Quality assurance specialist Jobs in Virginia Beach, VA

Our client is seeking a Quality Assurance Supervisor for our food manufacturing client.

• Provides leadership to the company's Quality Food Safety department by coaching and developing front-line associates, driving a culture of safety, inclusion, engagement and accountability.
• Promotes a culture of Food Safety among all bakery associates through education and policy enforcement along with fellow department leaders.
• Ensures that our customers receive the highest quality product in a food-safe environment.
• Provides oversight of Quality and Food Safety programs, and evaluates for compliance through regular audits, inspections and risk assessments, ensuring that Corrective Actions are performed for any non-conformance.
• Ensures proper document control for all documentation within the food manufacturing facility.
• Leads all third-party audits. An example is SQF (Safe Quality Foods)
• Drives continuous improvement by ensuring that LEAN tools and 5S are practiced.
• Participates in and supports R&D efforts, through ingredient analysis and approval, and ensures that all regulatory guidelines are met.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science or related scientific major preferred. A combination of education, training and experience demonstrating competency to perform the work may be substituted.
• GFSI (SQF, BRC, FSSC 22000, IFS, etc), PCQI, Food Defense and HACCP certifications are strongly preferred.
• 3-7 years of experience leading Quality / Food Safety / Sanitation teams in a food production environment.
• Leadership skills with a focus on associate development and accountability.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work within cross-functional teams.
• Computer proficiency including MS Office products.
• Experience with 5S and LEAN tools highly preferred.
• Bilingual - Spanish and English highly preferred.