Quality Supervisor

Description

Quality Supervisor

The Quality Supervisor is accountable for providing leadership and oversight to the quality and sanitation functions in order to assure product conformance to specification, food safety, GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice), and Good Laboratory Practices. Accountable for sanitation requirements for machinery, equipment and facilities and develops and maintains sanitation programs and procedures, collaborates with engineers, suppliers, contractors and plant partners to ensure a clean and sterile facility. This position provides leadership in compliance with the Quality & Sanitation programs and practices.

Keurig Dr Pepper (NYSE: KDP) is a leading coffee and beverage company in North America, with annual revenue in excess of $11 billion. KDP holds leadership positions in soft drinks, specialty coffee and tea, water, juice and juice drinks and mixers, and markets the #1 single serve coffee brewing system in the U.S. The Company maintains an unrivaled distribution system that enables its portfolio of more than 125 owned, licensed and partner brands to be available nearly everywhere people shop and consume beverages. With a wide range of hot and cold beverages that meet virtually any consumer need, KDP key brands include Keurig®, Dr Pepper®, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters®, Canada Dry®, Snapple®, Bai®, Mott’s® and The Original Donut Shop®. The Company employs more than 25,000 employees and operates more than 120 offices, manufacturing plants, warehouses and distribution centers across North America


Position Shift and Schedule This is a full time permanent position working on our 2nd shift. Our 2nd shift typically works Monday through Friday 2:00pm until 11:00pm. Flexibility to work overtime and weekends is required as the business needs.

Position Responsibilities

1. Assist the Quality Manager and provide direct supervision for the coordination and maintenance of all company quality and food safety standards.
2. Along with the Quality Manager, liaise with internal and external auditors during Quality, Food Safety and Regulatory audits.
3. Monitor and ensure the performance of Quality Staff to ensure operational and regulatory compliance.
4. Responsible for full implementation of all Quality initiatives to reduce wastes associated with sampling process flow, batching procedures, and sanitation procedures.
5. Perform administrative functions such as scheduling Quality staff to ensure 100% support to operation, perform SAP transactions, and ordering of lab and sanitation materials.
6. Ensure accuracy of all aspects of the master sanitation schedule are maintained and updated.
7. Monitor and enforce proper sanitation and housekeeping procedures.
8. Monitor production schedules and requirements in terms of quality & safety.
9. Supervise accurate and timely reporting of work in progress and completes all relevant paperwork and management reporting.
10. Work within approved operating expense budget, ensure sufficient operating supplies and capital equipment are available for department personnel to operate as scheduled. Recommend corrections to budget as production needs require.
11. Manage processes to ensure sanitation and microbiological specifications, quality, and safety standards are maintained.
12. Review, evaluate, counsel, and discipline employees as necessary to ensure department meets or exceeds productivity requirements.
13. Assist with training and cross training to assure that all quality and sanitation tasks are met within budget, product specifications, quality requirements, and safety standards.
14. Assist with calibration and validation programs for all Quality Lab instrumentation.
15. Assist with data analysis to include statistical analysis of laboratory and quality system data which include but not limited to market score reports, consumer complaints, nonconforming products, SPC (IQS) data, yield data, and audit results.
16. Assist with determining data trends and implement improvement to processes and/or procedures to improve KPI’s associated with Quality.
17. Assist with special projects or assignments specifically directed by Quality Manager which may include new product launches (Batch Maker, IQS, Micro Blend), traceability and recall, consumer complaint investigation, 5S, etc.
18. Assist in the writing of technical laboratory Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
19. Assist with
20. Assist with investigations and troubleshooting activities with regard to Quality Holds and process deviation.
21. Able to handle stressful, fast-paced and rapidly-changing environment.
22. Must be able to multitask and have excellent time management and organizational skills.
23. Effective training capabilities as well as excellent oral and written communication skills.
24. Dependable, detail-oriented, good problem-solving abilities and strong commitment to teamwork.

Benefits built for you

Our people are the heart of our business, which is why we offer robust benefits to support your health and wellness as well as your personal and financial well-being. We also provide employee programs designed to enhance your professional growth and development while ensuring you feel valued, inspired and appreciated at work.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED)
• 2 years of experience in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical or chemical industry
• 2 years of supervisory experience in a fast paced manufacturing environment
• 2 years of experience working with quality management systems, lab instruments, sanitation, or quality assurance in a manufacturing environment
• 2 years of experience working with Microsoft Office programs

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (NYSE: KDP) is an equal opportunity employer and affirmatively seeks diversity in its workforce. Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. EOE Minorities/ Females/ Protected Veterans/ Disabled