What are the responsibilities and job description for the QA Supervisor position at Kelly Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom?
Quality Assurance Supervisor
Kelly® Science & Clinical is seeking a Quality Assurance Supervisor for a direct-hire position at a cutting-edge client in Portland, OR. If you’re passionate about ensuring the quality and safety of manufacturing processes and are ready to take the next step in your career, trust The Experts at Hiring Experts.
Salary/Pay: Based on experience
Schedule: 4 pm - 12:30 am
Overview
This client is an industry-leading company in the manufacturing sector, focused on maintaining high-quality standards in their processes while producing safe, reliable products.
As the Quality Assurance Supervisor, you will oversee laboratory personnel, microbiological analysis, and compliance within a manufacturing environment. This role includes ensuring adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), supervising laboratory activities, and supporting overall plant operations to ensure compliance with quality standards.
Responsibilities
Once you apply, you’ll proceed to the next steps if your skills and experience look like a good fit. Even if this position doesn’t work out, our team of expert Science & Clinical recruiters will have access to your profile, making your opportunities limitless.
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As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.
Why Kelly® Science & Clinical?
Kelly Science & Clinical is your connection to premier scientific and clinical companies looking to hire industry experts just like you. Our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world’s most critical challenges. Every day, we match science professionals with dream jobs that fit their skills, interests, and career goals—it’s the way we think job searching should be. Nearly 100 percent of our science recruiters have a professional background and education in science, so we know a thing or two about the science market and how to get your expertise noticed.
About Kelly
Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.
Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Kelly® Science & Clinical is seeking a Quality Assurance Supervisor for a direct-hire position at a cutting-edge client in Portland, OR. If you’re passionate about ensuring the quality and safety of manufacturing processes and are ready to take the next step in your career, trust The Experts at Hiring Experts.
Salary/Pay: Based on experience
Schedule: 4 pm - 12:30 am
Overview
This client is an industry-leading company in the manufacturing sector, focused on maintaining high-quality standards in their processes while producing safe, reliable products.
As the Quality Assurance Supervisor, you will oversee laboratory personnel, microbiological analysis, and compliance within a manufacturing environment. This role includes ensuring adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), supervising laboratory activities, and supporting overall plant operations to ensure compliance with quality standards.
Responsibilities
- Manage, supervise, and coordinate QA laboratory personnel and activities.
- Oversee daily lab operations, ensuring good laboratory practices are implemented and sustained.
- Direct and train QA lab technicians following regulatory guidelines.
- Supervise chemical and physical analyses of product samples, ingredients, and controls.
- Complete event reports for non-conforming results and support root cause investigations.
- Manage instrument calibration and preventive maintenance programs.
- Develop and maintain environmental monitoring programs, including indicator organism testing and third-party analysis.
- Ensure compliance with lab and plant GMP and safety procedures.
- Prepare and issue monthly quality reports to management, ensuring transparency and tracking key quality metrics.
- Support customer complaint investigations and drive corrective action resolutions.
- Participate in training for plant personnel and visitors concerning food safety, FSMA, and GMPs.
- Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences, Food Science, or a related field preferred.
- 2-5 years of experience in a lab environment with demonstrated leadership experience; infant formula or food manufacturing experience preferred.
- Knowledge of cGMP for food, laboratory practices, and regulatory standards such as 21 CFR part 210 & 211.
- Strong skills in statistical evaluation, root cause analysis, and process improvement.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and quality systems like QT9 or ERP systems.
- Ability to lift up to 40 lbs (e.g., quality samples, files, supplies).
- Job involves approximately 80% walking/standing and 20% desk work.
- Ability to navigate stairs safely and stand for extended periods.
Once you apply, you’ll proceed to the next steps if your skills and experience look like a good fit. Even if this position doesn’t work out, our team of expert Science & Clinical recruiters will have access to your profile, making your opportunities limitless.
p#1
As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.
Why Kelly® Science & Clinical?
Kelly Science & Clinical is your connection to premier scientific and clinical companies looking to hire industry experts just like you. Our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world’s most critical challenges. Every day, we match science professionals with dream jobs that fit their skills, interests, and career goals—it’s the way we think job searching should be. Nearly 100 percent of our science recruiters have a professional background and education in science, so we know a thing or two about the science market and how to get your expertise noticed.
About Kelly
Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.
Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
