Food Safety Quality Supervisor 1st Shift

Job Description
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
Safety:
Perform all duties within OSHA and company safety standards;
LOTO, wear PPE and maintain safety equipment.
Maintain a safe, clean and organized work area
Immediately report all accidents and deficiencies to management;
complete accident investigations
Ensure safety devices are installed and working properly
Monitor work environment for general food safety hazards such as condensation monitoring, etc.
Leadership:
Build and support a culture at the plant which values personnel safety and food safety.
Must demonstrate the Jack Link’s Values:
Be Real - Relationship Driven – Stewardship - Speed Matters - Self Discipline - Show Awesome Character.
Build and support a culture of openness and accountability within (and outside) the assigned department.
Demonstrate professionalism;
encourage and insist onpositive attitudes and behaviors from team members.
Discuss work goals vs. actual output with employees to motivate and engage employees to assure targets are met.
Encourage employee initiative and innovation, and show recognition for effort &
achievement.
Create and cultivate positive work relationships at all levels of the plant/organization.
Communication:
Communicate with peers, subordinates, and leaders in an effective, timely manner.
Keep management informed daily of problems incurred during the shift.
Communication to and for the team.
Confer with appropriate personnel to coordinate activities between departments.
Work with QA personnel to ensure all standards are met.
Suggest improvements;
continuously improve the quality of all support activities.
Personnel:
Follow good manufacturing practices and HACCP training, along with company pre-requisite programs, SOP’s, and SSOP’s.
Enforce all safety rules and company policies;
provide appropriate interpretation of company policies and safety policies for team members.
Ensure proper staffing is maintained, including interviewing and hiring new team members
Implement and monitor training for new hires &
continuing training of current team members.
Maintain attendance records, counsel employees with poor attendance, &
follow up with coaching/discipline as appropriate
Appraise work performance:
conduct appropriate reviews for team members;
give coaching/discipline as appropriate in a consistent and timely manner.
Review, correct, and approve timekeeping tool to ensure team members are paid correctly each pay period.
Responsibilities:
Assist FSQ Manager to:
Ensure all local, state and federal regulatory issues are identified &
adhered to.
Fulfill product exporting requirements.
Work with agency personnel and respond to issues in a timely manner.
Ensure compliance with 9 CFR, Chapter lll, part 417 - Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Systems
Ensure compliance with 9 CFR, Chapter III, Part 416 - Sanitation.
Process Control &
Laboratory:
Ensure specification data base accuracy
Net Weight monitoring, corrective actions, record keeping, and reporting
Consumer complaint investigation, corrective actions, record keeping, and reporting
Monitor Return-to-Vendor (RTV) items, investigate issues, determine disposition, and follow up with corrective action, record keeping, and reporting
Defective material investigation, corrective actions, record keeping, and reporting.
Ensure compliance with raw material and supply, and final product Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) standards
Monitor and manage a quality systems laboratory capable of conducting chemical testing of in process and finished products as required by corporate Food Safety and Quality objectives.
Audit operational records for content and accuracy.
Compile, store and retrieve Production/Quality data, including process monitoring, testing, verification, and corrective action
Execute the product retention program, and apply knowledge to product and process improvement.
Assist FSQ manager and SQF practitioner with SQF implementation and communication to ensure objectives are met and certification in maintained. Successfully complete the SQF training course and participate in the internal QMS Audit program.
Assist FSQ Manager with product research and development projects to ensure test objectives are met and new products are implemented smoothly during scale up.
Ability to perform activities of workers supervised
General:
Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and handle multiple projects simultaneously.
Superior accuracy and attention to detail
Ability to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related problems
Must be able to pass a drug screen
Regular attendance is essential
Other duties as assigned