What are the responsibilities and job description for the SQF Practioner Supervisor position at Mt. Mitchell Foods?
DO NOT APPLY IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A CURRENT SQF PRACTIONER CERTIFICATION AND AN HACCP CERTIFICATION!
Location: Pineville, NC
Job Type: Full-Time
About Mt. Mitchell Foods
Mt. Mitchell Foods is a rapidly growing contract manufacturer specializing in dried fruit snacks, dietary supplements, gummies, stick packs, bottling, and fulfillment. As we continue to grow, we’re looking for an experienced Food Safety & SQF Manager to lead our Food Safety Management System and ensure our facility remains audit-ready every day.
This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for maintaining SQF certification, ensuring FDA compliance, leading customer and regulatory audits, and continuously improving our food safety systems. You’ll work closely with Operations and Production to build a culture where food safety and quality are integrated into everything we do.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the site’s SQF Practitioner and primary owner of the SQF Food Safety Management System.
- Maintain and continuously improve our SQF certification program.
- Lead all SQF, customer, regulatory, and third-party audits from preparation through successful completion and corrective actions.
- Ensure compliance with FDA regulations, including 21 CFR Part 111 and 21 CFR Part 117.
- Develop, implement, and maintain HACCP, Preventive Controls, GMP, sanitation, allergen control, environmental monitoring, food defense, food fraud, and recall programs.
- Lead internal audits and ensure corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs) are implemented and sustained.
- Develop, maintain, and control all food safety documentation, procedures, records, and verification activities.
- Oversee supplier approval, supplier verification, and raw material quality programs.
- Manage traceability exercises, mock recalls, customer complaints, investigations, and root cause analysis.
- Partner with Production, Operations, Maintenance, and Warehouse teams to continuously improve food safety and quality throughout the facility.
- Lead employee training on food safety, GMPs, HACCP, SQF, and quality systems.
- Supervise and develop the Quality Assurance team while fostering a proactive food safety culture.
- Monitor regulatory changes and implement updates to ensure ongoing compliance.
Qualifications
- HACCP Certification required.
- PCQI Certification required or ability to obtain within six months of hire.
- Minimum five years of experience managing food safety or quality systems in food, dietary supplement, or beverage manufacturing.
- Experience serving as an SQF Practitioner or leading an SQF-certified facility strongly preferred.
- Strong knowledge of FDA regulations, including 21 CFR Part 111 and 21 CFR Part 117.
- Experience leading successful third-party, customer, and regulatory audits.
- Strong understanding of CAPA systems, supplier quality, allergen control, environmental monitoring, sanitation verification, and labeling compliance.
- Excellent leadership, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Compensation & Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Paid time off.
- Professional development and continuing education opportunities.
- Company-paid Life Time Fitness membership.
- Opportunity to help shape the future of one of the fastest-growing contract manufacturers in the Southeast.
Join Our Team
If you’re passionate about food safety, enjoy building systems that make a real impact, and want the opportunity to help lead a growing manufacturing company, we’d love to hear from you.
At Mt. Mitchell Foods, you’ll have the opportunity to build, improve, and influence our food safety systems while working alongside a team that is committed to excellence and long-term growth.
Work Location: On-site, Pineville, NC
Pay: $25.10 - $30.22 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Application Question(s):
- Do you have your SQF Practioner certification current and up to date?
- Do you have a current up to date HACCP certification?
Work Location: In person
Salary : $25 - $30