Supervisor, Quality

At Corbion, we exist to champion preservation in all its forms, preserving food and food production, health, and our planet.

The Quality Control Supervisor is based at the Totowa, NJ plant and reports directly to the Quality Manager. This position is responsible for the quality process including critical process characteristics, standards, audits and complaints resolutions, Ensures team’s goals are aligned and representative of the overall company’s directive. Additionally, this position will provide leadership to a group of laboratory employees. Of critical importance is a complete understanding that manufacturing is responsible for consistently delivering within the following areas; cost and productivity, consumer perceived quality, regulatory compliance, customer service and people development.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Follow all GMP's (Good Manufacturing Practices)/GLP's (Good Laboratory Practice), FSMA, Safety, and Environmental regulations as well as company policies.
• Maintain positive attitude. Focus on the customer, teamwork, and quality productivity.
• Be responsible for all Lab employees and Lab safety.
• Make sure proper customer contacts are made and maintained whenever existing or new products require customer input. Provides support services to customer for gauging, measuring techniques and tolerance specifications when required.
• Direct workers engaged in inspection and testing activities to ensure continuous control over the quality of raw materials, facilities and products.
• Assist in planning, support and coordination of quality assurance program to ensure product and quality systems meet customer specifications and trains quality workforce in quality techniques and tools to ensure product requirements.
• Communicate shift performance through verbal, documented and meeting formats to other team leaders, production scheduler, Plant Manager, Business Manager and Maintenance team leader.
• Approve production testing.
• Hold meetings and lead RCA and CAPA's for all non-conforming product.
• Prepare/review trending reports for quality control testing.
• Lead Daily Quality Meeting to review KPI'S
• Conduct Gauge R&R studies.
• Approve raw material shelf-life extensions.
• AVT create specifications for new and existing products.
• Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Bachelors’ of Arts (BA) or Bachelors’ of Science (BS) in a science discipline and experience in a food or pharmaceutical facility.
• Minimum of 6 years’ experience in a food or pharmaceutical facility with similar applications.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in supervisory role.
• Experience in food programs, including but not limited to HACCP, GMP’s, SPC as well as exposure to a TPM environment.
• Experience with SAP.
• Lean-Six Sigma Certification preferred
• Travel and on-call availability are required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Manufacturing plant is large, open floor areas with loud machinery, with some areas requiring hearing protection due to elevated noise levels.
• Workers may be exposed to elevated temperatures during the summer months; and some work may be required in cold environments during winter months.
• Workers are required to wear GMP compliant hair and beard nets, company-provided uniforms, and gloves to protect the product from possible contamination. Certain areas require respirators.

About Corbion

Corbion is the global market leader in lactic acid and its derivatives, and a leading supplier of emulsifiers, functional enzyme blends, minerals, vitamins, and algae ingredients. We use our unique expertise in fermentation and other processes to deliver sustainable solutions for the preservation of food and food production, health, and our planet. For over 100 years, we have been uncompromising in our commitment to safety, quality, innovation and performance. Drawing on our deep application and product knowledge, we work side-by-side with customers to make our cutting-edge technologies work for them. Our solutions help differentiate products in markets such as food, home & personal care, animal nutrition, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and bioplastics. In 2022, Corbion generated annual sales of € 1,457.9 million and has a workforce of over 2601 employees. Corbion is listed on Euronext Amsterdam. For more information: www.corbion.com

Corbion is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse workplace. All applicants will be considered equally without regard to race, color, ethnicity, veteran status, religion, national origin, marital status, political affiliation, age, sex, sexual orientation, handicapping condition, membership in an organization or any other non-merit factors.

Corbion provides reasonable accommodation to applicants.

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Corbion does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. All candidates must be submitted by approved Corbion vendors who have been expressly requested to make a submission by our Talent Acquisition team for a specific job opening. No placement fees will be paid to any firm unless such a request has been made by the Corbion Talent Acquisition team and such candidate was submitted to the Corbion Talent Acquisition Team.