Quality Assurance Supervisor

Quality Assurance Supervisor for a 4-Month Coverage

Role and Responsibilities

• Provides direct leadership and mentoring of QA techs and is responsible for their performance with respect to quality.

• Supervises quality functions in the facility implementing and ensuring systems are in place to adhere to the company’s quality operating standards.

• Responds to reports on food safety and food quality issues.

• Provides point leadership on quality incidents and directs and controls all activities to closure.

• Leads quality improvement efforts working with all staff as required.

• Leads and guides all work to control products and prevent further incidents by implementing effective solutions.

• Executes both internal and external activities to ensure all adversely affected products are placed on hold.

• Shares responsibility with production manager to ensure that plant sanitation requirements are met.

• Train on FSQA procedures, policy, and programs.

• Conduct root cause analysis and corrective actions.

• Manage EMP schedule.

• Manage Allergen verifications and validations.

• Manage sanitation verification and validation process.

Food safety and quality responsibilities:

Develop, implement, review, maintain, communicate, take actions, and overall ensure the integrity and validity of the company’s food safety and quality.

Qualifications for Skills & Experience

• Minimum Education: Associate degree and/or ample experience in the food industry – bachelor’s preferred.

• Experience developing, implementing, and maintaining HACCP plans.

• Formal, documented HACCP training (required)

• Experience working in food manufacturing.

• Understanding of various analytical and testing methods.

• Experience with and understanding of verification and validation processes for equipment, processes, and product specifications.

• Strong computer skills including the use of Microsoft Excel and Word.

• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Elmwood Park, NJ.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $32.00 - $38.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Elmwood Park,NJ.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 23, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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