FSQA Supervisor

J&J Snack Foods•Bridgeport, NJ

1d•$70,000 - $75,000

About The Position

The FSQA Supervisor, also referred to in the posting as the QA Supervisor, develops, implements, communicates, and reviews plant Food Safety and Quality Assurance programs. Reporting to the Food Safety Quality Manager, the role ensures compliance with corporate, regulatory, and GFSI food safety and quality requirements and oversees Quality Department staff. The Supervisor leads, mentors, and guides Quality Technicians; helps resolve work-related issues; trains the lab team on quality procedures and SOPs; and provides ongoing coaching and feedback. The position monitors food safety systems and controls, including HACCP and prerequisite programs, GMP compliance, employee training, allergen controls, product disposition, and SQF-related programs. It manages quality systems for production and product release, including process controls, product holds, specifications, sampling and analysis, documentation, traceability and recovery, kosher certification records, and corrective and preventive actions. The Supervisor also provides quality reports and customer and regulatory documentation, serves as a secondary contact for product-related regulatory agencies, and may be assigned environmental compliance responsibilities. The role serves as backup to the Food Safety Quality Manager and performs other tasks as assigned.

Requirements

Associate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
At least three years of experience in a food plant environment.
HACCP certification.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Proficient Microsoft Office skills.
Technical knowledge, food manufacturing experience, and interpersonal skills to lead and inspire department staff and Operations to anticipate quality issues and drive continuous improvement.
Knowledge of laboratory equipment and ability to use reasoning and logic for data analysis.
Visual acuity and palate to evaluate product and test results.
Professional phone skills for communicating with customers, vendors, agencies, and managers.

Nice To Haves

Prior QA experience.
PCQI certification.
SQF certification.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, communicate, and review plant food safety and quality assurance programs.
Ensure compliance with corporate, regulatory, and GFSI food safety and quality requirements.
Oversee Quality Department staff and provide leadership, mentoring, guidance, coaching, and feedback to Quality Technicians.
Assist with work-related issues and train the lab team on quality procedures and SOPs.
Monitor HACCP procedures and documentation for plant CCPs and prerequisite programs, including pest control, cleaning and sanitation, and vendor qualification.
Conduct periodic GMP facility audits and follow up on corrective actions.
Develop, implement, and conduct employee food safety and quality training.
Ensure allergen controls, including material segregation, equipment cleaning, and product labeling.
Accept, hold, or reject products, in-process samples, and finished goods.
Assist in developing and implementing SQF supporting policies or programs.
Adhere to environmental, health, and safety requirements and procedures and maintain responsibility for food safety and quality.
Monitor final QA acceptance of production and document results on the release spreadsheet; ensure process QPs are met.
Ensure suspect or nonconforming raw materials, in-process materials, finished goods, or packaging are placed on hold and physically quarantined.
Promote product specification compliance during production.
Develop in-process and finished-goods sampling and analysis sufficient to meet specifications and standards.
Maintain and distribute accurate records and reports in a timely manner to support process control, product release, and customer and regulatory documentation.
Ensure controlled document systems and manufacturing processes are in place.
Prepare and maintain product traceability and recovery systems to rapidly identify, isolate, and recover specific lots; record and report system performance and improvement suggestions to upper management.
Ensure vendor kosher certification, material segregation, and records supporting kosher product label claims.
Support corrective and preventive action (CAPA) initiatives and follow through.
Provide timely, accurate product-quality reports and analysis to internal and external customers, including certificates of quality, analysis, or guarantee; process control information; regulatory compliance reports; and quality KPI reports to management.
Serve as a secondary contact between the company and product-related regulatory agencies, including the FDA, state and local health departments, and agencies licensing kosher.
Perform assigned environmental compliance responsibilities and other tasks as directed.
Serve as backup to the Food Safety Quality Manager.