Supervisor Quality Assurance

Job Description

Company and Position Information:

Del Monte Foods, Inc. (DMFI) is a multi-national food company headquartered in Walnut Creek, CA, with a powerful portfolio of brands, including iconic Del Monte®, Contadina® and College Inn®. Our premium-quality meal ingredients, snacks and beverages can be found in six out of ten U.S. households.

 

At Del Monte Foods, we believe in supporting one another. In helping our people shape their own careers - in letting them grow outward, upward and across disciplines. We are tending to the greater good, providing accessible, nourishing, great-tasting food for all. We are Del Monte Foods – Growers of Good.

 

The Quality Assurance Supervisor is responsible for understanding production methods of various thermally processed vegetable products, including required in-process, post-process, and packaging testing methods, auditing in-process and production record documentation, maintaining all quality system parameters, and assist in training employees to perform such tests per prescribed procedures uniformly to ensure product manufactured meets or exceeds government regulations and company policies and procedures in a fast paced food production facility.

 

The salary range for this role is: $62,987 - $103,906.

 

Responsibilities:

• Ensure product safety through development, review, and enforcement of company policy.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, federal and corporate food safety regulatory standards.
• Review and enforce company quality standards provided by facility, regional and corporate quality authorities.
• Maintain the quality standards set by Del Monte Foods, Inc.
• Monitoring manufacturing procedures to assure compliance to company specifications and state regulatory standards.
• Audit sanitation GMP procedures to assure product is not adulterated.
• Audit finished good handling, storage, and shipments to assure company and regulatory compliance.
• Ensure raw materials received, and inspected for compliance with company and regulatory standards.
• Assisting in regulatory inspections by federal and state inspectors (e.g. USDA, FDA, …) as well as third party inspections (e.g. Kosher, Co-packers, BRC…)
• Assists in maintaining plant recall program and leading food safety & HACCP teams.
• Provide technical aid to production/management to resolve manufacturing problems or implementing new procedures or parameters.
• Properly isolate & sample all non-conforming raw materials/finished goods. Recommend dispositions on non-conforming raw materials/finished goods.
• Ensure product safety through development, review and enforcement of company policy.
• Ensure compliance with local state, federal and corporate food safety regulatory standards.
• Review and enforce company quality standards provided by facility, regional and corporate quality authorities.
• Responsible for ensuring all products meets food safety, quality and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and monitor the plants Quality Plan. Provide documentation to support and measure the Plant’s Quality Goals.
• Follow-up on consumer complaints to avoid threshold issues or consumer alerts.
• Supports, facilitates, and assists in the implementation of Continuous Improvement Initiatives.
• Maintain food safety controls including PDR/RO inventory systems, hold data bases, verification audits, allergen programs, thermal processing records, CAR, CAPA, and production records and forms.
• Assist as needed with training of seasonal and regular employees on all QA testing positions plant wide.
• Oversee the Quality Lab Crew
• Responsible for lab supplies, maintenance of lab equipment and purchasing to support QA Manager Quality budget.
• Other duties as assigned. 

Del Monte Foods Key Behaviors:

GET OUR HANDS DIRTY

• Dig in and understand the business.
• Stay focused on priorities and drive for results.
• Pursue goals with purpose and persevere through challenges.

CULTIVATE SOLUTIONS

• Improve processes, products and services.
• Take calculated risks to develop effective solutions.
• Use data and insights to drive business performance.

GROW SUCCESS TOGETHER

• Create an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued.
• Collaborate and promote teamwork to achieve individual and shared goals.
• Hold ourselves and others accountable for commitments.

Qualifications:

• Degree with 3-5 years of experience; OR No degree with 7+ years of experience.

WE OFFER:

• Competitive salary.
• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401(k).

ALL RESUMES NEED TO BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE LINK BELOW TO BE CONSIDERED. (https://recruiting.adp.com/srccar/public/RTI.home?c=2157813&d=External&rb=%3F%3F%3F#/https://www.delmontefoods.com/careers/). Please be advised that your application is not complete until you fill out, sign, and submit an Application for Employment for a specific position for which Del Monte Foods, Inc. is actively recruiting. Your application must reflect that you possess the required qualifications for the position.

 

No sponsorship is available for this position.

 

No agencies or 3rd party vendors.

Location(s)680 East John Street, Markesan, Wisconsin 53946-0250