Butterball
Overview
Quality Assurance Supervisor
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Butterball
Butterball is a leading brand in turkey products with a history of quality and safety. This role guides the day-to-day operations of a team monitoring product attributes to assure product quality is at targeted levels of customer specifications, ensuring food safety, regulatory and company compliance, and adherence to established safety procedures. Responsible for retained product releases.
Job Summary Guides the day-to-day operations of a team monitoring product attributes to assure product quality is at targeted levels of the customer product specifications. Ensures food safety, regulatory and company compliance, and compliance with all established safety procedures. Ensures all required checks and tests are performed within the plant as prescribed in the USDA regulations, Butterball LLC Policies, and the HACCP program. Responsible for retained product releases.
Key Responsibilities
Supervises the day-to-day activities of a team of entry level individual contributors. Provides guidance, coaching, and support to ensure successful completion of tasks. Participates in HR activities such as hiring, terminations, performance management, goal setting, team member development, scheduling, etc. Enforces systems, policies, and procedures. Reviews and approves timecards.
Responsible for ensuring adherence to all food safety regulations and quality standards on the Plant floor(s), including contractor and construction projects. Provides coaching and follows up with technicians and operations to ensure compliance.
Assists with the development and implementation of policies, process control procedures and monitoring, and standard practices.
Troubleshoots plant quality, safety, and sanitation problems. Implements corrective actions to address and mitigate identified issues.
Promotes GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) and Food safety across the organization. Provides coaching and training across the operation’s teams as needed.
Works closely with USDA.
Reviews all paperwork to ensure proper procedures are followed. Investigates and escalates issues as appropriate.
Assists with facility, customer, and third-party audits and audit preparation. Responsible for daily SOP audits.
Participates in investigation of product failures and customer complaints. May provide recommended solution to management team.
Communicates with all levels of management to ensure they maintain control of the process.
Identifies opportunities and supports creation and implementation of plant processes and/or product improvement projects.
Maintains the technical expertise of team with recurring training in all areas with their functional area.
Minimum Qualifications (Education & Experience)
High school diploma, GED, or equivalent
4+ years of relevant experience or the knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed in the role
1+ year of leadership experience or the knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed in the role
Experience in a food environment
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities Butterball Core Competencies
Safety First: We put safety first. The health, safety, and well-being of our people, products, and turkeys is everyone’s responsibility.
Integrity: We trust each other to do the right thing with honesty, respect, and authenticity.
Stewardship: We take care of what matters and are accountable to our commitments.
Enthusiastic Attitudes: We foster belonging and motivation to do our best.
Continuous Improvement: We are committed to learning, developing, and innovating.
Essential Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
Ability to coach, develop, support, and guide a team with technical skills
Knowledgeable or ability to learn product specifications, plant quality procedures, and plant HACCP plan
Familiarity with GMPs, Food Safety, HACCP, USDA and SSOPs
Ability to draft reports and document procedures
Ability to perform a risk analysis
Good communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively present information and respond to questions
Ability to apply basic math and calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, keyboard, and occasionally lift up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Working Conditions
Work will be performed in a variety of conditions including a climate-controlled office environment and in a manufacturing plant environment with varying conditions. Personal protective equipment is required in the manufacturing environment.
The office noise level is usually moderate; manufacturing noise may exceed 85 DBA and require hearing protection.
Occasional travel may be required.
Disclaimer We embrace equal opportunity employment. Butterball is committed to the fair and impartial treatment of all employees and applicants without regard to gender, age, race, religion, color, national origin, disability, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, or any other status protected by law.
This position is deemed Safety Sensitive for purposes of Butterball’s Drug/Alcohol Screening & Testing Policy. Details will be provided to individuals who receive a conditional job offer, or upon request.
The statements herein describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of requirements or a contract of employment. They are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Quality Assurance
Industries
Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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Butterball
Butterball is a leading brand in turkey products with a history of quality and safety. This role guides the day-to-day operations of a team monitoring product attributes to assure product quality is at targeted levels of customer specifications, ensuring food safety, regulatory and company compliance, and adherence to established safety procedures. Responsible for retained product releases.
Job Summary Guides the day-to-day operations of a team monitoring product attributes to assure product quality is at targeted levels of the customer product specifications. Ensures food safety, regulatory and company compliance, and compliance with all established safety procedures. Ensures all required checks and tests are performed within the plant as prescribed in the USDA regulations, Butterball LLC Policies, and the HACCP program. Responsible for retained product releases.
Key Responsibilities
Supervises the day-to-day activities of a team of entry level individual contributors. Provides guidance, coaching, and support to ensure successful completion of tasks. Participates in HR activities such as hiring, terminations, performance management, goal setting, team member development, scheduling, etc. Enforces systems, policies, and procedures. Reviews and approves timecards.
Responsible for ensuring adherence to all food safety regulations and quality standards on the Plant floor(s), including contractor and construction projects. Provides coaching and follows up with technicians and operations to ensure compliance.
Assists with the development and implementation of policies, process control procedures and monitoring, and standard practices.
Troubleshoots plant quality, safety, and sanitation problems. Implements corrective actions to address and mitigate identified issues.
Promotes GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) and Food safety across the organization. Provides coaching and training across the operation’s teams as needed.
Works closely with USDA.
Reviews all paperwork to ensure proper procedures are followed. Investigates and escalates issues as appropriate.
Assists with facility, customer, and third-party audits and audit preparation. Responsible for daily SOP audits.
Participates in investigation of product failures and customer complaints. May provide recommended solution to management team.
Communicates with all levels of management to ensure they maintain control of the process.
Identifies opportunities and supports creation and implementation of plant processes and/or product improvement projects.
Maintains the technical expertise of team with recurring training in all areas with their functional area.
Minimum Qualifications (Education & Experience)
High school diploma, GED, or equivalent
4+ years of relevant experience or the knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed in the role
1+ year of leadership experience or the knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed in the role
Experience in a food environment
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities Butterball Core Competencies
Safety First: We put safety first. The health, safety, and well-being of our people, products, and turkeys is everyone’s responsibility.
Integrity: We trust each other to do the right thing with honesty, respect, and authenticity.
Stewardship: We take care of what matters and are accountable to our commitments.
Enthusiastic Attitudes: We foster belonging and motivation to do our best.
Continuous Improvement: We are committed to learning, developing, and innovating.
Essential Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
Ability to coach, develop, support, and guide a team with technical skills
Knowledgeable or ability to learn product specifications, plant quality procedures, and plant HACCP plan
Familiarity with GMPs, Food Safety, HACCP, USDA and SSOPs
Ability to draft reports and document procedures
Ability to perform a risk analysis
Good communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively present information and respond to questions
Ability to apply basic math and calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, keyboard, and occasionally lift up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Working Conditions
Work will be performed in a variety of conditions including a climate-controlled office environment and in a manufacturing plant environment with varying conditions. Personal protective equipment is required in the manufacturing environment.
The office noise level is usually moderate; manufacturing noise may exceed 85 DBA and require hearing protection.
Occasional travel may be required.
Disclaimer We embrace equal opportunity employment. Butterball is committed to the fair and impartial treatment of all employees and applicants without regard to gender, age, race, religion, color, national origin, disability, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, or any other status protected by law.
This position is deemed Safety Sensitive for purposes of Butterball’s Drug/Alcohol Screening & Testing Policy. Details will be provided to individuals who receive a conditional job offer, or upon request.
The statements herein describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of requirements or a contract of employment. They are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Quality Assurance
Industries
Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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