Title: FSQA Senior Supervisor, 1st Shift Req ID: 7163
City, State: Mocksville, NC
Reports to: FSQA Manager
Classification: Exempt
JOB DESCRIPTION
Summary: The FSQA Senior Supervisor supports the FSQA Manager to ensure the Mocksville facility produces safe and quality product, follows HACCP and SSOP programs and meets the high-quality assurance standards of our company and business partners.
Essential Functions: Food Safety / HACCP
- Assists FSQA Manager with the maintenance of the HACCP Plan, Reassessments, Flow Charts, and serves as a shift liaison for daily USDA communication.
- Supervises 2nd and 3rd shift QA team members, providing any support they need
- Supervises Holds and Hold communications, as well as supporting the FSQA Manager with Hold needs and HACCP Team Meetings
- Helps support QA needs to those covering sanitation hours and help collect and report pre-op data to review with the team for identifying and implementing improvement opportunities
- Plays a key role in audit preparation by assisting with FSQA Reviews with the team, team training, maintaining sign-off rosters and record-keeping. Actively participates in each audit.
- Provides/oversees GMP/Food Safety-related trainings for the QA team, new hire orientations and all facility team members.
- Supervises calibration of instruments, tracking certificates, and re-calibration dates. (Thermometers, metal checks, etc.)
- Carries out the duties of the FSQA Manager in his/her absence.
Essential Functions: Quality Assurance
- Leads up electronic forms and needs, for Safety Chain and Infinity QS
- Ensures preparation and readiness for on-site and surprise audits through efficient and accurate data collection; collecting extra checks/data when needed and maintaining all Quality and Food Safety related records in an organized manner.
- Responsible for ensuring the accuracy and investigation process of Foreign Material. Helps track and communicate supplier bones and foreign material internally and externally.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences, Food Science or related field and two years of leadership experience OR demonstrated three plus years supervisory experience in a USDA regulated facility leading a Quality Assurance team.
- Strong interpersonal skills, to include professional verbal and written communication, fluency in English, and the ability to communicate, make decisions and lead teams in stressful situations.
- Ability to complete HACCP and SQF training
- Competency in Microsoft Office Suite; emphasis on Word, Excel, SharePoint, and Planner; comfort learning and using new software/applications.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior supervisory experience in an SQF audited facility.
- Knowledge/experience in the meat (esp. poultry) industry
- SAP experience
- Bilingual (English/Spanish)
Supervisory Responsibility: This position will supervise the FSQA Supervisors.
Work Environment: This position will at time work in areas of high noise and varied temperatures (warm to cold). Slippery floors, moving equipment, and dust may be present. Personal protective equipment will be worn as necessary or required.
Physical demands: Position requires sitting in an office setting, standing for up to 8 hours, walking, bending and occasionally lifting to 50 lbs.
Position Type: This is a full-time exempt position during 2nd shift. Some Saturday work may be required.
Travel: Minimal travel required. May be asked to travel to our other facilities.
Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test and background check are required.
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