R&D Supervisor

Employment ☐ Temporary ☒ Full-Time ☐ Part-Time FLSA Status ☐ Non-Exempt ☒ Exempt

Position Summary: Quality/Research & Development Supervisor is focused upon laboratory, environmental food safety, data collection and trending, scientific studies/validation, and research & development. The primary emphasis is upon collecting scientifically supported information that is used by other team members for interpretation and application. Quality/ R&D Supervisor conducts research, studies, and testing to validate the effectiveness of the food safety plan and the suitability of raw materials and finished products. The Quality/ R&D Supervisor oversees and/or performs Research & Development functions as directed by the Quality Assurance Manager.

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Completion by established deadlines of all tasks included on Quality/ R&D Supervisor Task List,

• Maintain all laboratory related functions including:

• Finished product testing,

• Environmental Monitoring

• Validation testing.

• Monitor environmental food safety concerns (i.e. EMP program),

• Validate all aspects of Food Safety Manual and SQF compliance plan,

• Oversee or perform all activities related to Research & Development program,

• Gather, organize, and trend scientific data and provide to Director of FSQA and/or QA Manager for analysis,

• HACCP plan review and Critical Control Point validation,

• Analytical data reporting – Daily data entry into Central Database system,

• Responsible for the daily completion of all facility-level scientific documentation and its storage,

• Provide scientific data which establishes all raw materials and finished product is within specifications,

• Assist in development of any new process or policy,

• Responsible for reporting any food safety concerns and empowered to do so,

• Cleanliness and organization is a key component to your success, as well as the safety of yourself and others. It is required of each employee to maintain the areas they are responsible for in a clean and organized manner at all times.

• Any other task as assigned by QA Manager.

Efficiencies

• Suggest ideas or solutions to improve SQF related compliance, data acquisition, etc.,

• Give and seek honest feedback to and from QA Manager,

• Have a positive attitude towards reliability,

• Help meet or exceed efficiency goals,

• Good verbal and written communication and team building skills,

Labor Control

• Work shifts as scheduled or needed,

• Achieve established benchmarks and timetables defined by QA Manager,

• Meet all Quality/ R&D Supervisor related schedules as required,

Authority & Purview

• As per QP-101:5.2 - 5.3, specific to Quality/ R&D Supervisor related, facility-level issues,

• Authority over Quality Control Technicians (when performing related tasks to Quality/ R&D Supervisor)

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and abilities)

• 2 years’ experience in Quality and Food Manufacturing required

• Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent experience in Quality/ R&D Supervisor

• Or other qualifying knowledge or credentials deemed sufficient by Director of FSQA,

• Attend suggested and required seminars and training classes for continued improvement,

• Must have strong math skills, be computer/excel proficient, have good written and verbal skills and maintain a high work ethic.