Food Safety & Quality Assurance NSIS Supervisor

Smithfield Foods•Monmouth, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is a key role on the Food Safety & Quality Assurance (FS/QA) team, ensuring products meet the highest safety and quality standards. The role involves conducting routine sanitation checks, enforcing HACCP and USDA regulations, and tracking products from start to finish. The NSIS (New Swine Inspection System) Supervisor ensures compliance in barn and harvest areas through accurate inspections, documentation, and oversight of the swine inspection process. This role involves training and leading NSIS Sorters in handling, sorting, disposition, and verification of live hogs, carcasses, heads, and viscera, contributing to the identification and control of food safety hazards.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university and 2+ years of experience in a related field (food safety, quality assurance, harvest processing, or USDA inspection); or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience acting as a lead by providing training, coaching or mentoring to less experienced staff or through managing a process or project.
Ability to complete required applicable forms in English, which requires the ability to read and write in English.
Solid working knowledge of meat processing and comprehensive understanding of USDA, HACCP, and SSOP requirements.
Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to respond to inquiries or complaints, make sound decisions, and resolve issues efficiently.
Ability to maintain a respectful, approachable, and collaborative work environment in a fast-paced setting.
Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Ability to perform repetitive tasks, walk, and stand for prolonged period of time.
Specific vision includes close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Continually stand and use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
Some Responsibilities will require work in livestock areas with and around live animals.

Nice To Haves

HACCP Certification preferred.
Demonstrated experience in leading teams through training, coaching, mentoring, and managing processes or projects.
Strong planning, organizational, multitasking, and project management skills.
Knowledge of Database software; Inventory software; Manufacturing software; Spreadsheet and Word Processing software; QMS system and SAP.
Bilingual skills are a valuable asset.

Responsibilities

Manage NSIS Operations & Communication: Coordinate with sorters, USDA personnel, area supervision, and helpers to ensure proper tagging, marking, and handling of carcass or swine pathology. Serve as the communication expert with USDA and plant management regarding technical issues and inspection protocols.
Drive Corrective Actions & Process Improvement: Lead troubleshooting efforts for deviations in HACCP, sanitary dressing, or SSOP/SPS processes. Work cross-functionally to implement corrective actions and procedural changes for raw materials or finished goods to address non-compliance issues.
Oversee Documentation & Continuous Quality Monitoring: Verify and support the timely completion of required paperwork. Identify root causes of product or process failures and champion continuous improvement initiatives.
Lead Inspection & Compliance Efforts: Train and coach NSIS sorters to identify diseases, contamination, and consumer concerns in swine, ensuring compliance with Federal Regulations, Directives, and Guidelines. Ensure products meet Ready-to-Cook (RTC) pork standards and apply quality decisions based on customer and sales specifications.
May perform other duties as assigned.