Quality Assurance Supervisor - Evening Shift

Job Summary:

Monitor product attributes to assure product quality is at targeted levels of the customer product specifications. Assure food safety, regulatory and company compliance. Assure compliance with all established safety procedures. Ensure all required checks and tests are performed within the plant as prescribed in the USDA regulations the Butterball LLC Policies and the HACCP program. Supervises Quality Assurance Technicians in the specific department. Responsible for retained product releases. Maintain the technical expertise of assigned technicians with recurring training in all areas with their functional area.

Essential Functions, Duties & Responsibilities:

• Knowledgeable of product specifications and plant quality procedures, plant HACCP plan
• Communicate with all levels of management to ensure they maintain control of the process.
• Participate in investigation of product failures and customer complaints.
• Work on Plant floor following up with technicians and operations to ensure quality and food safety.
• Troubleshoots plant quality problems.
• Assists with customer and third-party audits and audit preparation.
• Attend, participate and/or guide team meetings.
• Supervise QA technicians.
• Training/Coaching of QA techs as well as operations when necessary
• Assists with plant process and product improvement projects.
• Consistent, regular attendance at work for assigned work schedule.
• Troubleshoots plant sanitation problems.
• Review and approve Kronos time of Technicians.
• Assists plant the development of process control procedures and monitoring.
• Reports directly to the quality Assurance Manager
• Attend various meetings and participate on cross functional teams.
• Works closely with USDA.
• Review paperwork from previous day and ensure proper procedures are followed.
• Supervising all QA functions in the facility on the weekends on a rotational basis
• Assists with facility audits.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Other duties as assigned by QA Manager or Director of QA
• Monitor contractor and construction projects.
• Promote and train on GMP’s and Food Safety
• Daily SOP audits

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Familiar with GMP’s, Food Safety, HACCP, USDA and SSOP’s
• Ability to perform a risk analysis.
• Ability to learn and understand HACCP principals.
• Interpersonal skills for the supervision of entry level Quality technicians.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers.
• Ability to write reports and procedures.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry as necessary to perform the duties requires.
• The ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference and volume.
• Good communication skills and ability to work in a team-based environment.
• Ability to manage time and technical skills.

Education & Experience:

• Experience in a food environment
• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Meat Science or related field or equivalent experience desired. High School education necessary.

Working Conditions:

• May require a lot of walking.
• Cold and wet industrial environment
• Times when long hours are required.
• Must be able to read reports, evaluate data and use computer.
• May require long periods of time on feet.

Butterball, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the fair and impartial treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without regard to gender, age, race, religion, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, military/veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, or any other status protected by law.