Supervisor - Quality Assurance and Sanitation
Company: Flagstone Foods
Location: El Paso
Posted on: April 22, 2024
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Job Description:
Flagstone Foods:At Flagstone Foods, we believe appreciation
grows goodness. We have an appreciation for our customers, our
employees, and the communities in which we live. Appreciation is
our main ingredient!Headquartered in the North Loop of Minneapolis
with plants in Robersonville, North Carolina, El Paso, Texas, and
Dothan, Alabama, we are one of North America's largest
manufacturers and distributors of "feel good snacks," like
flavorful snack nuts, innovative trail mixes and wholesome dried
fruits---and we are adding to our team! We hire creative,
thoughtful, and entrepreneurial team members. If you share our
enthusiasm and appreciation for goodness, you too may find a home
with Flagstone Foods.Position SummaryLead the Sanitation team to
achieve full plant compliance with sanitation/cleaning standards,
food safety, and personnel safety, maintaining all federal, state,
and customer requirements. Provide sanitation support to the plant
to help ensure production schedules are met and manufacturing goals
are achieved. Assist in developing and maintaining all programs and
procedures related to food safety and quality. Provide leadership
and guidance to production plant employees regarding quality
control, food safety, sanitation, and facility programs.Essential
FunctionsOversee food safety, quality standards and legality of
products manufactured in the facility, support compliance to plant
quality and food safety systems, pest control, sanitation,
environmental policy, and corrective action policy.Assist in
developing and maintaining all programs and procedures related to
sanitation, food safety and quality.Manage Sanitation and QA team
across all shifts including training, development, scheduling, and
performance management.Develop, implement, and maintain master
sanitation schedules, ensuring master sanitation schedules and
daily housekeeping requirements are executed effectively,
documented, and filed accordingly.Ensure proper equipment
sanitation and efficient startups through an understanding of the
manufacturing process and equipment/parts design.Provide daily
supervision of QA Technicians and Sanitation techs, provide
training and development in proper procedures, standards, teamwork,
collaboration, including establishment of measurable goals and
input on performance reviews.Direct the inspection of incoming
ingredients including random sampling of products, the physical
condition of ingredients and packaging, moisture content, and
compliance with ingredient specifications.Ensure
out-of-specification products, materials, and ingredients are put
on hold, investigations conducted, disposition determined, and
issues resolved.Initiate quality complaint investigations; verify
corrective action completion and continued conformance.Lead/train
and participate in internal audits and mock recalls while ensuring
compliance to internal quality policies and applicable local
regulations through the audits, observations, process reviews, and
development of corrective actions with management.Ensure all areas
of the plant are properly sanitized and in good repair.Work with
Quality Assurance and Production to validate/verify allergen
cleaning effectiveness.Work with facility leadership to ensure
readiness for up coming projects; demonstrate good time management
in planning work schedules to ensure deadlines are met.Order and
maintain inventory and chemical control for Sanitation department
materials; manage inventory to keep within budget.Manage chemical
control within the Sanitation department, working with chemical
provider.Ensure proper training is completed and documented for the
Sanitation team.Continually train, monitor, and enforce compliance
to safety program including Lock Out Tag Out, chemical safety,
chemical SDS, etc.; monitor department adherence to required
PPEs.Inspect work areas for safety hazards, observe employees safe
work habits, and take corrective action as necessary; fill out
accident investigation reports and attend safety meetings, as
appropriate; communicate and follow up to meet safety goals.Create,
update, and audit sanitation program and all SSOPs to ensure
compliance with FDA and GFSI requirements.Assist with updating
quality systems relating to sanitation, environmental safety, food
safety, and quality controls.Actively participate in food safety
and plant audits, company audits, and 2nd and 3rd party
audits.Provide pest control support, working with pest control
provider to ensure corrective actions are closed out in a timely
manner.Establish a culture of continuous improvement, foster a
sense of team responsibility for achieving goals and supporting
plant metrics, and lead the department by example.Support food
safety program, quality standards, and legality of products
manufactured in the facility.Perform other job-related duties as
assigned.Qualifications (Education/Experience)Bachelor of Science
degree preferred and/or 2 years of experience in implementing
sanitation programs.2+ years of supervisory experience
preferred.GFSI, FDA, and State Department of Agriculture experience
preferred.HACCP and PCQI certification preferred.Experience
developing and managing to a budget preferred.Experience with
Microsoft Office.Strong computer skills including experience with
ERP systems and Microsoft OfficeStrong leadership, team-building,
and coaching skills with an intense desire to drive positive
change, develop interdepartmental relationships, and deliver
results.Strong decision-making skills with the ability to think
quickly and handle frequent change.Ability to establish rapport
quickly, communicating with ease, skill, and conviction.Continuous
improvement mind-set with the ability to lead and support multiple
projectsPhysical RequirementsThe physical demands described within
the Essential Functions section of this job description are
representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform this job. Other duties or tasks may be
assigned as required. Management may modify, change, or add to the
duties of this description at any time without notice.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:Communicate with others both
verbally and in writing.Be independently mobile.Use a computer and
keyboard.Regularly sit, stand, walk, reach, stretch, stoop, bend,
for extended periods.Ability to lift/carry 25 to 50 lbs.Exposure to
noise levels requiring hearing protection.Work the night shift.
Night Shift: M- F from 9:00pm - 5:30am
Keywords: Flagstone Foods, El Paso , Supervisor - Quality Assurance and Sanitation, Other , El Paso, Texas
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