Job Description

Job Description

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OVERVIEW 

Food Safety Quality Supervisor is responsible for supervising and leading Food Safety Quality Technicians to ensure proper execution of all procedures and continued compliance with food safety regulations, quality standards, and legal requirements. This role provides effective communication with management, transportation, procurement, production, and maintenance to support efficient facility operations. 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Schedule and assign daily duties for Food Safety Quality Technicians
• Train and onboard new Food Safety Quality Technicians
• Complete performance evaluations and provide ongoing coaching 
• Provide backup coverage for Food Safety Quality Technicians as required
• Perform water sampling for review third party lab
• Performs weekly environmental checks
• Orders supplies for lab
• Coordinates samples for customers and sales
• Signs off CCP records on a daily basis
• Complete lab equipment verifications
• Complete nonconforming product documents and rejections
• Correct errors in lot numbering and code dates if found after the fact
• Perform the required testing of raw product from both storage and incoming raw product deliveries.
• Ensure that all the required documentation is completed in a timely fashion and that it is accurate and legible.
• Identify and make recommendations for continuous improvements.
• Other duties as requested by the Food Safety Quality Manager

QUALIFICATIONS 

Education 

• Diploma required.

Work Experience 

• 2 years of relevant QA experience in a fruit environment preferred.
• Experience with third party audit and HACCP training ideal.
• Must be self-motivated and have a high attention to detail.

Skills and Knowledge 

• Proficient using PC, via keyboard/mouse, and various software applications 
• Demonstrated ability to maintain integrity and privacy of confidential information.
• Ability to work well under pressure and quickly assess and respond appropriately to questions.
• Ability to adapt to change and learn quickly.
• Good organizational skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work as contributing member within the team.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Yes

BEHAVIORAL REQUIREMENTS

As part of a team-based work environment, must be able to demonstrate the following Job Competencies:

Job Competencies

• Team Orientation – Shows skill and ease at working in groups; works with others to achieve better results and forges close working relationships and alliances to get things done; is quick to cooperate versus expect others to bend to his/her wishes; supports joint ownership and shared recognition for results; recognizes advantages of group participation in planning and problem solving.
• Develops Technical Competence – Seeks to stay abreast of new developments in core competencies and learn enough about related fields to apply knowledge effectively in business; enjoys learning and is intellectually curious; has strong desire to continuously improve knowledge, skills, and abilities; sees learning and knowledge as keys to building skills and abilities essential to job and career success.
• Attention to Detail – Committed to exactness and precision in task completion; identifies, pays attention to, and works to understand details; thorough and consistent in following up at detail level; seeks to become expert in disciplines related to adopted career path to ensure quality and precision in work; takes pride in knowledge base and level of expertise.
• Takes Personal Responsibility in Individual Contributor Role – Demonstrates attitude and commitment to take personal responsibility for results, even when in team environment with no authority over others; will step up to fill gaps so results can be assured; avoids excuses as explanations or defending/justifying negative but preventable outcomes.

ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL DEMANDS  

• Exposure to cold wet work environment.
• Normal temperature ranges between 35&degree; to 80&degree;.
• Lifts material/product weighing up to 40 pounds frequently (with assistance).
• Stands, walks, uses hands/fingers to handle or feel, uses hands/arms to reach, sits, climbs, balances, stoops, kneels, crouches, and crawls while performing functions of position.
• Constant mental and visual alertness (including peripheral vision and depth perception) required to avoid serious injury to self and others and to perform quality functions of position.
• Color vision required to perform quality function of position.
• Eye, hearing, hair nets, bump hats, lab coats may be required.

DISCLAIMER

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification.   They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable persons with disabilities the ability to perform the essential responsibilities and results.

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