Lab Supervisor

Job Type:

An environment that allows you to focus on what truly matters:

Salary range 004: $69,500-$86,900 (Salary will be determined based on skills, education, training & experience related to the position.)

Work schedule: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm flexibility required based on business needs

Competitive and comprehensive compensation and benefits package focusing on your physical, financial, and emotional health to include the following perks as well as the standard benefit offerings: 

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short and Long-term Disability Insurance 

• 401(k) with 7% company contributions 

• 3 weeks Paid Time Off

• Paid holidays and 2 floating holidays

• Paid parental leave

• Advancement Opportunities

• Work/Life balance

Your role in achieving results: 

The Quality Control Supervisor is responsible for managing the daily quality control operations, ensuring that all products meet internal and regulatory quality standards. This role oversees the QC team, ensuring effective sampling, testing, and analysis, while driving continuous quality improvement initiatives. The QC Supervisor collaborates with production teams to resolve quality issues and plays a key role in audit readiness and compliance with food safety regulations.

• Supervise QC technicians, ensuring proper execution of testing and inspection of raw materials, in-process, and finished products.

• Oversee daily sampling and testing activities, ensuring alignment with the plant’s quality plan and adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP)/Food Safety Plan Process Controls (PC’s).

• Manage quality control documentation, including Certificates of Analysis (COAs), testing reports, and calibration records and electronic system reports.

• Provide supporting analysis for root cause investigations and implement corrective and preventive actions for non-conforming products or lab related processes.

• Ensure preventative maintenance and replacement program for lab equipment is maintained, and that laboratory safety standards are met.

• Lead internal audits and prepare the site for external audits, ensuring full compliance with regulatory and customer requirements.

• Train and mentor QC staff, ensuring they are proficient in testing protocols, quality procedures, and food safety standards.

• Provide feedback regarding testing capabilities integrated with specification requirements and new product and process development.

• Collaborate with production teams to resolve quality-related issues and improve product consistency and food safety.

• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and trends related to quality control, including lab efficiency, product performance, and testing accuracy.

• Act as the main point of contact during customer, regulatory, and third-party audits for QC related responsibilities.

What we are looking for to deliver these results:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science, Chemistry, or a related field required.

• Equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered.

• Minimum three (3) years of experience in quality control, preferably in the food or manufacturing industry required.

• Supervisory experience strongly preferred.

• HACCP certification preferred.

• SQF Practitioner or PCQI certification preferred.

• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret and act on testing data.

• Strong communication skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and external auditors.

A role for those who want to contribute to measurable and sustainable results.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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Agropur welcomes people from all backgrounds and origins. We are proud to be an employer with a diverse community and are committed to providing a respectful and inclusive experience for all employees and applicants. We will work with candidates who request accommodation. Please note that an adequate knowledge of French is required for positions in Quebec. Agropur uses artificial intelligence technology to assist our recruiters in screening, assessing, or selecting applicants for this position. 

In this text, the use of the masculine gender to designate persons is intended only to lighten the text.