EHS and Quality Supervisor

Wincup • West Chicago, IL

1h • $80,000 - $90,000 • Onsite

About The Position

WinCup is seeking an EHS and Quality Supervisor for its West Chicago, Illinois manufacturing plant. The role conducts inspections and testing of finished and in-production goods, supports compliance with product specifications, and oversees development, implementation, review, and maintenance of the plant’s SQF System and Good Manufacturing Practices. Working closely with the Plant Manager and plant leadership, the supervisor advances plant safety initiatives, accident prevention and investigation, quality control, environmental and food safety compliance, and continuous improvement. The position provides hands-on supervision, training, and mentoring for quality team members and other plant employees, and serves as the plant’s designated Environmental, Food Safety and HACCP Manager and SQF Practitioner. The supervisor also coordinates audits, maintains quality and SQF records, responds to customer complaints, and leads safety committee activities. Split-shift work may be required to support the quality team, including night coverage.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, environmental health and safety, business, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in diverse manufacturing functions, including safety, quality, and production.
• Working knowledge of and experience with SQF and GMP standards.
• Experience with plant quality protocols and internal and external audits.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and statistical software applications.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills across all levels of an organization.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and learn quickly and take direction.
• Project-management skills and ability to execute strategic plans.
• Ability to supervise teams, set clear expectations, and provide actionable feedback.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, data-interpretation, and decision-making skills.
• Strong presentation, public-speaking, and organizational abilities.
• Effective, adaptable communication, including proactively seeking clarification and responding professionally and diplomatically to difficult situations.
• Customer-focused and collaborative approach to building positive relationships and understanding internal and external customer needs.
• Ability to work and thrive in a team environment and follow core values.
• Ability to work split shifts to support the quality team on nights.
• Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including frequent use of production equipment; moving materials weighing up to 50 pounds; bending, twisting, reaching, and potentially standing for extended periods.
• Ability to work in the described manufacturing environment, wear required PPE, and work designated shifts, weekdays, weekends, and overtime.

Nice To Haves

• Safety, Quality, and Food certification.
• Experience in LEAN Manufacturing.
• Experience with OSHA safety regulations.
• Experience with HACCP.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate production-line audits under established Quality Control Procedures and document test results.
• Verify that print and production jobs meet current product specification requirements, including graphics, color, and product positioning.
• Test finished and in-production products for compliance and maintain adequate testing supplies and forms.
• Communicate defects and quality-standard failures promptly to production supervisors, the Plant Manager, and leadership.
• Coach and support teams on quality, SQF knowledge transfer, and continuous improvement, including root cause analysis, corrections, and preventive actions.
• Review and recommend improvements to status reporting, dashboards, and quality assurance processes.
• Maintain quality and SQF documentation, including records, product-quality documents, training plans, metrics, audit forms, and completed audit PDFs; track action items through resolution.
• Plan, coordinate, lead, and execute internal and certification audits, including GFSI/SQF audits, and inspections.
• Monitor and verify that required audits and tests are conducted and documented in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Train and mentor team members to meet quality and safety expectations and help develop their Quality & Safety capabilities.
• Investigate quality failures, regulatory inspections, vendor incidents, and other special situations to identify root causes and ensure resolution.
• Work with production teams and leaders to sustain safety, quality control, and sanitation practices; communicate daily about real-time performance issues.
• Enforce quality compliance procedures with auditors and plant team members.
• Respond to contract-account requests and verify special quality testing, manufacturing, or packaging procedures.
• Serve as the plant’s designated Environmental, Food Safety and HACCP Manager and SQF Practitioner.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for customer complaints, ensuring timely corrective actions and reporting metrics to leadership.
• Lead responses to safety initiatives, including training, meetings, projects, near misses, and work-related injuries; communicate incidents and conduct accident investigations.
• Lead the safety committee and ensure assigned safety tasks are completed.
• Follow GMP, sanitation, safety, hygiene, and confidentiality requirements, including requirements related to team members’ medical records.
• Plan coverage projects from initiation through closeout and protect the integrity of the SQF System.
• Communicate information needed for effective implementation and maintenance of the SQF System, and attend required meetings and training.
• Maintain housekeeping standards and enforce plant safety rules and work practices in accordance with company policies and OSHA/FDA regulations.
• Conduct performance evaluations of direct reports; supervise, train, and schedule quality team members to ensure each shift has a trained quality auditor.
• Work split shifts as needed to supervise the quality team and maintain consistent quality and safety standards.
• Monitor team-member attendance and punctuality.
• Support current and new product demands and implement quality and safety improvement projects.
• Collaborate with other departments and leadership on safety, quality, environmental, plant, training, and productivity initiatives.
• Follow WinCup values, company procedures, GMP, and related safety standards, and perform other duties assigned by leadership.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans, with most benefit eligibility beginning 31 days after hire.
• Paid time off (PTO) and holidays.
• Short- and long-term disability.
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP).
• 401(k) plan with a company match available after 60 days of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager