Quality Assurance Supervisor

Quality Assurance Supervisor responsible for overseeing sanitation operations, ensuring compliance with GMP, FDA, and HACCP standards, and driving continuous improvement in food safety. Leads a team of sanitation staff, develops SOPs, and supports internal and external audits.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee daily sanitation operations across all shifts, monitoring efficiency and implementing improvements.
• Assist Quality Manager with training and initiatives on quality, food safety, and sanitation.
• Develop and maintain Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP) aligned with GMP and FDA regulations.
• Manage chemical inventory, ordering, and usage to optimize chemical utilization.
• Monitor employee adherence to GMPs, cleanliness, sanitation, and pest control; report noncompliance.
• Support SQF, customer, and internal audits; document audit findings and corrective actions.
• Train, develop, discipline, and evaluate sanitation staff; resolve personnel grievances.
• Develop, implement, and oversee environmental monitoring sampling plan and record trends.
• Investigate root causes of failures, complete deviation reports, and track corrective/preventive actions.
• Maintain and revise Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS) covering daily to annual cleaning tasks.
• Ensure maintenance and calibration of all sanitation equipment.
• Collaborate with production supervisors, leads, QA manager, and external vendors/contractors.

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of documentation organization/handling experience in sanitation and environmental control in food manufacturing or similar industry.
• Experience with GMP, Allergen, and HACCP.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Adobe or similar document applications.
• Familiarity with internal office systems, documentation storage, retrieval, and archival processes.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including effective communication with internal and external customers.
• Ability to navigate Windows environment and PC-based systems.
• Knowledge of HACCP and GFSI requirements.
• Supervisory experience with hourly resources.

Preferred Skills:

• MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) strongly preferred.