Pay Range: $68640 to $79885 per year.
The FSQA Supervisor works under FSQA management guidance to ensure compliance with Foster Farms FSIS/USDA and customer requirements. Oversees and administers the Food Safety and Quality Assurance (FSQA) programs. Directly supervises and guides hourly FSQA team members at the processing plant. Responsible for assessing and problemsolving food safety and quality issues within the facility.
Essential Functions:
- Hire supervise and train hourly FSQA technicians in the monitoring verifying and validating food safety programs such as HACCP SSOP and prerequisites as well as Foster Farms corporate programs such as metal detection allergen pest control etc.
- Responsible for monitoring data and addressing processing sanitation and maintenance related issues in a timely manner via handson involvement.
- Communicate nonconformances (product quality or regulatory) to FSQA and operations management in a timely manner.
- Authorized to place nonconforming product on FSQA hold if it does not meet Foster Farms standards customer expectations or legal requirements. In addition this position works with senior FSQA management to render decisions regarding product disposition including release or disposal of product.
- Interface with USDA/FSIS personnel for regulatory noncompliance resolution and information requests. Provide communication support (written and verbal) to production management team for establishing corrective and preventive actions in response to noncompliances.
- Actively assist operations management in training new production employees to ensure competence with GMPs food safety requirements and quality criteria.
- Assist in developing and maintaining current FSQA programs and adjust programs to ensure compliance with regulatory and internal standards.
- Maintain FSQA data reporting systems communicating trends and rootcause analysis to management for deficiency resolution and process improvement.
- Actively participate in projects (FSQA or operations) and activities to modify retrofit and improve performance from a food safety and/or quality perspective.
Qualifications :
- BS Degree preferred (preferably Food Science Meat/Animal Science or related science field).
- Previous exposure to food processing food safety and/or quality programs is preferred.
- Previous experience with HACCP SSOP programs and/or FSIS food safety regulations is preferred.
- Detail oriented with analytical aptitude; exposure to Statistical Process Control is beneficial.
- Strong writing and presentation skills.
- Bilingual in Spanish is of benefit dependent on local hourly staff.
- Ability to make product disposition decisions independently and under the direction of FSQA management.
- Ability to render sound judgment regarding food safety risks and/or product quality defects.
- Ability to coach and develop hourly employees former supervisory experience is preferred.
- Proficient use of Microsoft including Excel Word and PowerPoint.
- Ability to work flexible hours.
- Ability to travel for limited businessrelated visits (other plants) or conferences
Additional Information :
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Foster Farms is an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities Females Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Foster Farms participates in EVerify during the hire process at all locations for all new Team Members.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime