Quality and Food Safety Supervisor

Impact Confections is an innovative manufacturer of candies marketed under the WarHeads® and Melster Candies® brand names.
WarHeads® are one of the most recognized (and tastiest!) sour candies in the world and the fastest growing brand in the market! SUMMARY The Quality and Food Safety Supervisor supports the manufacturing process by focusing the Quality Assurance Team’s efforts to ensure product specifications meet or exceed customer quality and food safety requirements.
Acting in a liaison role between the QA Manager and QA Technicians, this hands-on role serves as the day-to-day practitioner and executer of quality and food safety practices throughout the processing facility.
This position ensures that critical laboratory procedures, product inspections and packaging audits are complete and accurate while working to ensure that our candy products meet/surpass strict quality guidelines to keep our customers happy! Must be a decisive trouble-shooter capable of making data-driven decisions as warranted.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Under general guidance from the QA Manager, actively monitors plant QA activities, raw ingredients and finished goods for compliance with quality and food safety policies including regulatory compliance, HACCP, GMP’s and SQF.
Oversees and/or performs a variety of analytic tests and audits to ensure ingredients, finished products and packaging comply with order specifications, quality/food safety polices and HACCP, GMP’s and SQF compliance.
Ensures that various required food quality and safety processes and analytic tests are completed and test results recorded in compliance with record keeping policies and requirements.
Leads and coordinates personnel performing the inspection and sampling of ingredients and final products by ensure inspections are done correctly, timely, and correct decisions are made.
Ensures the day-to-day quality hold activities are performed and reported in a proficient manner including corrective action reporting and documentation.
Ensures raw materials and finished product holds and releases are in a timely manner.
Provides supervisory support, mentorship and direction for up to six QA Technicians.
Professionally and effectively communicates and collaborates with internal departments as warranted to ensure needed product or packaging adjustments and enacted.
QUALIFICATIONS Science related bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a quality or regulatory compliance environment.
Knowledge/experience with HAACP, GMP, Food Defense and SQF requirements.
Prior supervisory experience strongly preferred.
Strong employee relations, interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills.
Strong organizational, problem solving, planning and process skills.
Demonstrated proficiency with MS Office suite, especially Excel.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Experience in a food manufacturing environment or similar industry preferred.
Bilingual in Spanish a plus.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES Performance of supervisory and leadership activities for up to six QA Technicians.
Impact Confections and Kua Candy are Equal Opportunity Employers/Drug Free Workplaces.
To apply for this job email your details to Hr@impactconfections.
com