Job Description
Position Summary
DG Foods is currently seeking a Food Safety Quality Assurance (FSQA) Supervisor for
its Bastrop, Louisiana facility. This position supports the FSQA department by
maintaining accurate product and process documentation while driving compliance
with food safety, quality, regulatory, and customer requirements. The FSQA Supervisor
plays a key leadership role in promoting company quality standards, ensuring program
effectiveness, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives throughout the
facility. This position reports directly to the FSQA Manager.
Essential Job Functions
Job duties include, but are not limited to:
• Provide leadership, guidance, training, and risk management for all food safety
and quality programs and systems, including HACCP, GMPs, SSOPs, Preventive
Controls, risk assessments, GFSI BRC requirements, USDA PVP programs, Food
Defense programs, customer requirements, and third-party audit standards.
• Ensure all food safety, product quality, and regulatory requirements meet or
exceed customer and industry expectations and are effectively implemented,
documented, communicated, and followed throughout the facility.
• Support the development, implementation, maintenance, review, and auditing
of GFSI BRC programs and all related supporting documentation.
• Partner with Operations and FSQA personnel to prevent process and product
failures through effective food safety and quality systems, employee training,
process controls, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Perform special assignments including product cuttings, production trials,
process evaluations, data collection, root cause analysis, and corrective action
development.
• Participate in operational and pre-operational sanitation inspections to verify
effectiveness and compliance with company and regulatory expectations.
• Assist in investigating food safety, quality, and customer-related concerns and
support corrective and preventive action programs.
• Verify compliance with customer specifications, regulatory requirements, and
company policies through inspections, audits, and direct observation.
• Review production records, quality data, and food safety documentation to
ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Lead, coach, and develop FSQA team members while promoting accountability
and continuous improvement.
• Support internal, customer, regulatory, and third-party audits and assist with
follow-up activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional departments to resolve quality concerns and
improve operational performance.
• Promote and maintain a culture of food safety, quality, regulatory compliance,
and continuous improvement.
Qualifications & Competencies
• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Poultry Science, Biology, Microbiology,
Animal Science, Agriculture, or a related field required.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in food manufacturing, poultry
processing, food safety, quality assurance, or a related production environment
required.
• Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
• Experience managing HACCP and GFSI BRC programs preferred.
• Solid understanding of HACCP principles and prerequisite programs, including
GMPs, SSOPs, Preventive Controls, and related food safety systems.
• Strong leadership and team management skills in a fast-paced manufacturing
environment.
• Exceptional communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Authorization to work in the United States in accordance with applicable federal
and state laws.
• Reliable transportation for regular attendance and travel between DG Foods
facilities.
• Flexibility to work weekends, holidays, and extended schedules as operational
needs require.
• Strong aptitude for learning, analyzing, and processing information in a timely
and accurate manner.
• Collaborative approach with a proven track record of working effectively in teamoriented environments.
• Comfortable working in refrigerated production environments with temperatures
as low as 28°F.
• Proficiency with tablets and mobile devices for paperless FSQA documentation
and recordkeeping.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft 365 applications, including Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint.
Physical & Environmental Requirements
• Regular exposure to cold, wet, and manufacturing environments for extended
periods.
• Frequent work in both production and office environments.
• Lifting, carrying, and maneuvering materials weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Extended periods of standing and remaining stationary while performing
inspections, audits, and documentation activities.
• Routine operation of tablets, computers, and other technology resources
throughout the workday.
• Visual acuity necessary for food safety and quality assurance functions,
including close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and
focus adjustment.
• Sensory awareness sufficient to detect a broad range of smells, odors, and
product characteristics during inspections and evaluations.
• Tactile sensitivity necessary to assess product and process characteristics
through touch.
About DG Foods
DG Foods is the South's premier poultry custom processor and portioner with
operations in Louisiana and Mississippi. We are committed to being a service-oriented
supplier of high-quality poultry products while maintaining a workplace that is safe,
healthy, and injury-free. Our team is dedicated to meeting and exceeding customer
expectations through excellence in food safety, product quality, operational
performance, and customer service.
Equal Employment Opportunity
DG Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability
status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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