Quality Control Supervisor

Job Title: Quality Control Supervisor

Location: Brighton,CO

Reports to: Quality Control Manager

Job Purpose: QC Supervisor aims to ensure that the product and service provided is fit for purpose, is consistent and meets both external and internal requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Day-to-Day Operations:

• Assigns duties to employees and schedules break periods, work hours, and vacations.
• Promotes a positive work environment while also being a team builder.
• Work closely with staff to ensure that quality and productivity requirements are maintained and communicated to each associate.
• Oversee the day-to-day operations in the Quality Control Department for all shifts.
• Ensure that all quality control programs and procedures are being implemented correctly.
• Ensure compliance to Federal, State, and local regulations. (FDA, USDA, Etc.)
• Manage and maintain the Company’s quality inspection and product release programs for incoming materials.
• Assist other warehouse floor supervisors and associates in warehouse policies, departmental procedures, and job duties.
• Supervise warehouse products for Quality Control

GMP’s:

• Enforce plant quality standards
• Increase awareness and continual evaluation of GMP's.
• Ensure that safety rules, production, and sanitation standards are met.
• Assist and maintain high quality of service by enforcing company policies and procedures.
• Working Knowledge of MSDS
• Working Knowledge of HACCP Principles
• Monitor, enforce, and support further development of HACCP program

Correspondences with Client:

• Prepares quality documentation and reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends. Including but not limited to: failed processes, recalls, corrective actions, and re-validations.
• Follow up on customer concerns/complaints, examines discrepancy reports, and provides resolutions to restore and promote good public relations with the client.
• Follow all food Safety Requirements' and Good Manufacturing Practices as applicable to this position.
• All other duties as assigned by WCD QC Management.

Minimum Requirements:

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to be a self-initiator who can implement and supervise all warehouse data entry programs as directed by the Quality Control Manager.
• High level of computer and GOLD system literacy.
• Some college level training is preferred but not necessary so long as there is experience in warehouse supervision and some experience in the wholesale industry preferred.
• Must be flexible and able to work any shift in support of business needs.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.

Education and/or Experience:

• Some college level management education and/or 2 years Quality Control/Production Supervisor experience in wholesale industry
• Increased Knowledge and Experience in SQF, HACCP, and GMP Principles.
• Certifications Preferred.
• Possess or be willing to obtain within the first 3 months, the following certifications include:
• HACCP Certification
• Seafood HACCP
• Food Defense
• PCQI Certification
• SQF Practitioner
• Basics in Internal Auditing

Computer Skills:

• Strong computer skills required; with knowledge in MS Office, Excel and GOLD system literacy

Reasoning Ability:

• Must be able to interact with all levels of management and have excellent written and verbal communication skills. Must be able to manage and lead a diverse workforce.

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Lifting up to 25lbs
• Sitting at a computer for long periods of time

Work Environment:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Ability to work in a Distribution Center environment with a variation of temperatures.