Food Safety & Quality Supervisor
Founded in 1986, our client is a leading developer and manufacturer of custom-formulated specialty ingredients & flavors. They develop tailored solutions for its diverse customer base of brands, retailers, and co-manufacturers across numerous food products and channels. With world-class facilities in California and Indiana, our client has served as a leading partner and innovator of industry-leading flavors and formulations for nearly four decades.Food Safety & Quality Supervisor
Job Type: Full-time; On-site
Responsibilities:
- Own daily pre-op inspections, ATP verification, and line-release sign-off; enforce corrective actions in real time.
- Routine walk-through of production lines, coach operators on GMP/HACCP, and prevent nonconformance at the source.
- Lead systematic root cause investigations; implement CAPA with measurable closure, particularly for critical issues.
- Reduce complaint recurrence via trend analysis, scorecards, and closed-loop verification.
- Drive plant productivity projects and continuous improvement initiatives to optimize throughput, reduce waste, and maintain quality standards for high-risk processes and materials.
- Analyze process data, perform risk assessments, and maintain detailed documentation (e.g., SOPs, reports) to support regulatory audits, quality assurance, and process capability studies.
- Partner with Production, Maintenance, and R&D to embed quality into changeovers, new products, and equipment qualifications.
- Bachelor’s in Food Science, Engineering, or related; PCQI certification is required.
- 3+ years food-manufacturing QA with SQF audit lead experience (internal or certification-body facing).
- Proven leadership of hourly teams and influence without authority.
- Expertise in ATP swabbing, environmental monitoring, and quality hold/release protocols.
- Mastery of RCA tools, complaint databases, and statistical trending (Power BI, Minitab, or similar).
- Bilingual in English and Spanish is a plus.
- Ability to adapt to fast-paced environments and manage multiple priorities.
This position offers a competitive base salary.
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