Quality Assurance Supervisor/SQF Practitioner

Utz Quality Foods is seeking a Quality Assurance Supervisor/ SQF Practitioner to join our team in Algona, WA. This position will serve as the first line of supervision for the laboratory and is responsible for oversight of the Quality programs throughout the facility and for the daily activities of the QA lab to ensure support of food safety and quality processes for the facility. The individual will drive all aspects of safety, quality, SQF certification, governmental requirements, and continuous improvement programs within the operation, as well as serving as the as SQF Practitioner for the facility. Extensive experience in laboratory testing with demonstrated leadership skills and the desire and ability to interact with all levels of the enterprise is required. This is a full-time, exempt position reporting directly to the QA Director.

Key Responsibilities

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  Able to perform all the essential functions of a Quality Assurance (QA) Technician.

  
  
• Sets up, calibrates, and maintains existing and new testing equipment in the lab.
• Leads manufactured and purchased product testing including documentation and reporting of all inbound items.
• Reviews and approves daily QA data, ensuring accuracy and adherence to specifications.
• Identifies areas for quality improvement and leads team to achieve desired targets.
• Trains and schedules all QA technicians and maintains a prospective talent pool.
• Maintains compliance with FDA and other governing bodies (city/ state/ health department).
• Implements and works with department managers on continuous improvement programs.
• Other duties as assigned to support over all departmental and corporate initiatives.
• Preparing for and leading a team through third party food safety/ GMP audit.
• Leads SQF training.
• Manages internal audits and compliance for SQF, including overseeing corrective actions.
• Verification and audits of ongoing policies, SOP's, and food safety/ SQF compliance.

Experience and Skills

• The individual will drive all aspects of safety, quality, SQF certification, governmental requirements, and continuous improvement programs within the operation, as well as serving as the SQF Practitioner for the facility.
• Extensive experience in laboratory testing with demonstrated leadership skills and the desire and ability to interact with all levels of the enterprise is required.
• This is a full-time, exempt position reporting directly to the QA Director.
• Advanced computer skills in Microsoft Suite, Excel, and proficiency with an iPad.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and desire and ability to interact with all levels of the enterprise.
• Strong critical thinking skills.
• Fundamental math skills.
• Knowledge of snack food operations.

Education

• Minimum high school graduate
• Bachelor's degree preferred

Salary Starting $75k-$85k

Our benefit package includes medical, dental, and vision plans, life insurance, a 401(k) plan with profit sharing, and an Employee Stock Purchase Program. Employees also receive eleven days of paid time off and six paid company holidays throughout the calendar year.

Our Recruitment Process

• Easy Application (5 mins): Introduce yourself and answer a few key questions to get started.
• Engaging Chat Interview (20-25 min): Share your experiences in an online chat, highlighting how your values align with ours.
• Live Interview: Selected candidates will meet the hiring manager to explore their alignment with the team and overall Utz company culture.

Continuously Pursuing Excellence!

Here at Utz, we have a passion for exciting and delighting consumers with delicious snack foods made from high quality ingredients. After over a century with a strong family heritage, our diverse portfolio of brands includes Utz, Tim's Cascade, Zapp's, Boulder Canyon, and On the Border. Our associates are the reason for the success of this company, so it is important we provide a supportive, caring and inclusive environment that offers opportunities for career growth and advancement. We also help take care of our associates by providing benefits, resources, and programs that ensure they live their healthiest lives. Join our world class team and help us become the fastest growing pure-play U.S. snacking company of scale!

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

• Minimum high school graduate with extensive experience in house laboratory testing; Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Previous experience as a practitioner highly preferred; PCQI certification and experience strongly preferred.
• Advanced computer skills in Microsoft Suite, and proficiency with an iPad.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and desire and ability to interact with all levels of the enterprise.
• Strong critical thinking skills.
• Fundamental math skills.
• Knowledge of snack food operations.