QA Supervisor (AHP)

American Foods Group, LLC • Wright City, MO

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About The Position

The QA supervisor is responsible for ensuring product safety, quality, and compliance on the harvest and/or fabrication floor through monitoring, auditing, and documenting any conformities and nonconformities.

Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must be able to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Must be able to effectively communicate in English (reading, writing, speaking).
• Must be able to work in a variety of work environments and perform physical requirements of the job.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Excellent understanding of HACCP, GMPs, and SSOPs.
• Must have practical knowledge of FSIS regulations for meat products.
• Must have detailed and practical knowledge in plant sanitation practices.
• Knowledge in the operation of beef slaughter and fabrication, ground beef production, rendering and animal welfare.
• Working knowledge of microbiology, aseptic sampling technique, sampling plans, and laboratory practices.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and people skills.
• Possess self-motivation with the ability to take direction. Attain a strong leadership capacity with high personal integrity.
• Strong computer skills: ability to use designated programs including Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook), the internet, and ERP systems.

Nice To Haves

• 3 years of experience in Quality Assurance / Food Safety in the meat industry or Bachelor of Science in the following disciplines: Biology, Microbiology, Food Science, Animal Science, or other biological sciences. Bachelor’s degree in other areas will be considered.
• HACCP certification.
• SQF certification.
• Bi-lingual (speaking, reading, and writing). Fluency in Spanish, Karenni, French, & Creole is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for overseeing all of the day-to-day activities for the Quality Assurance department and works closely with local and regional USDA/FSIS authorities, customer’s representatives (if needed), and auditors.
• Update, maintain, and implement pertinent regulatory documents and records, product specifications, quality assurance records, and quality assurance personnel records/ files.
• Enforce and monitor animal welfare and quality programs for products manufactured.
• Help establish and monitor the acceptance criteria for our product and control the disposition of nonconformance.
• Assist with assuring all products produced in the plant meet or exceed customer requirements for quality.
• As needed, confer with management, customers, and other representatives in the planning, scheduling, coordinating, and enforcing the quality assurance program in conformance with customer requirements and production schedules.
• Analyze and interpret quality data and submit the results to designated personnel.
• Provide leadership for the Quality Assurance department while developing and maintaining effective employee relations.
• Work with Government agencies and auditors.
• Responsible for crewing, scheduling, and training of Quality Assurance employees.
• Participate in plant management and operational meetings.
• Conduct line meetings with the quality assurance personnel.

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package for you and your family.
• Excellent benefit plan. Benefits include: Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flex Spending Accounts, Voluntary Benefits, PTO, 401k, Long & Short Term Disability, Discount Meat Purchase Program, and more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees