EHS and Quality Supervisor

WinCup•West Chicago, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

WinCup is hiring an EHS and Quality Supervisor for its West Chicago, Illinois manufacturing plant. The role oversees plant quality, safety, environmental, and food-safety activities, including finished-goods and in-process testing, quality audits, and the development, implementation, review, and maintenance of the SQF System and Good Manufacturing Practices. Working closely with the Plant Manager and other plant leaders, the supervisor supports accident prevention, investigations, corrective actions, continuous improvement, and consistent quality and safety performance. The supervisor trains and leads quality team members, schedules coverage so each shift has a trained auditor, and may work a split shift to support the team. The position is also the plant’s designated Environmental, Food Safety and HACCP Manager and SQF Practitioner, and serves as the primary contact for customer complaints and safety initiatives. The work is based in a manufacturing plant and includes plant-floor presence, use of production equipment, and compliance with PPE, safety, sanitation, and housekeeping requirements.

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 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 organizational levels.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and learn quickly while taking direction.
Project-management skills and ability to execute strategic plans.
Ability to supervise teams, set expectations, and provide actionable feedback.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, data-interpretation, and decision-making skills.
Strong presentation, public-speaking, and organizational abilities.
Ability to communicate proactively and adapt communication to the audience and situation.
Customer-focused, collaborative approach; ability to build positive relationships and respond diplomatically and professionally to difficult situations.
Ability to work effectively in a team and support plant and company safety-quality initiatives.
Ability to work a split shift as needed, including to support the quality team on nights.
Ability to work designated weekdays, weekends, and overtime.
Ability to work designated shifts of 8 or more, 10 or more, or 12 or more hours.
Ability to meet the listed physical demands, including moving materials weighing up to 50 pounds and standing for extended periods.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Coordinate and document production-line audits in accordance with established quality-control procedures.
Verify that print and production jobs meet product specifications, including graphics, color, and product positioning.
Perform specified tests on finished and in-production products and report defects or quality failures promptly to plant leadership.
Maintain supplies of testing materials and forms to support uninterrupted audits and testing.
Communicate quality and safety information across teams and support knowledge transfer, coaching, and continuous improvement.
Recommend and implement process improvements, including root-cause analysis, corrections, and preventive actions.
Maintain quality and SQF records, training plans, product-quality documentation, metrics reports, and audit records in the company documentation system; track action items through resolution.
Plan, coordinate, lead, and execute internal and certification audits, including GFSI/SQF audits, and monitor required audits and testing for regulatory compliance.
Train and mentor team members to meet quality and safety expectations and help develop their capabilities.
Investigate quality failures, regulatory inspections, vendor-related incidents, and other special situations; determine root causes and ensure resolution.
Work with production teams and leaders to sustain safety, quality control, and sanitation practices; communicate real-time performance issues to plant leadership.
Enforce quality compliance procedures and respond to contract-account requests concerning special testing or manufacturing and 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, ensure timely corrective measures, and report metrics to leadership.
Lead responses to safety initiatives, communicate safety incidents, conduct accident investigations, and lead the safety committee.
Follow GMP, sanitation, hygiene, safety, confidentiality, housekeeping, and plant-rule requirements.
Plan and oversee projects from initiation through completion to maintain the integrity of the SQF System and communicate relevant information to personnel.
Perform performance evaluations; supervise, train, schedule, and monitor attendance and punctuality of quality team members.
Support current and new product demands and implement quality and safety improvement projects in collaboration with other departments and plant leadership.
Attend required meetings and training sessions, perform other duties as assigned, and follow company values and procedures.