Quality Assurance Supervisor (61406)
Summary
Supervises food safety and quality compliance at Tofurky's Hood River facility: maintains HACCP and Food Safety Plans, ensures BRCGS/FDA/FSMA and cGMP compliance, and runs inspections, internal audits, RCA/CAPA, and staff training. A hands-on QA role working cross-functionally with all departments.
The Quality Assurance Supervisor is responsible for the management of food safety and compliance programs. This includes overseeing the implementation and maintenance of the company’s HACCP Plan, BRCGS compliance, FDA compliance, and Good Manufacturing Processes. The QA Supervisor performs inspections and internal audits with a focus on compliance, and they work cross-functionally with all departments to resolve findings, promote food safety, and educate staff on food safety programs and fundamentals. This is a hands-on job which requires tenacity, strong understanding of QA practices, food safety fundamentals, system management, as well as good people skills.
Essential Functions
- Develop and maintain Tofurky’s food safety and quality standards
- Lead, design, and maintain the food safety processes for regulatory, customer, and 3rd party requirements (FDA, Oregon Department of Agriculture, HACCP, FSMA, BRCGS, etc.)
- Lead maintenance and improvement of compliance programs including BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety, Non-GMO Project Verified, and Certified Plant-Based Foods
- Training and enforcement of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP’s) and other company policies
- Conduct and coordinate teams in regular facility inspections and internal audits
- Communicate non-conformances to appropriate departments and provide guidance and assistance in the resolution of these items
- Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for non-conforming product, audit non-conformances, and process failures and implement Corrective and Preventative Actions (CAPA) based on findings
- Write and maintain Food Safety Plans as a member of the HACCP Team and assist with validation of Preventive Controls
- Conduct risk assessments on raw materials related to food safety, compliance, and food fraud
- Complete compliance paperwork, actions related to regulatory or customer compliance issues, and corrective actions as requested
- Assist with and conduct cross-functional meetings
- Conduct classroom and on-the-floor training with staff within the QA department and cross-functionally
- Conduct in-house testing as needed (microbiological, texture, chemical, organoleptic) and coordinate samples for third-party testing