Home Chef is hiring: FSQA Supervisor - Night shift in Lithia Springs

Home Chef is the leading meal solutions company with both a retail and online presence. Available online at homechef.com and in retail at more than 2,100 Kroger grocery stores, Home Chef is committed to inspiring and enabling more people to cook simple, delicious meals, no matter how busy they are.

In 2023, Home Chef introduced a new brand, Tempo! Tempo features a rotating selection of ready-to-heat meals delivered directly to your door. These meals are better-for-you versions of familiar favorites, designed to save you time and reduce stress while maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

The FSQA Supervisor is responsible for supporting the food safety and quality control function within the company. The role includes a combination of supervision and active participation in the tasks to ensure that all products are safe, consistent, of the highest quality, and meet all requirements.

Detailed Responsibilities

• Assign daily and weekly responsibilities for FSQA Techs, Leads, and Sanitors, making sure there are appropriate resources to cover all activities
• Assist FSQA Superintendent with development of daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly & annual schedules.
• Create FSQA Supervisor Recap; document any issues and work with the FSQA Superintendent for resolution
• Be aware & proactive on shift metric reporting, understanding report outs & working on plans for improvement.

Quality Control

• Oversee core FSQA functions for all process steps while working closely with production to help monitor and resolve any issues.
• Support communications with Production Management regarding any process that does not meet the standard requirements, and work together with necessary parties to resolve issues
• Conduct GMP audits and notify production management of violations; work with Production to resolve any issue

Food Safety

• Perform daily, weekly, and/or monthly tasks as assigned by FSQA Superintendent and/or FSQA Leadership including, but not limited to: GMP Audits, Metal Detection Verification, Environmental Monitoring Swabbing, Lab Equipment Calibrations, Chemical Titrations, Pre-Shipment Review, Hold Management, and Start of Line and Pre-Operational Inspections.
• Hold team members and cross-functional partners accountable to Home Chef's food safety expectations
• Perform Food Safety record verifications including but not limited to: receiving, pre-operational, cook & chill, metal detection and Pre-Shipment Release.

Issue Escalation

• Work with FSQA Leadership to help resolve food and non-food procurement quality issues within the shift, including but not limited to, questions related to produce quality, portioning quantity, and missing ingredients
• Escalate any decisions to FSQA leadership as needed

People Management

• Oversee training programming, holding accountable for delivering all components of the Training program to new FSQA techs, leads, and sanitation associates.
• Train, coach and empower Quality Techs, Leads, and Sanitation associates
• Participate in performance review and corrective action meetings for Quality Tech, Leads, and sanitation associates with FSQA Superintendent

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs and Google applications required
• Fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English is required; fluency in Spanish preferred.
• 3+ years of experience working in food quality / food safety, preferred
• Must be able to attain ServSafe Manager certification within 30 days of hire
• Ability to use, maintenance, and interpret results of laboratory and quality equipment and instrumentation
• Knowledge of filling and weighing equipment.
• Knowledge of metal detection, preferred

Home Chef is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Home Chef will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact our People team at hr@homechef.com.