Quality Supervisor

Clasen Quality Chocolate (CQC) is a world-class manufacturer of chocolate and confectionery coatings. CQC supports a professional, supportive work environment where teamwork is the key to our success. Working for a privately-held company provides you with the opportunity to wear many different “hats,” make a difference every day, and have fun doing it!

We are currently accepting applications for a Quality Supervisor at our state-of-the-art Production Facility in Reno, NV (Spanish Springs). The position requires 3-4 months of training in Wisconsin as the facility is built. Once production has started in Reno, this position will work a 12 hr day shift from 5am to 5:30pm. The day shift schedule is 3-4 days per week, rotating. (Week 1: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday. Week 2: Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday.) This position reports to the Director of West Coast Operations. Develop, implement, and execute quality systems and programs to prevent or eliminate food safety risks and product quality defects in new and existing products The Quality Supervisor maintains the authority to cease operations in the event that compliance to quality standards are not being met.

* HACCP and Recall Coordinator for the facility * SQF Practitioner for the facility * Maintain regulatory compliance with Federal, State, and Local regulatory requirements. * Develop, implement and execute continuous improvement upgrades to the quality systems and programs. * Actively monitor the production floor for compliance to quality systems and programs with an emphasis on identifying gaps between the production floor practices and the quality systems and programs. * Conduct internal Quality and Food Safety training. * Conduct internal audits (Food Safety, Good Manufacturing Practices [GMP’s], Sanitation, etc.) * Control non-conforming product according to company policy. * Interact with ingredient suppliers and service providers. * Coordinate collection of product samples and equipment/environmental swabs. * Review, enter, and file production/quality related documents. * Prepare Certificates of Analysis for customer shipments. * Perform all tasks assigned by the supervisor, while following all company, safety, and quality policies and procedures. * Travel to other CQC facilities, training, vendors, and/or customers. * Maintain regular attendance at work.

**Education/Experience:** * High School Diploma or equivalent is required. * Bachelor’s degree is preferred: Science Based (Food Science, Nutrition, Microbiology, or similar). * Minimum 3 years of food and/or quality industry experience * SQF, HACCP, and recall experience in a food manufacturing environment. * Knowledge of Food Safety, Federal, State, Local, etc. regulations and requirements preferred. * Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. **Skills and Abilities:** * Excellent Oral and Written Communication Skills * Decision Making and Problem Solving * Accuracy Focused and Detail Oriented * Customer Focus * Ethics, Honesty, and Integrity * Project and Time Management