Benefits:
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Vision insurance
About Snack Innovations Snack Innovations is a leading manufacturer of better-for-you salty snack food located in Piscataway NJ. We produce a wide range of snack chips, sticks, straws, curls and popcorn.
Job Summary
Reporting to the Quality Manager, the Quality Shift Supervisor leads quality and food safety activities on an assigned shift at a Snack Innovations manufacturing facility in Piscataway, New Jersey. This role is built for someone who can direct Quality Techs, maintain a strong floor presence, troubleshoot product and process concerns, ensure required checks and records are completed, and respond quickly when food safety or quality risks arise.
Core Responsibilities
Shift Quality Leadership & Team Oversight
Lead the daily activities of Quality Techs on the assigned shift, including work assignments, coverage, priorities, and follow-up
Ensure start-up, in-process, changeover, and finished product checks are completed at required frequencies and against approved specifications and sampling plans
Maintain a visible presence on the production floor and respond promptly to quality, food safety, and production-readiness concerns
Review completed quality records for accuracy, completeness, and timely escalation of issues
Train, coach, and provide day-to-day guidance to Quality Techs on procedures, testing methods, documentation, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), and quality expectations
Communicate shift priorities, open issues, product holds, and required follow-up through effective shift handoffs
Product Quality & Food Safety Control
Oversee required product testing, including weight, moisture, sodium, nitrogen, bulk density, appearance, flavor, seasoning application, packaging integrity, and coding
Verify that incoming materials, ingredients, formulations, seasonings, packaging materials, labels, and product codes meet specifications and match production requirements
Review out-of-specification results and nonconforming products or materials, initiate holds when authorized, and ensure concerns are promptly escalated
Verify metal detector checks, package integrity testing, traceability information, and other required control checks are completed according to procedure
Coordinate raw material, in-process, finished product, environmental, and retain sampling and required testing
Oversee GMP, hygiene, allergen control, foreign material, pre-operational, sanitation verification, and environmental monitoring activities on the assigned shift
Immediately escalate conditions that could affect food safety, legality, quality, product release, or production start-up
Documentation, Investigation & Audit Support
Ensure quality and food safety records are completed accurately, legibly, and on time in paper or electronic systems
Support investigations of deviations, recurring defects, foreign material events, customer complaints, and other quality or food safety concerns
Gather and review samples, records, observations, and other information needed to support root-cause analysis and corrective actions
Ensure laboratory and production testing equipment is clean, properly calibrated or verified, and used according to established procedures
Support audits, traceability exercises, mock recalls, product trials, and regulatory or customer visits as assigned
Teamwork & Continuous Improvement
Partner with Production, Sanitation, Maintenance, Warehouse, the Quality Manager, and quality leadership to resolve shift-level issues while protecting product integrity
Follow identified issues through correction and documented closure and ensure unresolved concerns are communicated to the appropriate leaders
Identify recurring defects, documentation gaps, training needs, and practical opportunities to strengthen process control
Support implementation of new products, procedures, equipment, specifications, and quality improvement initiatives
Qualifications·
High school diploma or GED required; associate degree or technical coursework in food science, biology, chemistry, or a related field preferred
Prior experience in a quality position within food manufacturing is required; experience as a Quality Tech or in a comparable hands-on quality role is strongly preferred
Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and hold others accountable, whether gained through a formal supervisory position or lead responsibilities
Ability to troubleshoot product, process, testing, and documentation concerns and determine when escalation is required
Working knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), preventive controls, allergen controls, environmental monitoring, and food manufacturing quality practices
Experience using measurement and testing equipment and interpreting product specifications, sampling plans, and written procedures
Strong leadership, judgment, problem-solving, communication, and recordkeeping skills
Ability to make timely decisions, manage competing priorities, and escalate significant concerns appropriately
Comfort using computers and electronic quality or production systems
Ability to work an assigned shift, including nights, weekends, overtime, or schedule changes based on production needs
Bilingual English/Spanish preferred