FOOD SAFETY SUPERINTENDENT

JBS Foods • Tolleson, AZ

102d

About The Position

The Food Safety/QA Superintendent II reports directly to the Technical Services Director and has primary responsibility for the direction of the workforce to achieve all safety, animal welfare, food safety, export, and quality goals as set forth by facility management. This position is responsible for the supervision of Food Safety and Quality (FSQA) personnel, overseeing quality and food safety aspects of production. The role includes responsibilities for product specifications testing, food safety systems, process improvements, and quality programs within the plant.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Food Science or similar field required (Meat Science, Microbiology, Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology Engineering, Food engineering, Agricultural Engineer, or related field) preferred, or 5 plus years industry experience.
• Extensive knowledge and technical skill in a variety of QA and production jobs, and in supervisory positions.
• Ability to communicate effectively and respectfully, both written and verbally.
• Bilingual skills helpful.
• Capable of independent decision making.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent conflict resolution skills.
• Demonstrates integrity and fairness.
• Able to quickly and effectively adapt to new and changing situations.
• Desire for continuous improvement.
• Shows compassion towards and has an interest in others.
• Basic computer knowledge required.
• Good organizational skills.
• Able to work assigned hours/days, including occasional weekends as required.
• Good attendance and safety records.

Responsibilities

• Organizes and coordinates the activities of the Food Safety and Quality Assurance team to meet and exceed quality, export, animal welfare, and food safety goals.
• Conducts investigations of plant Food Safety and Quality Assurance processes and ensures process improvements projects and tasks are completed.
• Participates in Operational Excellence project, meeting project team no less than twice per year.
• Implements quality and food safety programs (HACCP and SSOP) and procedures utilizing skills learned in food science, meat science, microbiology courses.
• Manages the Food Safety and Quality Assurance Supervisor on the responsible shift.
• Proactively looks for ways to reduce cost through the elimination of foreign material.
• Responsible for minimizing customer claims through engineering controls.
• Monitors activities to ensure team member safety and accurately reports any unsafe acts to prevent workplace safety incidents.
• Coordinates with site safety team for annual LOTO training for FSQA team.
• Advocates new quality policies and procedures as necessary to ensure high quality products, processes, and services.
• Communicates programs and procedures to FSQA and other plant team members by performing in-class and hands-on training.
• Maintains good communication and working relationships with the FSQA team, site Operations team, and USDA personnel.
• Acts as a backup to Technical Services Director for facilitating 3rd party or customer audits.
• Interfaces with facility team to assist in problem solving using root cause analyses when investigating daily personnel and processing incidents.
• Ensures adherence to quality programs to meet or exceed customer requirements.
• Communicates issues to site management team to ensure compliance with customer and product specifications.
• Comprehends animal welfare and handling principles and executes the company's programs within the facility's scope.
• Completes additional tasks as directed by the Technical Services Director.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree