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QC Supervisor
CA - Los Angeles
Opportunity Snapshot
"Quality means literally providing something that's better than the best, not just better than most." -- Jack Welch
For the quality professional who has a solid understanding of HACCP, GMP and sanitation practices, here is your opportunity to help create a world-class quality environment as we upgrade our QC function to make a good things even better!
You'll position yourself as a key quality authority for troubleshooting non-conformances and identifying root causes. We'll look to you to foster a galloping sense of accountability and quality excellence within your team of technicians as you come in with a "fresh set of eyes," challenge existing paradigms and take quality to a whole new level.
Overhill Farms has a 35-year legacy of providing a variety of quality and cost-effective frozen food products. We make the kind of food Mom would make -- if she had a 225,000 square foot kitchen and 1,100 helpers! We serve high profile customers in the retail, foodservice, healthy eating, airline, and warehouse club segments.
What Else You'll Bring to the Table
- Bachelor's or Associate's degree in Biological/Food Sciences or related discipline.
- Minimum 5-7 years of related QC experience including at least 2 years of QC supervision; food manufacturing background is a big plus.
- Familiarity with USDA regulations and experience interacting with regulatory agencies.
- Leadership prowess and the ability to implement and sustain incremental change.
- Solid analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities; must be bilingual in English & Spanish to communicate with ethnically diverse shop floor personnel.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize among and manage multiple objectives.
- Computer proficiency in a Microsoft Office environment including Word, Excel & Access.
What's in It for You
- High impact & visibility -- you'll spearhead quality programs and drive continuous improvement principles; the quality initiatives you'll help drive today will become the way we do business tomorrow.
- Career development -- as you help us grow, you'll pave the way for your own career growth and be ideally positioned to pursue a variety of career paths within our dynamic organization.
- Autonomy -- while we have clearly defined expectations in terms of quality targets, we'll look to you to achieve your goals with minimal supervision; you'll have plenty of support when you need it and "elbow room' when you don't.
- Great environment -- we are proud not only of our clean facilities, but also of our positive and collaborative culture.
- Excellent compensation -- in addition to a competitive salary and bonus potential, we offer a rich benefits package that includes all you would expect plus a few features that will pleasantly surprise you. For example, our medical and dental plans are 100% paid, and our 401(k) plan features a generous employer contribution based on company performance.
More About Your Role
If you're a good fit for this position, you already know most of what this job entails. However, to be sure we're providing a complete picture, here are some details.
Reporting directly to the Quality Control Manager, you'll oversee up to 10 Quality Control technicians and travel back and forth from our 2 plants (only a few miles apart) as you join us at our Vernon office. During the first year, you'll focus on accomplishing the following objectives:
- Significantly reduce the number of non-conformances & mistakes.
- Reduce overall cost of quality.
- Ensure accurate and timely record keeping in order to be audit ready at all times.
- In general, your responsibilities are to:
- Oversee inspection and testing of products for compliance with applicable regulations and ensure that the company's quality standards are met.
- Work closely with team to define needs for effective performance; set performance objectives and ensure skills are developed and maintained on a continual basis to drive cost-effective operations.
- Implement Overhill Farms quality policies and procedures and assure all functions are in compliance.
- Interface with Regulatory representatives concerning quality related issues.
- Train and coach your direct reports.
Keys to Success
In addition to technical savvy, success in our dynamic environment calls for a "people" person who can share your passion for quality with the technicians you support and get results through persuasion and motivation, but who also can be assertive when necessary. Other facets of success will be to: Strike an appropriate balance between taking care of day-to-day quality activities and bringing forward new ideas and concepts for improving efficiency and productivity.
- Maintain a high energy level and energize others as you hold them accountable to their goals and continually raise the bar to achieve higher standards of quality excellence in our frozen food products.
- Achieve your objectives independently while keeping the Quality Manager in the loop.
- Remain adaptive and ready to shift priorities as the need arises.
If this sounds like the right mix of challenge and opportunity for you, and you meet the minimum qualifications, we want to hear from you!
Who We Are
Overhill Farms, Inc., is a leading value-added manufacturer of high quality custom prepared frozen food products for branded retail, private label, foodservice, and airline customers. We pride ourselves in our ability to customize and produce a wide variety of frozen food items in virtually any packaging configuration. We can either prepare complete meals or provide customers with individual meal components. Our extensive product line includes battered and breaded poultry; ready to eat and home service products; plated meals, entrees, and components; creams and sauces; and vegetables and pastas.
