Why Join as a Food Safety & Quality Assurance (FSQA) Supervisor?
At Clemens Food Group, we're committed to feeding families with the highest standards of quality and safety. As an FSQA Supervisor, you'll be at the heart of ensuring our products meet the gold standardfrom coaching QA team members to managing plant-wide food safety resolutions. This is your opportunity to lead with purpose, drive operational excellence, and be part of a company that values integrity, collaboration, and innovation.
The Impact You'll Make
You'll directly shape the quality and safety standards of our production processes. Your leadership will empower a high-performing QA team, ensuring compliance with USDA regulations and internal KPIs, while spearheading sanitation and validation initiatives. Through proactive problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration, your influence will reach from our plant floors to our customers' plates.
What You'll Do
Talent Management (35%)
- Coach and train QA staff and oversee new hire onboarding.
- Conduct performance reviews (IPP), manage staffing and scheduling, and enforce accountability.
- Evaluate team performance aligned with departmental KPIs and make impactful changes.
Resolution & Regulatory Oversight (30%)
Lead resolution of food safety issues, NRs, USDA concerns, and micro deficiencies.Act as USDA liaison and partner closely with QA leadership for issue management.Identify and address systemic gaps in food safety and quality processes.Performance Management (20%)
Oversee sanitation goals and execution, including master sanitation schedule.Partner on billing, service scope, and semi-annual deep cleans.Lead weekly sanitation meetings and monitor micro and SSOP KPIs.Team CFG Initiatives (10%)
Reinforce company programs and initiatives within the QA team.Provide training for production team members handling FSQA tasks.Collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, Maintenance, and OA teams.Process Validation & Innovation (5%)
Validate CCPs and lead evaluations of pre-op programs and sanitation trends.Partner with the Lab to ensure sampling program effectiveness.Lead data-driven process enhancements in line with industry best practices.What Makes This Role Exciting?
A pivotal leadership opportunity in one of the most crucial areas of food production.Direct visibility with cross-functional partners and USDA officials.Autonomy to innovate and improve long-standing QA and sanitation processes.An opportunity to mentor and elevate a QA team committed to excellence.What We're Looking For
Experience in food safety, quality assurance, or a related technical / production role.Strong leadership skills with a passion for team development and accountability.Familiarity with USDA regulations, sanitation scheduling, and pre-op verification.Confident problem solver with a bias for action and cross-functional collaboration.Skills & Mindset
Decisive, structured, and calm under pressure.Analytical thinker who turns data into decisions.Excellent communicator who thrives in dynamic production environments.Hands-on leader who leads by example and drives team performance.Your Future at Clemens Food Group
As a FSQA Supervisor, you're not just keeping processes in checkyou're enabling our mission to feed families with integrity and excellence. You'll gain exposure across departments, grow as a leader, and play a key role in shaping how we approach quality and safety at every level.