Poultry QA Supervisor

Koch Foods, Inc.•Fairfield, OH

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Supervise, schedule and lead QA Technicians and team members, ensuring safe food handling practices and regulatory compliance. This role involves monitoring the plant floor for quality and food safety issues, communicating with USDA team members, and providing training for weekly QA meetings. The supervisor will also oversee sample submissions before packing, perform QA hold releases and transactions, and assist with WH transfers. A key part of the role includes helping with the implementation of programs and procedures, creating, maintaining, and verifying all production and quality paperwork, and ordering necessary supplies. The position also requires overseeing hold releases, communicating when product is out of specification with management and technicians, and assisting in the preparation and execution of customer, corporate, and third-party audits. Ensuring compliance with regulatory programs and performing document reviews for completion and accuracy are also essential duties.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED required
Previous QA and food manufacturing experience
Previous supervisory experience in manufacturing environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Proficient computer and analytical skills
Detail oriented

Nice To Haves

Bachelor degree in Food, Animal, Poultry Science or other closely related field
Previous supervisory experience preferably in poultry or meat processing
Bilingual (English/Spanish) skills preferred

Responsibilities

Supervise, schedule and lead QA Technicians and team members, ensuring safe food handling practices and regulatory compliance.
Communicate with USDA team members.
Monitor plant floor for quality and food safety issues.
Provide training for the weekly QA meetings.
Monitor samples submission form before packing.
Perform QA hold releases and transactions and WH transfers.
Help with any implementation of programs and procedures.
Create, maintain and verify maintain paperwork of all production and quality paperwork.
Order supplies as needed.
Oversee hold releases.
Communicate when product is out of specification with the management team and techs.
Assist in preparation and execution of customer, corporate, and third party audits.
Ensure compliance with regulatory programs.
Perform document reviews, ensuring completion and accuracy.
All other relevant duties as required.