[[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. The tasks include: ]{calibri",sans-serif"=""}]{century="" gothic",sans-serif"=""}]{calibri",sans-serif"=""}]{century="" gothic",sans-serif"=""}

• 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, customers 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.

[[Minimum Qualifications (Required):]{calibri",sans-serif"=""}]{century="" gothic",sans-serif"=""}

• 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.
• 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.

[[Preferred Qualifications:]{calibri",sans-serif"=""}]{century="" gothic",sans-serif"=""}

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. Bachelors degree in other areas will be considered.

HACCP certification.

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