FSQA Supervisor

FSQA Supervisor - Guides the day-to-day operations of a team monitoring product attributes to assure product quality is at targeted levels of the customer product specifications. Ensures food safety, regulatory and company compliance, and compliance with all established safety procedures. Ensures all required checks and tests are performed within the plant as prescribed in the USDA regulations, Butterball LLC Policies, and the HACCP program. Responsible for retained product releases.

Butterball Core Competencies, Caring about people, valuing contributions, and empowering to succeed is the Butterball Way. We recognize the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to Butterball and seek to create an environment where everyone can thrive. Everyone has a seat at the table and is expected to embody our core competencies:?

Safety First: We put safety first. The health, safety, and well-being of our people, products, and turkeys is everyone's responsibility and everyone's jobs.

Integrity: We trust each other to do the right thing. We act with integrity and gain the confidence and trust of others through honesty, respect, and authenticity.

Stewardship: We take care of what matters. We are accountable to our commitments and take responsibility for the well-being of our teams, our quality, our customers, our business, our brand, and our communities. We are always answerable for our actions and those we lead.

Enthusiastic Attitudes: We create a climate where everyone feels they belong and can be engaged, every day.Where our people are enthusiastic and motivated to do their best and work together to make great things happen.

Continuous Improvement:We are committed to continuous improvement.We challenge ourselves and our company to constantly learn, develop, grow, improve, and innovate.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervises the day-to-day activities of a team of entry level individual contributors.
• Provides guidance, coaching, and support to ensure successful completion of tasks.
• Participates in HR activities such as hiring, terminations, performance management, goal setting, team member development, scheduling, etc.
• Enforces systems, policies, and procedures.
• Reviews and approves timecards.
• Responsible for ensuring adherence to all food safety regulations and quality standards on the Plant floor(s), including contractor and construction projects.
• Provides coaching and follows up with technicians and operations to ensure compliance.
• Assists with the development and implementation of policies, process control procedures and monitoring, and standard practices.
• Troubleshoots plant quality, safety, and sanitation problems.
• Implements corrective actions to address and mitigate identified issues.
• Promotes GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) and Food safety across the organization.
• Provides coaching and training across the operations teams as needed.
• Works closely with USDA.
• Reviews all paperwork to ensure proper procedures are followed.
• Investigates and escalates issues as appropriate.
• Assists with facility, customer, and third-party audits and audit preparation.
• Responsible for daily SOP audits. Participates in investigation of product failures and customer complaints.
• May provide recommended solution to management team.
• Communicates with all levels of management to ensure they maintain control of the process.
• Identifies opportunities and supports creation and implementation of plant processes and/or product improvement projects.
• Maintains the technical expertise of team with recurring training in all areas with their functional area.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Progressive sanitation supervision experience in an FDA or USDA regulated food manufacturing facility is preferred.
• Ability to coach, develop, support, and guide a team with technical skills Knowledgeable or ability to learn product specifications, plant quality procedures, and plant HACCP plan Familiarity with GMPs, Food Safety, HACCP, USDA and SSOPs
• Ability to draft reports and document procedures
• Ability to perform a risk analysis
• Good communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively present information and respond to questions
• Ability to apply basic math and calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Combination of wet and dry sanitation leadership experience in driving a robust and sustainable sanitation program in food manufacturing is required.
• Demonstrates strong problem-solving skills including root cause analysis, risk assessment and corrective action.
• Proven ability to work calmly and effectively under pressure is required.
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment is required.
• HACCP and Internal Auditor certificates are preferred.
• Flexible to work weekends, overtime, and holidays as needed.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively, appropriately, and respectfully with each member of the organization is required.
• Ability to adapt to changing organizational and operational needs; ability to lead others through change.
• Knowledge of sanitation processes and procedures is required.

Education & Experience:

• Highschool diploma / GED
• Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred.
• 4+ years of relevant experience or the knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed in the role
• 1+ year of leadership experience or the knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed in the role
• Experience in a food environment

Physical Demands While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, keyboard, and occasionally lift up to 15 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, color vision and the ability to adjust focus Working Conditions & Travel Requirements Work will be performed in a variety of conditions including a climate-controlled office environment(s) and in a manufacturing plant environment with varying conditions, such as cold areas, wet areas, warm areas, chemicals, and other site conditions.

This position requires the individual to wear and work in personal protective equipment while in the manufacturing environment.

The noise level of the office environment is usually moderate; the noise level in the manufacturing environment may exceed 85 DBA and require hearing protection.

Occasional travel may be required. The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of what is required of personnel so classified.? Furthermore, they do not imply or establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.

Butterball, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the fair and impartial treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without regard to gender, age, race, religion, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, military/veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, or any other status protected by law.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.???This position is deemed Safety Sensitive for purposes of Butterballs Drug/Alcohol Screening & Testing Policy.

Please refer to the Drug/Alcohol Screening & Testing Policy for important information, including the obligations that Safety Sensitive employees have with respect to the lawful use of drugs and medications.?