FSQA Supervisor 2nd Shift

John Soules Foods

Tyler, TX

Estimated pay: Est. $17–$26/hr (market estimate, not employer-stated)

Shift: Full time

**Job Title: FSQA Supervisor**

**Location: Tyler, TX**

**Department: FSQA**

**Reports To: FSQA Superintendent**

**Overview of Company**

Soules Foods is a thriving family-owned food company that has made a positive difference for its customers and consumers for nearly 50 years. Our purpose and promise of Great Food, Made Simple® drives us. Based in Tyler, Texas, the company is a leading national producer of ready-to-eat and ready-to- cook chicken and beef products and is the number one producer of chicken and beef fajitas in the USA. We proudly serve a broad portfolio of great-tasting, high-quality products sold throughout the US via retail, food service distributors, and restaurants. Our wide array of national customers includes prominent organizations such as Walmart, Costco, Sam’s Club, Sysco, and HEB. The company was established in 1975 by John Soules Sr., and the business is now in the second generation of family leadership. The organization has expanded dramatically over the past decade, and with its continued growth, it now has annual sales of approximately $1 billion. The company employs over 2,000 individuals and has three manufacturing facilities in Gainesville, Georgia; Valley, Alabama; and its headquarters in Tyler, Texas.

**Job Summary**

The FSQA Supervisor is responsible for supervising assigned FSQA team members and supporting the execution and verification of food safety and product quality programs within the facility. This position also supports team member safety, training, performance, and retention while ensuring compliance with company, customer, and regulatory requirements.

**Qualifications**

**Education:**

• + High school diploma or GED required. A Bachelor of Science degree in Food Science, Meat/Animal Science, or a related science discipline is preferred.
• **Experience:**
• + A college degree or minimum 2 years of experience in a food processing or manufacturing environment.

+ Previous supervisory or team-lead experience preferred.

+ Experience in meat or poultry processing and USDA-regulated products preferred.

+ Experience working with diverse and cross-functional teams.

• **Skills / Proficiencies:**
• + Ability to work independently to carry out facility objectives with little oversight.
• + Working knowledge of food quality and safety procedures and programs, including HACCP, SSOPs, GMPs, sanitation, product specifications, and plant operations.
• + Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization.
• + Ability to enforce policies, programs, procedures, and specifications consistently and professionally.
• + Strong organizational, time-management, prioritization, and recordkeeping skills.
• + Ability to analyze information, solve problems, and make effective and timely decisions.
• + Ability to coach, train, coordinate, and develop employees.
• + Ability to work under pressure and respond to situations with a strong sense of urgency.
• + Self-motivated, dependable, and able to complete work accurately and on time.
• + Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word proficiency; experience with timekeeping software and other plant systems is preferred.
• + Bilingual English/Spanish skills are a plus.

• **Key Responsibilities**
• *NOTE: This description is not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may perform other related duties to meet the organization's ongoing needs; these duties are considered marginal.*
• + Hire, supervise and train FSQA team members to ensure compliance with food safety, quality, regulatory and customer requirements.
• + Review HACCP, GMP, SSOP, and food safety monitoring records for accuracy and completeness and oversee any corrections necessary.
• + Coordinate environmental swabbing activities by verifying compliance to swabbing schedules, investigations and corrective actions.
• + Collaborate with operations and maintenance to support real-time production decisions.
• + Interface with USDA-FSIS to resolve concerns or support documentation requests.
• + Administer product hold, release and dispositions. Must have the ability to make sound judgments and timely decisions regarding product quality and wholesomeness within assigned authority.
• + Ensure accurate completion, review, organization, and filing of FSQA records and documentation.
• + Maintain data reporting systems & identify data result trends to support process improvement.
• + Enforce company food safety policies, procedures, programs, and finished product specifications.
• + Train, coach, and develop FSQA team members; verify that required training is completed and effective.
• + Communicate food safety, quality, staffing, and operational concerns to FSQA leadership and appropriate cross-functional partners.
• + Support investigations, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and customer complaint follow-up activities.
• + Assist with inter