Food Quality Assurance Supervisor (Swing Shift)

Quality Assurance Supervisor (Swing Shift)

The Quality Assurance Supervisor will provide leadership in quality and technical matters to the plant team to ensure compliance with the Corporate Quality Policy.

Responsibilities include:

• Hire and supervise Quality staff, including scheduling, approving time records, periodic evaluation, counseling, and performance documentation.
• Conduct departmental and job-specific training.
• Perform laboratory analyses and investigations, developing and applying new techniques.
• Notify key stakeholders of identified issues and ensure proper communication.
• Provide technical support for resolution of quality problems with operations.
• Maintain files of test results and product dispositions, supporting ERP and lab data systems.
• Maintain and update product specifications, including customer and raw material specifications, ensuring finished product and raw materials are tested per specification.
• Develop and adhere to Quality SOPs.
• Support the plant Food Safety & Quality System as SQF Practitioner or equivalent GFSI manager, including compliance with the Food Safety Modernization Act.
• Prepare test schedules and procedures, solutions, and reagents for laboratory personnel conducting tests.
• Maintain Good Laboratory Procedures (GLPs), including calibration, and order laboratory supplies.
• Update and support food safety programs and systems, including HACCP, sanitation, and environmental monitoring program.
• Maintain quality systems for the plant, ensuring work instructions, SSOPs, procedures, and documentation are up to date.
• Participate in quality complaint investigations, verifying corrective action completion and continued conformance.
• Perform and participate in internal and third-party audits, ensuring compliance to internal quality policies and applicable local regulations.
• Support facility during inspections, customer audits, communications, commercialization, inter-plant transfers, and other regulatory or customer interactions.
• Provide technical assistance to quality assurance and operations.

Essential Skills include:

• Quality assurance expertise
• Food science knowledge
• Supervisory skills
• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Microbiology, or similar science/Engineering
• 2+ years of quality experience in a management role
• Experience with laboratory, quality, and/or food safety systems
• Experience in a plant environment preferred
• Knowledge of relevant GFSI standards such as SQF, BRC, IFS or FS
• Understanding of Food Safety regulations and FSMA
• HACCP/food safety experience in food, chemical, or pharmaceutical industry
• Knowledge of quality management systems, GFSI audit standards, SSOPs, and environmental hygiene programs

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $85000.00 - $120000.00/yr.

Benefits available upon request.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Union City, CA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 23, 2025.