Quality Assurance Supervisor - 1st Shift

Overview

At Beyond Meat, we are focused on raising the bar on talent. We are dedicated to shaping an inclusive culture that drives excellence, innovation, and results by enabling talent acceleration and development, engagement, and Team Member experience. The Quality Assurance Team is a matrix organization within Beyond Meat dedicated to creating food products leading to the gold standard in plant-based proteins.

They are looking for an outstanding person to join the team in our Devault, PA location as a Quality Assurance Supervisor.

• Reviews quality records for completion, accuracy, and adherence to internal specifications.
• Works with team on proactively improving the Quality and food Safety program and Pilot plant production facility to meet the Company’s, customers’, and the local State and city Health Department requirements. Be the liaison between the local Health inspectors and the plant management.
• Develops, implements, and maintains standards and methods for routine quality and sanitation inspections and verification.
• Assists the team in developing and maintaining procedures and work instructions.
• Investigates non-conformances, customer complaints, or quality deviations related to texture, flavor, foreign material, or shelf-life stability.
• Collaborates with R&D, Operations, and Sanitation teams to ensure successful new product launches and process validations.
• Assists in the preparation and execution of regulatory, customer, and third-party audits (SQF, FDA, etc.).
• Creates and manages training materials associated with the Food Safety & Quality program for Quality and Sanitation Techs and trains new hires.
• Maintains and accounts for product and raw material holds and disposals, including conducting mock recall traceability exercises at a minimum of once every quarter.
• Assists in troubleshooting, overseeing root cause investigations, and collaborating on corrective and preventive actions for non-conformance issues.
• Leads and oversees plant GMP & pest control program and actively works with pest control provider on corrective actions and investigations.
• Leads and oversees the plant Sanitation program by working with internal and external parties; regularly reviews performance results with trend analysis, root cause, corrective action as required, chemical validation, and hygienic verification.
• Coordinates samples for testing as needed.
• Performs any other special projects per QA Department needs.
• Leads, manages, and supervises employees, delegates training for all processes within the production area setting.
• Provides mentorship and training to functional team members.
• Accountable for developing talent through ongoing performance feedback and career management coaching.

• Bachelor of Science degree in Food Science or Microbiology preferred, or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience may be considered.
• Thorough knowledge of GMP, FDA/USDA, Food Safety, SOPs, and SQF
• Knowledge of LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) and AOAC standards desirable
• Minimum 2 years of QA/Food Safety experience in a food manufacturing environment; experience with plant-based or protein alternatives is a plus.
• Solid understanding of food safety programs including HACCP, GMPs, SSOPs, and allergen control.
• Experience with audit preparation, regulatory compliance, and customer standards.
• Ability to lead a team in a fast-paced production environment with varying temperature zones

• Leadership skills focused on results, employee engagement, decision-making, and teamwork.
• Bi-lingual in Spanish is a plus, not a requirement
• Strong mathematical skills
• Strong PC skills, including MS Office programs;
  PowerPoint Presentation, Smartsheet and Tracegains
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, problem solving and organizational skills.
• Ability to quantitatively review technical procedures and representative regulations.
• Capable of writing detailed reports, general day-to-day oversight, and related correspondence
• Effectively presenting information to groups and responding to questions from peers, supervisors, and managers…