Quality Assurance Supervisor
Califia Farms
- Bakersfield, CA
- $75,000-90,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Responsible for the implementation of directed quality efforts in the plant
- Manages, follows and monitors GMP, HACCP, IIPP, Food Safety and SOPs guidelines
- Audits and maintains production logs and other paperwork as needed for proper documentation
- Authorized to approve HACCP documentation and perform internal audits
- Manages all lab personnel via direct reporting structure
- Manages all shift personnel via a dotted-line reporting structure
- Works with management to discuss, diagnose problems and improve quality and efficiency
- Communicates plant issue’s and operations with management
- Responsible for upholding food safety standards in the plant including being HACCP certified
- Assists in providing safe working conditions for all employees
- Develops and maintains positive and professional relationships with all employees and management
- Works with production department to improve quality of product
- Monitors and maintains inventory and reorders if items need to be reordered
- Optimizes plant efficiency and coordinates plant needs accordingly
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Bachelor’s Degree or appropriate equivalent from an accredited university
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in food manufacturing
- Ability to speak, write, and read English is a must, some Spanish a plus
- Ability to stand, kneel, bend over, climb stairs and ladders and lift/move up to 50 pounds
- Must possess good mechanical, communication and people skills
- Must be able to follow and communicate directions
- Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, divide in all units of measure and compute rate, ratio and percentage
- Proficient in Microsoft programs