, help relocating if needed and ample

opportunity for career advancement. Send resume to: rob@foodemployment.com or call 815.520.8401

for more information.