Quality Assurance Supervisor

Litehouse•Sandpoint, ID

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The QA Supervisor champions food safety and quality across the plant, ensuring products meet regulatory, customer, and company standards. This role drives continuous improvement, leads quality systems execution, and serves as a key partner to Operations in delivering safe, high-quality products every day.

Requirements

1-3 years of experience in Quality Assurance or food manufacturing
Working knowledge of food safety systems, laboratory testing, and inspection methods
Ability to operate and maintain lab equipment (e.g., pH meters, moisture analyzers)
Understanding of basic statistics and data analysis
Strong communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills
Ability to work independently, manage priorities, and collaborate cross-functionally
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint)

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent education and experience considered
Experience with quality or inventory systems (e.g., NWA, ROSS, SharePoint)

Responsibilities

Lead plant-level quality assurance activities to ensure compliance with FSMA, SQF (GFSI), and third-party audit standards
Promote and model food safety and quality practices, including HACCP, GMPs, and SQF principles
Oversee inspections, testing, sampling, product release, and hold programs for incoming, in-process, and finished goods
Conduct first-case checks and in-process quality checks throughout production
Investigate quality issues, customer complaints, and audit findings using root cause analysis and corrective action processes
Analyze quality data (e.g., MVI, NWA) to identify trends, prevent issues, and drive improvements
Review, update, and standardize quality policies and procedures to ensure regulatory and corporate compliance
Perform housekeeping and food safety audits; follow up on corrective actions
Serve as the primary plant backup for quality and food safety issues
Support continuous improvement initiatives and other assigned quality activities