Quality Assurance Supervisor – Day Shift

Murphy's Family Staffing • Bethel Township, PA

1d • $55,000 - $70,000 • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Supervisor to lead food-safety and quality operations within a perishable food-processing facility. The right candidate must have previous QA experience in poultry, meat, seafood, dairy, refrigerated foods, or another perishable food-processing environment. Direct experience working with USDA or another regulatory agency is required. This position supervises approximately 8 to 10 Quality Assurance employees and plays a key role in HACCP, SSOP, regulatory compliance, audits, corrective actions, laboratory testing, documentation, and employee development. Candidates whose experience is limited to general manufacturing quality control will not be considered.

Requirements

• Previous Quality Assurance experience in perishable food processing
• Supervisory experience within a food-manufacturing QA department
• Direct experience communicating with USDA or other regulatory agencies
• Working knowledge of HACCP, SSOPs, GMPs, sanitation, regulatory documentation, and corrective actions
• Experience preparing for audits and responding to audit findings
• Strong documentation, organization, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to lead QA technicians in a demanding plant environment
• Basic proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel

Nice To Haves

• Poultry-processing quality experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Poultry Science, Animal Science, Biology, Microbiology, or a related field
• HACCP certification
• GFSI, SQF, BRCGS, or related food-safety certification
• Experience with organic, antibiotic-free, animal-welfare, or customer-specific programs

Responsibilities

• Supervise, schedule, train, and develop approximately 8 to 10 QA employees
• Ensure compliance with HACCP, SSOP, GMP, animal-welfare, and prerequisite programs
• Review and maintain HACCP, SSOP, pre-operational, and quality documentation
• Maintain direct communication with USDA and other regulatory representatives
• Respond to regulatory concerns and ensure corrective actions are completed
• Investigate product-quality issues, customer complaints, and process deviations
• Document root causes and corrective and preventive actions
• Prepare the facility for third-party, customer, organic, animal-welfare, GFSI, and co-packer audits
• Oversee environmental and microbiological testing programs
• Verify laboratory procedures, testing records, inventories, and equipment calibration
• Train employees on new food-safety and quality procedures
• Ensure the QA department is properly staffed and organized
• Manage attendance, scheduling, overtime, performance reviews, and progressive discipline
• Serve as backup to the QA Manager when required
• Work closely with Production, Sanitation, Maintenance, and plant leadership

Benefits

• Salary range is $55,000–$70,000 per year, depending on experience.
• Additional flexibility may be available for candidates who possess strong poultry-processing experience, direct USDA interaction, relevant certifications, supervisory experience, and a proven audit background.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level