Plant Food Safety and Quality Supervisor

The Food Safety and Quality supervisor is responsible for the execution of the Food Safety Management System (FSMS) at the Milwaukee Calypso Plant.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead plant quality department. Provide direction to and development of quality technicians.

• Develop and maintain quality laboratory capability to support all analytical and online testing requirements.
• Manage and improve the Food Safety Management System including:
  • Drive plant GMP, HACCP and FSMA compliance through execution, training, internal audits, and verification/validation of programs.
  • Ensure execution of the plant quality plan, prerequisite programs, and other quality related SOP’s that drive specification compliance and mitigate risk.
  • Maintain and improve plant programs that enable GFSI certification. Function as GFSI practitioner
• Manage non-conforming raw material, packaging, finished goods process including identification, disposition, reporting, ERP transactions and corrective action.
• Measure / track and report plant quality performance. Plan for and deliver quality improvements in targeted process capability and cases right the first time, and plant driven consumer complaints.
• Develop and implement cross functional product quality review. Maintain and evaluate product retains to assess quality and shelf life.
• Lead PCQI and associate CAPA process.
• Develop and maintain plant specification and document control process to assure that the most current SOPs and Forms are being used. Assure proper retention time and condition of records.
• Support the Supplier Quality Management Program.
• Ensure plant compliance with all regulatory rules and regulations.

Technical Requirements – Education, Areas of Knowledge and Experience:

• Minimum of BS Degree, Food Science, Biology or similar field would be preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in food manufacturing industry. Experience in beverage preferred.
• Demonstrated success in leading teams and developing direct reports.
• Auditing experience and knowledge required
• Demonstrated ability in data management and statistical analysis
• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills
• Basic knowledgeable in regulatory compliance (USDA, FDA)
• Experience coaching and auditing manufacturing and distribution facilities to implement and comply with HACCP, GMP, GFSI/FSC22000 requirements
• Strong leadership abilities and excellent coaching skills
• Accountable, driven, self-motivated, results orientated
• Must have hands on work ethic and can work at multiple levels. Able to manage multiple tasks and priorities and easily adapt to changing situations