Opportunity Snapshot
"Quality means literally providing something that's better than the best, not just better than most." -- Jack Welch
For the quality professional who has a solid understanding of HACCP, GMP and sanitation practices, here is your opportunity to help create a world-class quality environment as we upgrade our QC function to make a good things even better!
You'll position yourself as a key quality authority for troubleshooting non-conformances and identifying root causes. We'll look to you to foster a galloping sense of accountability and quality excellence within your team of technicians as you come in with a "fresh set of eyes," challenge existing paradigms and take quality to a whole new level.
Overhill Farms has a 35-year legacy of providing a variety of quality and cost-effective frozen food products. We make the kind of food Mom would make -- if she had a 225,000 square foot kitchen and 1,100 helpers! We serve high profile customers in the retail, foodservice, healthy eating, airline, and warehouse club segments.
What Else You'll Bring to the Table
- Bachelor's or Associate's degree in Biological/Food Sciences or related discipline.
- Minimum 5-7 years of related QC experience including at least 2 years of QC supervision; food manufacturing background is a big plus.
- Familiarity with USDA regulations and experience interacting with regulatory agencies.
- Leadership prowess and the ability to implement and sustain incremental change.
- Solid analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities; must be bilingual in English & Spanish to communicate with ethnically diverse shop floor personnel.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize among and manage multiple objectives.
- Computer proficiency in a Microsoft Office environment including Word, Excel & Access.
What's in It for You
- High impact & visibility -- you'll spearhead quality programs and drive continuous improvement principles; the quality initiatives you'll help drive today will become the way we do business tomorrow.
- Career development -- as you help us grow, you'll pave the way for your own career growth and be ideally positioned to pursue a variety of career paths within our dynamic organization.
- Autonomy -- while we have clearly defined expectations in terms of quality targets, we'll look to you to achieve your goals with minimal supervision; you'll have plenty of support when you need it and "elbow room' when you don't.
- Great environment -- we are proud not only of our clean facilities, but also of our positive and collaborative culture.
- Excellent compensation -- in addition to a competitive salary and bonus potential, we offer a rich benefits package that includes all you would expect plus a few features that will pleasantly surprise you. For example, our medical and dental plans are 100% paid, and our 401(k) plan features a generous employer contribution based on company performance.
More About Your Role
If you're a good fit for this position, you already know most of what this job entails. However, to be sure we're providing a complete picture, here are some details.
Reporting directly to the Quality Control Manager, you'll oversee up to 10 Quality Control technicians and travel back and forth from our 2 plants (only a few miles apart) as you join us at our Vernon office. During the first year, you'll focus on accomplishing the following objectives:
- Significantly reduce the number of non-conformances & mistakes.
- Reduce overall cost of quality.
- Ensure accurate and timely record keeping in order to be audit ready at all times.
- In general, your responsibilities are to:
- Oversee inspection and testing of products for compliance with applicable regulations and ensure that the company's quality standards are met.
- Work closely with team to define needs for effective performance; set performance objectives and ensure skills are developed and maintained on a continual basis to drive cost-effective operations.
- Implement Overhill Farms quality policies and procedures and assure all functions are in compliance.
- Interface with Regulatory representatives concerning quality related issues.
- Train and coach your direct reports.
Keys to Success
In addition to technical savvy, success in our dynamic environment calls for a "people" person who can share your passion for quality with the technicians you support and get results through persuasion and motivation, but who also can be assertive when necessary. Other facets of success will be to: Strike an appropriate balance between taking care of day-to-day quality activities and bringing forward new ideas and concepts for improving efficiency and productivity.
- Maintain a high energy level and energize others as you hold them accountable to their goals and continually raise the bar to achieve higher standards of quality excellence in our frozen food products.
- Achieve your objectives independently while keeping the Quality Manager in the loop.
- Remain adaptive and ready to shift priorities as the need arises.
If this sounds like the right mix of challenge and opportunity for you, and you meet the minimum qualifications, we want to hear from you!
Who We Are
Overhill Farms, Inc., is a leading value-added manufacturer of high quality custom prepared frozen food products for branded retail, private label, foodservice, and airline customers. We pride ourselves in our ability to customize and produce a wide variety of frozen food items in virtually any packaging configuration. We can either prepare complete meals or provide customers with individual meal components. Our extensive product line includes battered and breaded poultry; ready to eat and home service products; plated meals, entrees, and components; creams and sauces; and vegetables and pastas.
