Quality Assurance Supervisor - PM Shift

Milo's Tea Company•Spartanburg, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Assurance Supervisor assures consistent quality assurance practices by applying established standards, conducting testing procedures, and validating processes. Milo’s Tea Company is one of the fastest-growing beverage companies in the United States, with a culture and operations built on the belief that they can make a difference in the world by putting People First and striving to continually reduce their environmental impact. They are the #1 and fastest-growing brand in the Refrigerated Tea Category in the nation. Their core mission is 'People and Planet First — doing good is good for business.' They are committed to unlocking the personal genius of every associate and have a strong focus on growth and learning. The company is women-led and strongly committed to Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, pledging 1% of profits annually to charitable giving and achieving Platinum Certification in Zero Waste Manufacturing.

Requirements

All applicants must have a bachelor’s degree in biology, Food Science, Chemistry, or related field.
All applicants must have two to four years of Quality and Management experience and show good leadership skills.
Knowledge of Internet software and MS Office Suite.

Responsibilities

Maintain and enforce corporate quality assurance programs, standards, and goals in conjunction with outside laboratories and contractors as needed.
Manage corporate HACCP, HARPC, Organic, Recall/Withdrawal, SSOP, SQF, and GMP Programs including all prerequisites.
Act as a facility SQF Practitioner to ensure plant is SQF audit ready every day.
Maintain SQF program and train associates to meet required code.
Manage all third-party audits and any regulatory inspections including FDA, State Health, County Health.
Manage raw material program (including water) to ensure all raw materials meet specification for quality and safety.
Maintain environmental sampling program to seek out potential risk, find and eliminate risk, according to policy.
Record, review and maintain all data obtained during quality assurance activities to ensure consistency with policies and procedures.
Oversee all activities in the laboratory, ensure good laboratory practices and administer testing procedures.
Utilize laboratory database to monitor and trend results to ensure products meet specification.
Review complaint data and investigate consumer product inquiries as needed.
Develop new approaches to solve problems identified during quality assurance activities and make recommendations to management regarding changes.
Coordinate the shipment of product samples or ingredients to outside labs as requested.
Inform management of significant issues or trends identified during quality assurance activities and third-party audits, and regulatory inspections.
Prepare and present quality related information to management as needed or requested.
Maintain a working knowledge of government and industry regulatory & quality assurance codes and standards.
Act as liaison between quality auditors and regulatory inspectors.
Ensure execution of corrective action plans with for quality and sanitation standards.
Uphold and manage team participation in all Corporate Responsibility programs including recycling, social advocacy and MMAD volunteering opportunities.
Perform other duties as assigned by Director of Quality.
This position has responsibilities related to Food Safety.