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Universal Pure is hiring a Quality Supervisor for as a full time, permanent position in Villa Rica, GA.
 
The Quality Assurance Supervisor is the food safety coordinator and quality advocate for the assigned facility. Key drivers are supporting the quality control function within the company while ensuring policies like Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) are executed. The position requires knowledge of quality methods, techniques, and equipment. The QA Supervisor must have or achieve within a reasonable timeframe certification in SQF, HACCP, and PCQI. The role reports to the Regional Quality Assurance Manager.  This position has 4-5 direct reports that compromise hourly 3-4 QA Techs and 1 Sanitation rep.  Typical Hours between 8:00am- 5:00pm Mon-Fri, with flexibility to work weekends. Supervisors must also cover shifts when team members are out.

Universal Pure was founded in 2001 as a cold storage warehouse facility in Lincoln, NE with deep roots in the cold supply chain. Over time, our customers’ needs grew for other integrated food and beverage services, so we expanded their capabilities and footprint to meet the needs of our growing customer base. Now Universal Pure is a one-stop-shop HPP service provider to the food and beverage industry, offering a suite of cold chain solutions at eight U.S. facilities, across seven locations.

Quality Assurance Supervisor Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists the Quality Regional Manager in developing and maintaining Standard Operating Procedures and company programs.
• Provide leadership on quality and food safety programs.
• Ensure product is processed to company HACCP/HARPC programs.
• Responsible for informing Quality Assurance Management of ANY Food Safety.
• Ability to implement and manage food safety corrective actions.
• Oversee the development, implementation, review, and maintenance of the SQF System
• Ensure training of facility personnel on GMPs, pre-requisite programs, and other applicable food safety system elements as required.
• Maintain document registers and documentation.
• Aid in hosting visitors or function as the main contact to the facility during regulatory agency audits, customer audits, and third-party audits.
• Site SQF Practitioner.

  Quality Assurance Supervisor REQUIRED Job Qualifications:
 

• Minimum 5 years QA experience, preferably in the food manufacturing industry
• Leadership/Management/Supervisory experience
• Good computer skills including Word and Excel. Experience with Access desired
• Extreme detail orientation and thoroughness
• Must be flexible with work schedule to meet the needs of operations
• Must have excellent interpersonal skill with internal and external customers
• Leadership – the ability to command and maintain attention of those you are overseeing
• Effective communication – the ability to convincingly convey instructions, directions, and details to others
• Experience – knowledge of OSHA and other governmental regulations; incident and accident prevention
• Attention to detail – the ability to manage all duties, rules, documentation, and other components of the job with focus and accuracy
• Confidentiality – the ability to protect data, information, and employee privacy
• Compassion – the ability to be concerned for another person’s well being
• Organization – an ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Collaborative – an ability to work with diverse personalities for a tangible and beneficial outcome

• Bachelor's Degree
• Prior manufacturing experience, preferably food manufacturing
• Quality Assurance Certification in SQF, HACCP, and PCQI

• This position will be performed both within our office environment and our production floor which is a wet/cold environment.

Universal Pure is built on care. You can see it through our safety programs, employee training, recognitions, rewards and our relationships with employees, customers, suppliers, business partners and community members. At Universal Pure, we  are dedicated to integrity, trust and open communications while accepting responsibility and following through on their commitments.
 
If you are interested in learning more about a career with Universal pure as a Quality Supervisor, apply today!