Food Safety & Quality Assurance (FSQA) Supervisor - Amherst Plant

Food Safety & Quality Assurance SupervisorThe Food Safety & Quality Assurance (FSQA) Supervisor plays a pivotal role in upholding quality standards for our food products. This role involves engaging in variable work activities that demand sound judgment, including prioritization, result evaluation, and effective coordination with colleagues. The position is responsible for ensuring compliance with food safety and quality standards of products produced on a specific shift.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Leadership: Lead FSQA technicians on their assigned shift.Record Verification: Ensure all records are accurate and up-to-date.Audits: Conduct audits and assist the FSQA manager in ensuring compliance with quality standards.Audit Preparation: Prepare the facility for GFSI and customer-specific audits.Issue Resolution: Investigate and address customer complaints, foreign material incidents, and environmental issues.Production Oversight: Verify production paperwork and conduct production floor checks.GMP and Housekeeping Audits: Execute audits to ensure cleanliness and adherence to GMP standards.HACCP Reassessment: Oversee the annual reassessment of HACCP.Training: Facilitate Team Member food safety training.Flexible Work Hours: Flexibility in work hours is required, with coverage on other shifts as needed.Weekend Work: Occasional weekend work may be assigned by the Manager.Regulatory Communication: Communicate with onsite regulators (USDA).Requirements:Education:High School diploma or GED. Bachelor's degree preferred.Experience:At least 1 year in a food manufacturing environment is required.Prior supervisory experience preferred.HACCP/HARPC certifications are preferred, along with broad knowledge of HACCP, USDA, GMP, and SSOPs.Computer Skills:Basic computer skills for creating simple queries and spreadsheets.SAP knowledge preferred.Communication Skills:Written and verbal communication skills necessary to communicate across multiple disciplines.Ability to communicate both verbally and written with all levels of Team Members from hourly to upper management, as well as government officials.High-level critical thinking and problem-solving skills.Supervisory:This position is responsible for supervising a small group of personnel who perform somewhat similar tasks.Physical Requirements:Must be willing and able to lift up to 75 lbsAbility to stand on hard surface for up to 12 hours per dayMust work in cold/hot temperatures typically ranging from 30-90 degrees FahrenheitMust be able to work in wet environmentRepetitive bending, reaching, squatting, gripping, pushing and pullingMust be able to reach high and low levels frequentlyAbility to climb step ladders and or stairsMust be able to work overtime and weekends as neededPosition will require Lock Out Tag Out certificationInternal Qualifications:• Must not have 4 or more attendance points for locations on an 8 point policy (on application date) • No written warning in the past six (6) months• No suspension on record for the last 12 monthsRelocation Assistance Eligible: Yes