Senior Food Safety Quality Assurance (FSQA) Supervisor

This position is responsible for the daily management of activities of the FSQA department to include food safety programs, micro and chemistry lab, specification adherence and product quality for case ready products within their assigned facility. The position report to the FSQA Manager who will oversee the entire department. Tasks assigned may include special projects, departmental budgets, turnover, and safety. RESPONSIBILITIES: Daily oversight of production practices including raw material receiving requirements; preoperational and operational sanitation Finished product quality and Food Safety Systems Insuring all Tyson FSQA policies and procedures are followed Monitoring, verification and documentation associated with adherence to government regulations Developing, implementing and maintaining the HACCP and SSOP based inspection programs Insuring finished product conforms to customer product and label specifications Report product issues and audit results to plant and corporate FSQA, plant management, corporate sales, R&D and operations Interacting with customers and their agents for product showings, plant tours and audits Oversee investigation/response to quality related customer complaints Monitoring microbiological results, conducting bacterial swabs, and generating shelf-life/environmental graphs; performing research and development activities, conducting and promoting sanitation training and education to employees Responsible for implementing and maintaining case ready food safety and quality programs and for the selecting, training, and managing of FSQA Supervisors and FSQA Technicians Responsible for food safety, food quality and legality REQUIREMENTS: Education: Requires broad knowledge in poultry processing, scientific and technical fields. This knowledge is normally acquired through a bachelor's degree in an academic field directly related and essential to the job and is preferred. Experience: 2+ years in a food manufacturing preferred. Prior supervisory experience preferred. HACCP certified preferred; must have broad knowledge of HACCP, USDA, GMP, & SSOP's. Computer Skills: Standard computer skills required; knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, One Note and Teams), Plant View, SAP and other Tyson mandatory operating programs to generate spreadsheets and develop templates for use by plant management and corporate FSQA, sales, R&D and operations. Communication Skills: Excellent communication skills required, both written and verbal, demonstrating the proven ability to correspond with all levels - line team members to corporate management. Supervisory: Manage crewing, labor, and attendance of the 2nd shift FSQA department. Travel: 1-5 trips per year

Salary : $50,000 - $84,000