Quality Assurance Supervisor, 3rd Shift

Quality Assurance Supervisor, 3rd Shift

Location: Archbold, OH

Employment Type: Full-Time, On-Site

Shift: 3rd Shift / Night Shift

Compensation: Approximately $70,000/year

Experience: 2+ years; supervisory experience required

Education: Bachelor’s degree required/preferred in Food Science, Microbiology, Biology, Chemistry, or a related science field.

Position Summary

Seeking a Quality Assurance Supervisor to oversee third-shift Quality Assurance and sanitation activities in a food manufacturing environment. This person will supervise QA/sanitation personnel, ensure food safety and regulatory compliance, coordinate inspections and verification activities, and support HACCP, SQF, USDA/FSIS, FSMA, sanitation, traceability, and quality-system programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise third-shift QA and sanitation personnel/contractors, including work performance, training, GMP compliance, and documentation.
• Coordinate QA coverage for pre-operational and operational inspections, sampling, verification checks, sanitation verification, and record reviews.
• Support HACCP plans and prerequisite programs, including pre-shipment record review and corrective-action verification.
• Work with USDA/FSIS inspectors and escalate regulatory concerns to Quality Management.
• Place products/processes on hold or stop/escalate operations for food safety, allergen, labeling, sanitation, foreign-material, regulatory, or major quality concerns.
• Support SQF, USDA/FSIS, FDA/FSMA, customer, internal, certification, and supplier audits.
• Participate in root-cause investigations, CAPA, mock recalls, traceability exercises, supplier corrective actions, and continuous improvement.
• Maintain quality documents, specifications, records, change controls, databases, and supplier documentation.
• Support supplier/ingredient qualification and collaborate with Operations, Sanitation, Purchasing, R&D, Regulatory, and Warehouse teams.
• Maintain accurate records following Good Documentation Practices (GDP).
• Monitor applicable SPC, component-weight, and net-weight programs.
• Work overtime, weekends, holidays, or alternate-shift coverage when operationally required.

Key Requirements

Must-have / high-priority qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a science-related discipline.
• 2+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Supervisory/team leadership experience.
• Food manufacturing Quality Assurance / Food Safety experience.
• Knowledge of GMP and HACCP.
• Understanding of food manufacturing sanitation and quality procedures.
• Strong communication, organization, documentation, and problem-solving skills.

Strongly preferred:

• USDA/FSIS regulated food manufacturing experience.
• SQF and FSMA preventive-controls knowledge.
• HACCP certification/training.
• PCQI, SQF Practitioner, internal auditor, or USDA/FSIS training.
• Experience with sanitation, audits, CAPA/root-cause analysis, traceability/recall, supplier quality, or document control.
• Experience with SAP, TraceGains, FoodLogiQ, ReposiTrak, SpecConnect, or similar quality-management systems.

Recruiter Target Profile

The strongest candidates will typically have titles such as Quality Assurance Supervisor, QA Supervisor, Quality Supervisor, Food Safety Supervisor, Quality & Food Safety Supervisor, QA Lead, Quality Assurance Lead, or Food Safety & Quality Supervisor within food or beverage manufacturing, ideally in a USDA-regulated facility.