QA Supervisor

Essential Duties and responsibilities

• Participate in oversight of program(s) for packaging, ingredient, product and process inspection and validations and verifications according to state and federal regulations, corporate standards and good manufacturing practices.
• Communicates microbiological, chemical, and physical lab results and product disposition to necessary personnel.
• Leads investigations for food quality and safety related nonconformances for the facility, including but not limited to : customer and consumer complaints, foreign material investigations, process quality nonconformances, and food safety concerns.
• Lead and participate in sensory evaluation of raw materials, ingredients, works-in-progress, and finished products.
• Supervise QA staff and give direction and support on daily duties.
• Spend time regularly on the production floor, especially to help the team during staffing shortages.
• Drive continuous improvement of products, processes, procedures, and specifications.
• Create, evaluate and revise quality documents as needed.
• Identify and action deficiencies through Corrective Action Reports. Participate in Root Cause Analysis for effective solutions.
• Support and help drive a positive Food Safety and Quality Culture throughout the organization.
• Supporting 3rd party and governmental food safety & quality audits.
• Provides technical support on projects relating to, but not limited to, production, maintenance, Sales, and R&D. Participate in cross-functional teams.
• Supports ongoing GMP training and monitoring for all employees and contractors.
• Capable of proofreading product specifications, lab results interpretation, etc.

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