POSITION PURPOSE: The primary purpose of the Food Safety Quality Systems (FSQS) Supervisor position is to provide leadership, coordinate and manage their respective team by working closely with each technician to ensure adequate communication and exchange of ideas to assist Lopez Dorada in becoming a Benchmark in our industry.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. Other duties may be assigned.

Communicate with FSQS Manager, Superintendent, and Technicians on a daily basis in order to facilitate the flow of essential information. Work closely with facility leadership across all departments to maximize FSQS’s influence on product quality and food safety.
Ensure technician’s development by providing cross training in other areas of responsibility. Identify individuals with the desired skill set for further development and create plans for that development as part of departmental succession planning. Ensure appropriate staffing for facility needs while ensuring management of vacation schedules and limiting overtime.
Create, update and perform performance reviews with techs. Issue disciplinary actions as required.
Ensure all samples for laboratory analysis are handled in a manner to ensure sample integrity.
Champion any special projects assigned by the FSQS Manager or Superintendent.
Complete daily travel paths throughout facility.
Monitor proper inventory, ordering and maintenance of FSQS supplies and equipment.
Ensure S.O.P.’s and job description are updated as needed.
Work closely with Production Supervisors on the investigation and product disposition in the event of a contamination event.
Fill in for the HACCP Coordinator or FSQS Superintendent when unavailable, including the review of HACCP paperwork and release of products for shipment.

11. Isolation, verification and securing of all finished goods under FSQS HOLD status.
12. Facilitate product disposition determinations for all HOLD products in an expeditious manner while not compromising food safety or quality. Isolation, verification and securing of all finished goods under FSQS HOLD status.

May participate in ideation, concept development, management of, or direct supervision of product development or process improvement initiatives.

QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or experience

High School Diploma or equivalent
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university preferred
1-3 years of experience working in food processing environment
Computer skills in MS Office Suite

Certificates, licenses, registrations
The FSQS Supervisor shall attend and receive certification in Basic HACCP through any HACCP Alliance Certified program.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS/ WORK ENVIRONMENT: 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to handle objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk, hear, taste and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds to move product cases or documentation file boxes. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time as well as extreme heat and cold in the manufacturing plant that may require a person to wear PPE to include freezer jackets, eye and ear protection, rubber boots and a bump cap. Production environments range in temperatures between -10 to 40°F. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Food Safety Quality Systems Supervisor

Ponca City Development Authority