FSQA Supervisor/ SQF Practitioner for Bakery

Taher, Inc. • Minneapolis, MN

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About The Position

Come join the fastest-growing, most innovative bakery in the Midwest! At the Great Northern Bakery, we create and assemble fresh & frozen food options for our customers nationwide. You will be a key player in helping us achieve operational and quality goals while ensuring safety standards are maintained. We are seeking a motivated Quality Assurance Supervisor who is willing to work in a high-energy, quality first operation. If you are interested in a career that offers unlimited opportunities with the fastest-growing, most innovative food service company, we want you on our team!

Requirements

• 1-2 years of experience working in a food manufacturing environment
• Experience in bakery, food manufacturing, or ready-to-eat food production.
• Experience with pre-op inspections, sanitation verification, environmental monitoring, and customer audits.
• Prior supervisory or lead experience in FSQA, Quality, Sanitation, or Production.
• Responsibilities related to food safety and quality
• Self-directed
• Detail oriented
• Confident
• Strong Communicator
• Experience with Microsoft Office
• Ability to work with cross functional teams

Nice To Haves

• SQF, HACCP, PCQI, GMP, allergen, or internal auditor training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor daily bakery production to ensure compliance with GMPs, food safety, allergen control, sanitation, and quality standards.
• Support and maintain the facility SQF program, including records, verification activities, corrective actions, and audit preparation.
• Perform routine floor inspections for employee hygiene, handwashing, hairnets, beard nets, uniforms, glove use, and good manufacturing practices.
• Verify production paperwork, CCPs/PCPs, metal detection, weight checks, lot coding, ingredient usage, allergen changeovers, and product quality checks.
• Ensure bakery-specific controls are followed, including foreign material prevention, ingredient handling, proofing/baking controls, cooling, packaging, and finished product release.
• Monitor allergen practices, including ingredient labeling, segregation, rework control, utensil/equipment handling, and changeover cleaning.
• Conduct sanitation inspections before startup and after cleaning to confirm equipment is food-safe.
• Support environmental monitoring, ATP swabbing, pre-op inspections, and corrective actions for sanitation failures.
• Investigate quality or food safety issues, customer complaints, holds, nonconforming product, and production deviations.
• Place product on hold when food safety, quality, labeling, or traceability concerns are identified.
• Train production, sanitation, warehouse, and temporary employees on GMPs, allergen control, food safety, and SQF expectations.
• Assist with internal audits, mock recalls, traceability exercises, supplier documentation, and regulatory/customer audit preparation.
• Partner with Production, Sanitation, Maintenance, and Warehouse teams to correct issues quickly and prevent repeat problems.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure paperwork is completed correctly, legibly, and on time.
• Promote a strong food safety culture by holding employees accountable and coaching teams on proper practices.

Benefits

• Sick time and paid vacation
• 401K
• Long-Term Disability
• Incentive and bonus Eligible
• Competitive Compensation
• Opportunities for Advancement
• On the Bus Line
• Employee Safety is a priority
• Employee Training and Development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed