QA FOOD SAFETY SUPERVISOR in Dumas, Texas at Panhandle Products LLC

Supervisor’s Title: Quality Assurance Manager

Reports to: Quality Assurance Manager

Department: Quality

Exempt Status: Exempt

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday with rotating weekend on-call duties.

The Food Safety Supervisor is responsible for overseeing and maintaining all food safety, sanitation verification, regulatory compliance, and preventive control programs within a cheese and whey manufacturing facility. This position ensures compliance with FDA, USDA, HACCP, SQF/BRC, GMP, and company food safety standards while promoting a strong food safety culture throughout the facility.

The Food Safety Supervisor works closely with Production, Sanitation, Maintenance, and Operations teams to ensure safe, compliant, and high-quality food manufacturing processes.

Food Safety & Regulatory Compliance

Sanitation & Environmental Monitoring

Training & Food Safety Culture

Continuous Improvement

Other Duties As Assigned:

• Bachelor’s degree in food science, Dairy Science, Microbiology, or related field preferred.
• Minimum 3-5 years of food safety experience in food or dairy manufacturing.
• Cheese and whey processing experience is strongly preferred.
• Prefer one year of supervisory experience.
• Proven ability to implement process improvement initiatives.
• Strong understanding of HACCP, FMSA, GMPs, sanitation programs, and environmental monitoring.
• Preferred certifications in HACCP, PCQI, and SQF Practitioner
• Knowledge of USDA, FDA, and SQF, and customer requirements for a food manufacturing plant.
• Knowledge of database software, internet software, spreadsheet software, and word processing software.
• Punctual and regular attendance is required.
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Ability to prioritize tasks, handle multiple projects simultaneously, and delegate assignments to others.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Comply with all safety policies, practices, and procedures. Report all unsafe activity to the supervisor and/or Human Resources.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to uphold regulatory, company, and customer standards.
• English skills must be proficient to understand, read, write, and speak.

Physical Requirements:

• Physical effort is regularly required.
• May be trained and required to operate a forklift.
• Ascending or descending ramps, stairs, ladders, and/or scaffolding.
• Frequently involves crouching, stooping, kneeling, and/or climbing or balancing.
• Frequently involves lifting more than 50 lbs.

Typical Environmental Conditions:

• Works in a food processing manufacturing facility with moderate noise.
• May be exposed to moderate to high noise levels (i.e., production equipment, forklifts, heavy traffic).
• May be exposed to humidity, intense heat and cold, outdoor weather conditions, and fumes and toxic chemicals.
• May work in areas with mechanical moving parts, above ground with risk of fall, or areas with risk of electrical shock.
• May be exposed to ingredients that may cause allergic reactions and may be exposed to various allergen ingredients.

Panhandle Products is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.