Quality Assurance Supervisor opportunity at Glanbia!Key Responsibilities- Oversee the site Food Safety Management System, including document control, change management, allergen control, internal audits, sanitation validation/verification, and food safety plans.
- Coach and develop QC technicians in food safety management.
- Escalate food safety issues to site and quality leadership as needed.
- Design, deliver, and verify food safety and quality training for all employees, including GMP and SQF requirements.
- Lead the Food Safety Team and maintain food safety plans for finished goods.
- Issue and track corrective and preventive actions to close program gaps on time.
- Serve as the site Preventive Controls Qualified Individual and complete required preventive control verification activities.
- Lead customer and third-party audits and inspections for the facility.
- Oversee SQF, GMP, and FDA programs, including documentation, annual reviews, SOP updates, inspections, and compliance monitoring.
- Conduct internal audits and review findings with Production.
- Manage the environmental monitoring, sanitation verification/validation, and supporting corporate food safety programs, including supplier quality, food fraud, and raw material hazard assessments.
- Investigate and communicate customer and internal complaints and non-conformances.
- Complete customer documentation requests related to the food safety and quality management system.
- Provide formula and specification information to support regulatory requests.
- Communicate food safety and quality information effectively across departments.
Additional Functions- May provide indirect supervision and lead team members as needed.
- Represent the department in cross-functional meetings to resolve quality, technical, and service issues.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in a science-related field, preferably food science, chemistry, microbiology, or biology.
- 4+ years of experience working within a GFSI-aligned food safety management system and 2+ years designing, implementing, and maintaining one, preferably in specialty ingredients or the food and beverage industry.
- HACCP certification or PCQI certification.
- Training or certification in a GFSI standard.
- Experience with third-party certification and customer audits.
- Prior people leadership/supervisory experience preferred.
- Ability to follow written and verbal instructions, including SOPs and work instructions, and work independently with minimal supervision.
- Strong written communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills, with a results-focused approach.
- Ability to remain calm under pressure and work flexible hours, including overtime and some weekends, when needed.
Physical DemandsThe 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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 55 pounds, sometimes more. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Where And How You Will Work This opportunity will be based on site at our facility in Valencia, CA.
What We Would Like to Offer You The opportunity to develop your career on a global stage, continuous learning through an on-demand learning platform, and a competitive compensation package including staff discounts, generous family leave policy, health & dental plan, competitive salary, 401K. Glanbia provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California. This range may not be applicable to other locations. Factors that could be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience and comparison to current employees already in this role. Annual salary for CA-based employees for this role is $80,000 to $90,000.
