Quality and Food Safety Supervisor 11pm - 7am

Job Summary:  The Quality and Food Safety Supervisor will learn the principles of lean manufacturing and the value proposition to the specific Quality and Food Safety function and needs to have the technical background to support innovation, commercialization of new products and to excel in a lean, operationally excellent culture. The Supervisor helps improve and maintain GFSI and FMSA compliance by developing tools to drive continuous improvement and process control. The Quality Supervisor is a front-line leader helping to build a positive culture, to provide technical leadership, and training and to serve as role models for the team. The Supervisor will be responsible for meeting timelines, finding solutions to problems, managing expectations, and delivering results.

Essential Functions:

Provide leadership on ensuring facility is kept safe, clean, and well organized

Partner cross-functionally to reduce risk within business and to strengthen people, programs, and processes

Work within the Bridgetown Performance System for continuous improvement

Assist in development, implementation and monitoring of a progressive, ongoing food safety program

Provide technical support for projects, R&D, reformulations, commercialization, process and sanitary design

Administer and train on GFSI code and program requirements

Approach issues with a risk-based approach, utilizing risk and likelihood

Provide training in the areas of quality systems, process integrity, regulatory, and food safety issues

Administer line audits process checks to ensure process control and product conformance to specification

Initiate food safety and quality hold procedures

Manage all Internal Audits and Corrective Action completion

Conduct and review analytical analyses on incoming ingredients and finished products

Measure and monitor environmental and plant conditions, including pre-operational startup

Conduct plant food safety and security audits, continually look for food safety hazards

Ensure compliance to equipment calibration and verification program

Maintain Environmental Monitoring Program

Ensure all Preventative Controls and FSMA compliance

Update, review and train on SOPs/SSOPs for food safety, Food Safety Plan, GMPs

Manage scheduling of hourly Quality and Sanitation partners

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology or equivalent

Quality Assurance background of 3-6 years in a Supervisory role; Food Manufacturing environment strongly preferred

Certified PCQI

Knowledge of GFSI and FMSA requirements

Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision effectively

Strong time management skills to manage ongoing projects, while supporting Quality during Production shifts

Ability to apply technical principles to solve problems and make data-based decisions

Positive attitude, strong work ethic, decisive nature, and high level of initiative

Respects process integrity and values results-critical thinker with strong analytical and reasoning abilities

Strong ability to train and engage other employees

Well-developed interpersonal skills with the ability to lead across disciplines

Attention to detail and belief in high standard of presentation

Ability to communicate and understand work instructions in English

Working Conditions/Physical Factors:

Able to conduct work in adherence to GFSI and Bridgetown Natural Foods policies

Able to work in environment containing nuts, peanuts, dairy, grains and other allergens

Ability to occasionally lift up to 50 pounds

Ability to safely maneuver through a production and warehouse environment

Ability to be flexible with work hours, shifts, and shifting priorities based on Production schedule

Other Duties as Assigned: 

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive, but to serve as a guideline.  Management retains the right to determine additions or changes to job responsibilities.