Kettle Cuisine · 1 day ago
QUALITY ASSURANCE SUPERVISOR
Everett, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
5+ years expKettle Cuisine is a company that prides itself on its products and is seeking a Food Safety & Quality Assurance Supervisor to oversee the QA and Food Safety activities. The role involves leading the second shift QA team, ensuring compliance with food safety standards, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
Food and BeverageHospitality
Responsibilities
Organize and Coordinate QA activities of the second shift respective Teams
Serve as Food Safety Management System Team Leader to ensure the training of Food Safety Team Members, ensure that the Food Safety System is established, implemented, maintained; Prerequisite Programs, HACCP and HARPC (Preventive Controls), GMPs, SSOPs, GFSI, USDA, NOP and GFCO guidelines and policies are adhered to
Lead the internal auditing program
Ensure audit readiness for all Internal Quality Audits, SQF, GFCO, FDA, USDA, NOP and all other 3rd Party audits, and respond to findings with Preventive and Corrective Actions
Lead the execution of cultural changes and activities needed to support Continuous Improvement and QA&FS Initiatives on the second shift
Provide day-to-day leadership to QA&FS Departments and act as the primary liaison to outside laboratories, and to external regulatory agencies (FDA, USDA)
Ensure effective review, monitoring of QA and Production Records and escalate as needed
Strong communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with frontline employees, peers, and executives
Ability to drive positive change in both processes and systems and culture
Track, analyze, and lead initiatives for all quality and customer complaint issues within the plant-dashboard rollup
Support Interviewing processes
Participate in Foreign Material & Customer Complaints investigations
Actively work with Operations to reduce Customer Complaints trends
QA Program Implementation
Mentor and Develop QA Technicians
Apply corrective actions in a timely manner when needed
Lead and participate in product disposition assessments
Collaborate with all the departments
Investigate non-conformances and internal deviations
Ensure internal programs are being followed as instructed
Scheduling, Timecard Review and Approval
Maintain deployment schedule, assign staff and resources when necessary
Model and support Kettle’s Core Values and safety culture
Manage performance of all team members
Build a strong, committed, and collaborative team
Develop individual team members & their careers
Conduct annual reviews and PDPs for all direct team members
Create a culture of accountability & performance
Drive a focus on quality and continuous improvement
Plan work, track results and resolve variances
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 5 years of experience in the Food Industry or related industry
2 to 3 years in quality supervisory role
Demonstrated excellence in driving consistently strong profitable sales growth
Experience working on Quality Assurance
Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills
Strong Microsoft Office skills
HACCP & PCQI Certified
Knowledge of Statistical Process Control, HACCP, Sanitation, and Hygienic design
Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing concepts and Strong Defect Root Cause Analysis process
Financial and business acumen
Self-starter able to conceptualize and drive initiatives forward
Positive attitude and motivated by contributing to the overall success of the team
Able to develop strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Creative problem-solving skills
Strong attention to detail, well organized and able to juggle many projects at once
Comfortable moving at a fast pace and in ambiguous environments
Passionate about food
Willing to address difficult situations head on with patience and respect
Able to work Monday through Friday 8+ hours per day, 40+ hours per week and weekends during soup season or as needed
Preferred
BS Degree in Food Science
SQF, USDA and FDA experience
Company
Kettle Cuisine
Kettle Cuisine is a food & beverages company offering handcrafted soups.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Kainos Capital
2018-08-01Private Equity
2015-07-01Acquired
2015-01-01Private Equity
Leadership Team
Liam Mcclennon
CEO
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James Reed
CFO
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