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Location:
Waunakee, WI 53597
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Industry:
Food
Manufacturing
Job Type:
QA - Quality Control
Management
Experience:
Not Specified
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Description
Kerry develops, manufactures, and delivers technology-based ingredients and integrated solutions to the food and beverage industry throughout the world. With sales approaching $6 billion annually, Kerry is one of the largest companies that you likely never heard of. Our business model is successful because we help make other people successful. Our customers are the world’s biggest and best-known food and beverage manufacturers, retailers, and restaurants. They’re also small companies and restaurants with very big dreams.
Kerry has over 10,000 products that are supplied to customers in over 140 countries. Not only do we create and deliver products for your health and well-being, we set the trends. People come to us for our solutions and ideas that impact people around the globe.
Kerry has a history of doubling in size every five years, and our goal is to once again double in size during the next five years. Smart, creative, and determined people have made us who we are today, and we are looking for more of you to continue to lead the way. If you are ambitious, energetic, mobile, and willing to grow and develop, join the Kerry team and be ready for a fast-paced and exciting career. At Kerry, it is about your career and your development. Our success is based on your success, and our goal is to continue to achieve new heights.
POSITION TITLE: Quality Assurance Supervisor
NATURE AND SCOPE:
SUMMARY: This position report to the Plant Quality Assurance & Technical Manager and may directly supervise employees in the QA Lab. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Quality Assurance Supervisors may be assigned to analytical laboratories, microbiology laboratories or both.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Directs and advises personnel in special test procedures to analyze components and physical properties of product materials.
Compiles and analyzes test information to determine operating efficiency of process or equipment and to diagnose malfunctions.
Tests and analyzes sample products, adjusting formulas and processes based on results.
Prepares test solutions, compounds, and reagents for use by laboratory personnel in conducting tests.
Investigates complaints on existing products and responds to vendor or customer.
Establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet testing schedules.
Develops and recommends test procedures for products and raw materials and maintains test equipment.
Analyzes and resolves, or assists workers in solving work problems.
Maintains time and testing records, reporting monthly.
Trains lab group on safety topics, quality procedures and business updates for the month.
Other duties may be assigned.
Participates in other plant teams and programs such as Aged Inventory Control Team, Self Inspectors Team, HACCP Team, and others as assigned.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor's degree (B. S.) from four-year college or university in Food Science, Biology, Microbiology, or Chemistry. Successful candidates will be mobile as travel and relocation may be expected.
Requirements
1.2 Leading and Supervising
