Quality Supervisor

ARTHUR SCHUMAN MASTER•Elgin, IL

40d•$73,000 - $93,000

About The Position

The Quality Supervisor is responsible for overseeing a team of quality technicians, ensuring products meet safety and quality standards, and managing lab operations and testing. Key duties include training and scheduling staff, monitoring production lines, conducting quality checks, and ensuring compliance with food safety programs like HACCP and SQF. The role requires a strong leader with experience in food manufacturing and good communication and problem-solving skills.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in science or similar degree or food manufacturing experience preferred
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Self-motivated with ability to work independently
Effective collaboration and influence skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) preferred
Attention to detail; thorough and accurate in work

Responsibilities

Ensure compliance of quality requirements in relation to certifications, customer, state and federal standards
Follow Standard Operating Procedures and Good Manufacturing & Laboratory practices, programs and policies
Daily GMP audits to ensure an effective transition from sanitation to production
Knowledge of routine checks for leakers, gas levels, temperature, weights, product moisture and product appearance and able to conduct testing when necessary
Knowledge of line audits per product specifications and food safety checks and able to perform checks when necessary
Provide feedback to managers when quality related discrepancies, violations or other issues that occur and need to be resolved
Investigate quality issues to identify root causes and potential solutions
Liaison between QA technicians and production
Support Quality Manager during facility visits, audits and inspections
Retrieve documentation and records, track down needed individuals and any other information or people as requested during the audit process
Perform environmental sampling using aseptic techniques, including but not limited to: clean equipment, water, in-process liquids, air and employee hand swabs
Gather environmental samples and coordinate shipment of samples to contract laboratories for analysis
Perform ATP swabs
Ensure chemical concentrations are within specifications
Conduct testing for No Burn and communicate results
Enter data into appropriate spreadsheets
Engage production employees in Good Manufacturing Practices, programs and policies to educate and improve compliance
Facilitate training sessions with employees when quality programs or policies are implemented or changed
Back up QA Project technician when not available
All other duties as assigned.