Quality Assurance Supervisor

JDP is seeking a first shift (hours are going to be 6:00am to 3:30pm) QA Supervisor in Syracuse, NY area!

Responsibilities:

• Promote quality achievement and performance improvement throughout the organization.
• Drive Daily on-floor QA technicians equipment and system(s) activities.
• Drive QA department mechanical systems
• Maintain, verify, and ensure company yield goals are obtained.
• Maintain verify and ensure QA compliance objectives and targets are achieved.
• Participate in plant-wide Food Safety Program and help ensure compliance.
• Provide training, tools, and materials to achieve standards.
• Participate in supplier evaluations to ensure product specifications and integrity.
• Ensure compliance with national and international standards and legislation.
• Consider and evaluate environmental, health, and safety standards.
• Maintain, verify, and ensure standards and quality methods are followed.
• Maintain, verify, and ensure quality procedures, SOPs, and GMPS are followed within the QA department.
• Maintain and evaluate controls and documentation procedures.
• Identify relevant quality-related training needs and report to QA manager
• Participate in performance data, reports, and charts analyses.
• Ensure test/procedures are understood, properly executed, evaluated, and verified.
• Hands-on supervision of QA technical staff in all facets of the department.
• Provide technical and management systems reports as required and or as needed.
• Help drive plant-wide quality programs.
• Understand and have knowledge of all 3rd party audits and back up QA manager as needed.
• Understand water usage, flow, and discharge systems and provide input as needed.
• Know, understand, and drive Corporate and Food Safety Mission Statements.

• 4+ years QA experience in a manufacturing environment
• Basic Formula Management System: Knowledge of data in Formula Management Systems, including reasonable value ranges and calculations and the ability to recognize inconsistencies. Includes the ability to enter a formula or other information into the system and to generate reports.
• Basic Material Science: Knowledge of principles of material science and manufacturing processes including how material selection can affect these processes.
• Basic Microbiology: Basic Knowledge of food and water microbiology and processes.
• Basic Beverage Physics - C02 N2, heat exchanging, and their relationships.
• Beverage Manufacturing: Knowledge of and ability to apply carbonated and non-carbonated beverage processing techniques (e.g. proportioning, carbonating, syrup, manufacturing, filling)
• Must have solid written and verbal communication skills
• Must be organized, neat and punctual
• Must have strong basic math and computer skills (especially with Microsoft Word and Excel)
• Must have the ability to lead, motivate, and drive employees and be a back-up liaison for all plant audits and be certified in HACCP, Food Safety, or Food Defense.