Kill Plant Quality Assurance Supervisor- 3rd Shift

Position at Pilgrim's
Quality Assurance Supervisor
GENERAL SUMMARY:
This position is responsible for supervision of
Food Safety and Quality (FSQA)
personnel, and quality programs, including the planning and implementation of the qu
ality management program on the assigned shift.
S
upervises
team in implementation and daily execution of
product specificat
ion testing, food safety and quality procedures.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
C
oordinates the activities of the Food
Safety &
Q
uality
Assurance (FSQA) team
for
implementation
of quality and food safety programs
(HACCP and SSOP)
and procedures.
Mo
nitor activities to ensure team member
safety and accurately report any unsafe act
s
to prevent workplace safety incidents. Coordinate with
site
safety
team for
annual LOTO training for
FSQA
team.
Recommends new quality policies and procedures as necessary to ensure high quality products, processes and services.
Com
municates programs and procedures
to
FSQA
team other plant team members
by performing in-class and hands-on
training.
Maintains good communication and working relationship
s
with the
FSQA team, site O
perations
team
and USDA personnel
, e
nsuring
that all USDA regulations are
being
followed.
Interfaces with facility team to assist in problem solving using
r
oot cause analyses when
investigating
daily personnel and processing incidents.
Ensures
PPC’s customer quality
programs
are executed
and communicate
s
issues to
site
management
team
to assure the plant
is complying with
customer specifications
.
Complete add
itional task as directed by QA M
anager or
QA S
uperintendent
.
Manage
the
team of hourly/SNE QA Technicians including
managing
Kronos Timekeeping System
.
BASIC QUALILFICATIONS:
Previous
s
upervisory experience required.
Previous experience in poultry
further processing or slaughter
preferred
Must have an understanding of USDA and OSHA regulations.
Must have proficient co
mputer skills such as
Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.).
SAP experience preferred.
Strong
interpersonal communication and
or
al presenta
tion skills.
Must demonstrate
good leadership skills.
Must have good
technical reading and writing skills
.
M
ust have
g
ood math and analytical skills.
Must become well versed in customers' quality programs in short period of time.
Must be dependable and prompt with s
trong integrity and work ethic.
Self-motivated,
f
lexible and able to adapt to a ra
pidly changing work environment;
able to work well with others.
CANDIDATES ARE EXPECTED TO:
Limited travel
, with overnight stays of 1-4 days.
Must be able to work varying days (including weekends)
and shifts
.
Maintain a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in manner so that their work is done efficiently and cooperatively with coworkers and leadership teams.
Able to work independently and exhibit PPC’s valu
es to uphold the Quality Pillar and FSQA Programs.
Able to navigate processing areas and equipment.
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
:
High School Diploma/GED
required; Associates Degree
preferred
; or 3 years related experience and/or training or
equivalent
combination of education and training.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential function of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the team member will be exposed to both an office environment and the production environment of wet and/or humid conditions and moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the production environment is usually loud
.
EOE, including disability/vets
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