QA Supervisor (AHP)

American Foods Group • Wright City, MO

7d

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. Key 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. NOTE: this description is not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization; these duties are considered marginal.

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.

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.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing all of the day-to-day activities for the Quality Assurance department
• 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.
• 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: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees