The Food Safety Quality Assurance Supervisor is responsible for developing, administering, and maintaining Food Safety and Quality programs that assure the production of high-quality, safe products.
Job Functions: • Supervise the on-line quality assurance technicians to assure compliance to all company, customer quality, and food safety requirements. • Effectively coach and drive performance improvements of QA Assistant Supervisors, QA Technicians, and Raw Material Inspectors. • Address performance issues of QA personnel using Chiquita HR guidelines. • Audit compliance to food safety requirements. • Carry out root cause analysis and drive sustained improvement at the production level. • Instill a culture of operational discipline, accuracy, and compliance.
Preparation and Conducting Trainings: Prepare and conduct trainings on a range of topics, job-specific or other mandatory trainings for employees at different levels of the organization.
Ensuring QA Department Employees Training and Compliance: Ensure that QA department employees are trained in and obey Chiquitas safety rules while carrying out their duties.
Other Duties: Perform other duties as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications:
Skills: • Strong technical knowledge of food processing • Strong oral and written communication skills • Proficiency in computer usage (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
Other Desired Qualifications:
Skills: • Bilingual (English/Spanish) • Experience with ISO 22000 or equivalent system • Previous experience in food manufacturing • One to three years minimum experience in a Quality Assurance function
Education and Training: • B.S. in Food Science or a related Science/Technical Discipline
Information: 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 responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.