• Quality Assurance Supervisor

    Actalent (Winston Salem, NC)


    Job Title: Quality Assurance Supervisor

    Job Description

    The Quality Assurance Supervisor provides leadership and daily oversight to quality control leads and technicians, ensuring accurate, timely, and well-documented analyses are delivered to both internal and external stakeholders. The role involves maintaining daily product compliance with internal standards and customer expectations.

    Responsibilities

    + Monitor plant operations to ensure adherence to quality and food safety programs, including Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), sanitation audits, HACCP protocols, and product quality checks in alignment with company policies and SQF Code requirements.

    + Identify and report food safety and quality deviations, collaborating with relevant teams to develop and implement corrective actions.

    + Communicate nonconforming results to internal departments such as operations, purchasing, and planning, as well as to suppliers when necessary. Make informed decisions regarding the acceptance or rejection of nonconforming products.

    + Oversee microbiological and chemical proficiency testing programs within internal and external laboratories, ensuring satisfactory performance.

    + Apply Statistical Process Control (SPC) and other analytical tools to enhance quality assurance processes. Generate and distribute reports analyzing QA, food safety, and microbiological data trends for raw materials and finished goods. Provide actionable recommendations to management when issues are identified.

    + Report all food safety and quality concerns to authorized personnel and assist in executing corrective measures.

    + Support continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities within the QA function and recommending changes to enhance KPI performance.

    Essential Skills

    + Quality assurance

    + Inspection

    + Quality control

    + HACCP

    + Audit

    + Food safety

    + Food manufacturing

    + Quality Assurance/Quality Control

    + Food Safety

    + Microbiology

    + Food science

    + Quality assurance testing

    + Document control

    + Laboratory

    + Microbiology

    + Environmental monitoring

    Additional Skills & Qualifications

    + Associate's degree required. Bachelor's Degree preferred, with a focus in Food Technology, Food Science, Biology, Chemistry, or other related field.

    + Three to five years of quality management experience in the food industry; will consider one to two years of food experience if the candidate has strong QA experience.

    + Completed HACCP, SQF, PCQI certifications preferred.

    + Prior microbiology or environmental monitoring experience preferred.

    Work Environment

    The role is based in a 700,000 sq foot food manufacturing setting. The supervisor is expected to be on the production floor around 30% of the day to support quality initiatives, with the remaining 70% of time spent in office settings or conducting basic lab checks. The plant operates four 10-hour shifts, with a schedule of Monday to Thursday, from 6 AM to 4:30 PM.

    Pay and Benefits

    The pay range for this position is $90000.00 - $100000.00/yr.

     

    Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your jobclassification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may besubject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefitsavailable for this temporary role may include the following:

     

    • Medical, dental & vision• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)• Short and long-term disability• Health Spending Account (HSA)• Transportation benefits• Employee Assistance Program• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

     

    Workplace Type

     

    This is a fully onsite position in Winston-Salem,NC.

     

    Application Deadline

     

    This position is anticipated to close on May 30, 2025.

    About Actalent

    Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

     

    The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

     

    If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email [email protected] (%[email protected]) for other accommodation options.