Quality Assurance Supervisor

Tremco Construction Products Group•Elgin, IL

11h•Onsite

About The Position

Mantrose Group is a world leader in specialty coatings and functional blends for the food and pharmaceutical industries. Founded more than 100 years ago, Mantrose is a unit of RPM International Inc., a specialty coatings company traded on the NYSE under the symbol RPM. The Quality Assurance Supervisor is responsible for overseeing and coordinating activities of the quality assurance technicians engaged in quality assurance and quality control inspections for all products manufactured onsite. This individual must complete the required training, perform work assignments in accordance with training and display an acceptable level of competency with all Quality Assurance requirements. This role involves ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements such as SQF, USDA, FDA regulations, HACCP principles, and GMP guidelines, while also maintaining accurate records and facilitating efficient document workflows within the organization.

Requirements

4+ years of lead or quality supervisory for food manufacturing.
Prior leadership experience is required.
Demonstrated quality leadership and people management skills.
Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
General knowledge of appropriate manufacturing quality assurance and control methods, processes, and equipment.
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
Ability to coordinate multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
Self-starter and self-motivated.
Ability to work as a team player.
Willingness to work overtime as required.

Nice To Haves

SQF, USDA, FDA regulations, HACCP principles, and GMP guidelines knowledge.

Responsibilities

Work with quality technicians, production supervisors, and the maintenance team to verify quality products are being produced following process and standards.
Monitor all Manufacturing plant lines, rooms, mixers and conduct periodic direct observations and Quality Control checks.
Conducts or directs training of new employees.
Verify Completion of Daily Pre-Operational & HACCP Checks and documentation completed and filed.
Represent QA in daily 9:30am production meetings.
Represent QA in ALL First Batch meetings – All Entities (new products and process reviews).
Monitor Lab monthly/daily calendar with events/tasks that need completion.
Back up for QA techs during vacation, call ins and lunch shift coverages.
Manage and Oversee PFI Lab email requests.
Align lab techs & monitor daily duties (assignments per shift hours).
Outline each day expectations from receiving, production & shipping.
Oversee all Micro testing is shipped out on time to 3rd party lab.
Manage all new products, Inbound receivers, COA creation, Micro releases, to shipping department.
Assure all daily data entry is in lab notebook & excel log for all testing results.
Manage all lab supply orders in a timely fashion.
Back up to all label approval checks.
Investigate/troubleshoot when an item is out of specification.
Responsible for day-to-day operation of the QA Lab.
Responsible for Passover runs and USDA Inspections.
Responsible for QA Morning Stand up Meetings.
Assist with Transfers from one Warehouse to another.
Assist with Shelf-Life extension Requests.
Assist on all Customer Complaint requests: Investigate/troubleshoot and a resolution to CAPA’s.
Assist with 3rd party Audits.
Create work orders as needed for lab maintenance.
Assist in All other duties as needed per company demands.
Report any issues/concerns directly to a Supervisor, Manager and Director of QA.
Perform other duties as assigned.