Quality Control Supervisor

Job description

People are at the heart of our strategy

A family-owned Group, Roquette offers a  positive  and  attractive  work and career environment, in which everyone can learn,  develop , contribute to the overall company performance and be  recognized  for doing so.

Summary

A career with Roquette will provide you with the opportunity to make a difference as you work with some of the brightest individuals in the industry who use innovation and continuous improvement to solve challenging problems, while increasing efficiency and reducing waste. Our goal is to drive growth in the manufacturing industry to achieve and sustain best-in-class standards in everything we do.

Roquette America’s manufacturing facility in Keokuk, Iowa is an expansive continuous processing corn wet-milling facility that proudly produces corn-based starches, syrups and polyols used in many food and beverage applications as well as in pharmaceuticals, paper products, cosmetics and agricultural goods.

Roquette is a customer-driven company which means that our customers are our top priorities.

If you strongly believe that Quality is a key differentiation factor for Customer’s satisfaction,
If you are deeply convinced that Quality helps to solve company’s problems,
This opportunity is designed for you ! Join our Quality Function!

Our mission is to promote the Total Quality Culture within Roquette and in line with Customers’ expectation. With a continuous improvement mindset and a real focus to empower Roquette teams, we support effectively and efficiently the main operational processes: Development and Innovation, Supplier partnership, Manufacturing, Delivery and Customer service.

Let’s be part of the journey from Customer expectation to Customer satisfaction. Drive for Quality & Excellence!

Job Description

Summary/Objective:

Oversees the daily operation of analytical and microbiology laboratories responsible for internal quality control testing and customer release of food ingredients, agricultural products and pharmaceutical excipients. Supervises laboratory personnel, conducts performance evaluations, approves timesheets and coordinates shift work and on-call schedules. Maintains awareness of current FDA and USP regulations and guidelines, facilitates laboratory and quality improvements by implementation of advanced technological and diagnostic tools, and promotes good laboratory and safety practices.  Laboratory responsibilities include the execution of microbiological assays and techniques for monitoring bacterial count, pathogens, and yeast/mold in manufactured foodstuffs, performing onsite inspections and participating in internal, customer and third-party audits. This position administers a metrology program for auditing analytical equipment calibrations and inventory, creates and administers training regimens for lab staff, implements changes in reference methods (BAM, USP, ISO), validates new SOPs and procedures and completes out-of-spec investigations and reports.

Responsibilities:

·  Supervises laboratory technicians in a Quality Control laboratory and carries out administrative tasks, including hiring, training, scheduling and performance evaluations.
·  Utilizes microbiological techniques such as Petrifilm elucidation, ELISA assays, pathogen identification by API and Rapidec, pour plating, cell staining and microscopy to verify quality compliance of food and pharmaceutical ingredients.
·  Administers the orientation and training of new lab employees and performs annual competency verifications of existing lab staff.  Improves team capabilities, lab reliability and employee skills by providing annual training and career development opportunities.
·  Creates and critiques QA/QC documents, procedures and SOPs.  Reviews and updates laboratory and quality documents as required.
·  Collaborates and consults with manufacturing teams to optimize and implement cleaning practices, hygiene monitoring and good manufacturing practices.
·  Interprets, understands and implements regulatory standards established by FDA, USP, FCC and ISO guidelines.  

Requirements:

·  Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry, biology or microbiology. Masters degree preferred.
·  Supervisory experience in a Quality or Industrial laboratory setting  (3+ years).
·  Extensive experience with pour plating and Petri film microbiological assays (3+ years).
·  Knowledge of Quality Control principles including method validation, document control, instrument calibration and laboratory and chemical safety practices.
·  Preparation of selective and differential medias including tryptic soy broth, trypticase soy agar, Sabouraud’s agar, MacConkey agar, mannitol salt agar and VRBA.
·  Enumeration of microorganisms by direct microscopic examination, simple and gram staining and hemocytometer counting techniques.
·  Subculturing and identification of pathogenic bacteria using API, Rapidec, RapID Staph Plus.
·  Interpreting and implementing USP, BAM and FDA procedures, regulations and guidelines for microbiological and food safety testing.
·  Proficient at operating autoclave equipment, Karl Fisher analyzers, UV-VIS spectrophotometers, HPLC systems and pH meters.
·  Perform ELISA immunoassays using Neogen or Vicam analytical instrumentation.

COMPETENCIES:    

We expect four leadership skills from all our employees:  

• Act like a valuable team member  

•Target quality and excellence  

• Be disciplined and compliant  

• Make decisions quickly and with determination.  

 

AAP/EEO Statement   

An Equal Opportunity Employer   “ AAP, EEO, M/F/H/V/D, Drug-Free Workplace”  

 

  Other Duties  

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.  

Roquette provides numerous career opportunities, thanks to the diversity of its jobs and their international dimension.

Joining Roquette means joining dynamic teams ambitious for success.

Add Your Talent to Ours!