QA Supervisor - Fabrication at American Foods Group, LLC in Wright City, Missouri

Job Description:

Overview

Job Summary

The QA supervisor is responsible for ensuring product safety, quality, and compliance on the harvest and/or fabrication floor through monitoring, auditing, and documenting any conformities and nonconformities.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for overseeing all of the day-to-day activities for the Quality Assurance department and works closely with local and regional USDA/FSIS authorities, customer's representatives (if needed), and auditors.


• Update, maintain, and implement pertinent regulatory documents and records, product specifications, quality assurance records, and quality assurance personnel records/ files.


• Enforce and monitor animal welfare and quality programs for products manufactured.


• Help establish and monitor the acceptance criteria for our product and control the disposition of nonconformance.


• Assist with assuring all products produced in the plant meet or exceed customer requirements for quality.


• As needed, confer with management, customers, and other representatives in the planning, scheduling, coordinating, and enforcing the quality assurance program in conformance with customer requirements and production schedules.


• Analyze and interpret quality data and submit the results to designated personnel.


• Provide leadership for the Quality Assurance department while developing and maintaining effective employee relations.


• Work with Government agencies and auditors.


• Responsible for crewing, scheduling, and training of Quality Assurance employees.


• Participate in plant management and operational meetings.


• Conduct line meetings with the quality assurance personnel.


• NOTE: this description is not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization; these duties are considered marginal.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications (Required):

• Must be 18 years of age or older.


• Must be able to work in the United States without sponsorship.


• Must be able to effectively communicate in English (reading, writing, speaking).


• Must be able to work in a variety of work environments and perform physical requirements of the job.


• High school diploma or GED.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3 years of experience in Quality Assurance / Food Safety in the meat industry or Bachelor of Science in the following disciplines: Biology, Microbiology, Food Science, Animal Science, or other biological sciences. Bachelor's degree in other areas will be considered.


• HACCP certification.


• SQF certification.


• Bi-lingual (speaking, reading, and writing). Fluency in Spanish, Karenni, French, & Creole is highly preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent understanding of HACCP, GMPs, and SSOPs.


• Must have practical knowledge of FSIS regulations for meat products.


• Must have detailed and practical knowledge in plant sanitation practices.


• Knowledge in the operation of beef slaughter and fabrication, ground beef production, rendering and animal welfare.


• Working knowledge of microbiology, aseptic sampling technique, sampling plans, and laboratory practices.


• Excellent verbal and written communication and people skills.


• Possess self-motivation with the ability to take direction. Attain a strong leadership capacity with high personal integrity.


• Strong computer skills: ability to use designated programs including Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook), the internet, and ERP systems.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk or sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move objects. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.


American
Foods Group, LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Learn more: EEO is the Law and EEO is the Law Supplement . Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can contact Human Resources at the location(s) where you are applying. American Foods Group, LLC will not discriminate against applicants who inquire about, disclose or discuss their compensation or that of other applicants. Learn more: Pay Transparency . American Foods Group, LLC participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law. Learn more: E-Verify



Summary

American Foods Group, LLC (AFG) is building a state-of-the-art beef processing operation in Warren County MO along interstate 70.


What we offer:

• Competitive total compensation package for you and your family.


• Excellent benefit plan. Benefits include: Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flex Spending Accounts, Voluntary Benefits, PTO, 401k, Long & Short Term Disability, Tuition Reimbursement, Discount Meat Purchase Program, and more!

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