Quality Assurance Supervisor - Day Shift

Echo Lake Foods, Inc. • Burlington, WI

10d

About The Position

Echo Lake Foods is seeking a Quality Assurance Supervisor to lead plant-level food safety and quality activities, supervise QA Technicians, and ensure compliance with regulatory, customer, and company standards. The role calls for hands-on experience with food manufacturing quality systems, strong leadership, and cross-functional collaboration to support safe, compliant, high-quality production. The stated hours are 6:00 AM–4:00 PM.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least 1–2 years of quality assurance experience in a food manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of food plant sanitation programs and processes.
• Knowledge of microbiological testing and analyses.
• Strong communication, analytical, and math skills.
• Ability to walk throughout all plant areas for extended periods.
• Ability to climb ladders and step stools as required.
• Ability to lift, carry, or move up to 30–40 pounds.
• Visual and sensory acuity to detect food safety and quality variations in products.
• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with varying temperatures and conditions.

Nice To Haves

• Experience managing or scheduling QA Technicians in a food manufacturing environment.
• HACCP certification or willingness to obtain it.
• PCQI certification or willingness to obtain it.
• SQF certification or willingness to obtain it.
• Bilingual Spanish skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and direct Quality Assurance Technicians, including scheduling and covering for key personnel absences.
• Oversee in-plant food safety and quality activities, including food safety training programs.
• Monitor and verify HACCP critical control points daily and support development, review, and updates to HACCP plans in coordination with the QA Manager.
• Investigate customer complaints and help implement corrective actions to eliminate root causes.
• Verify labeling, date coding, packaging accuracy, and compliance with product specifications.
• Evaluate product taste, texture, appearance, and smell against established standards.
• Help maintain Child Nutrition (CN) programs and certification requirements.
• Support relationships with regulatory agencies, including FDA, USDA, and WDATCP, and stay current on relevant regulatory changes.
• Evaluate plant processes to identify food safety and quality risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Help develop and implement SOPs and SSOPs to improve food safety, sanitation, and operational performance.
• Support documentation and compliance for GFSI (SQF), FSMA, CN, Organic, and other programs.
• Assist with oversight of the sanitation program and coordinate with the Sanitation Supervisor.
• Support product sampling, environmental monitoring (EMP), and other testing programs according to company procedures.
• Participate in training and development initiatives for QA staff.
• Perform additional duties related to food safety, quality assurance, and sanitation as assigned.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Free life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Company contribution of 3% of base pay in company stock, regardless of employee contribution

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED