FSQA Supervisor - Retail

HOLLY POULTRY•Hanover, MD

2d•$70,000 - $85,000

About The Position

The FSQA Supervisor supports the company’s food safety and quality control function, combining supervision with hands-on work to ensure products are safe, consistent, high quality, and compliant with applicable requirements. The role develops programs and procedures to meet and maintain regulatory and company food safety requirements and provides oversight of Quality Assurance personnel, including training, scheduling, attendance, and continuous-improvement guidance. The supervisor coordinates internal audits and corrective-action follow-up, provides technical assistance to operations, reviews documentation, monitors SSOPs, and supports product traceability and mock recalls. The position also maintains environmental monitoring and sampling programs, communicates deficiencies and improvement opportunities to Quality Assurance and Operations Management, and oversees food safety and quality programs when the FSQA Manager is absent. The role supports product disposition investigations and research and development samples, and promotes compliance with food safety, quality, and workplace procedures. Other related duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Minimum of 3 years of supervisory experience.
Minimum of 2 years of food plant experience.
Adequate knowledge of product, process, statistical methods, sampling, and product standards.
Vision, persistence, patience, a goal-oriented approach, and the ability to work as a mature self-starter.
Effective problem-solving skills and administrative ability to communicate and follow up with all levels of management.
Must successfully pass a post-offer/pre-employment drug and background screen.

Nice To Haves

Tray-pack experience.
HACCP certification is strongly desired.
SQF certification is strongly desired.
Experience with tray-packed retail products and retail specifications.

Responsibilities

Develop programs and procedures to ensure regulatory and company food safety requirements are met and maintained.
Oversee Quality Assurance personnel, including training, scheduling, attendance, and guidance for continuous improvement.
Plan and coordinate internal audits, including GMP, foreign material, and Food Defense audits, and follow up on corrective actions.
Provide technical assistance to operations regarding process deviation reports and product specifications.
Retain product and investigate to determine disposition under the guidance of the FSQA Manager.
Perform documentation review and SSOP monitoring activities, including pre-operational and operational monitoring, as needed.
Assist with product traceability and mock recall exercises.
Implement and maintain environmental monitoring programs, including ensuring weekly and monthly microbiological testing is performed to standard.
Communicate deficiencies and opportunities to Quality Assurance and Operations Management.
Oversee food safety and quality programs in the absence of the FSQA Manager.
Document and communicate actions, irregularities, and ongoing needs to maintain continuity among work teams.
Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
Promote and take responsibility for food safety and quality.
Oversee research and development samples to ensure they meet customer requirements.
Oversee sampling.
Perform other related duties as assigned.