(USA) Food Quality Assurance Supervisor, Manufacturing (M-F, 2nd shift)

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

• Coordinates, completes, and oversees job-related activities and assignments by:

• Developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders

• Supporting plans and initiatives to meet customer and business needs

• Identifying and communicating goals and objectives

• Building accountability for results and measuring progress toward goals

• Identifying and addressing opportunities for improvement

• Demonstrating adaptability and promoting continuous learning

• Ensures standards for food safety and quality testing (e.g., Food Safety Quality Control Plans, Key Performance Indicators) by:

• Maintaining accurate documentation and testing control plans

• Monitoring laboratory training and testing to ensure personnel proficiency in methods and protocols

• Verifying processes and products comply with federal, state, and company specifications

• Maintaining laboratory equipment to ensure accuracy and precision

• Provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by:

• Hiring, training, and mentoring associates

• Assigning duties and responsibilities

• Providing recognition and feedback

• Promoting a culture of belonging in the workplace

• Leads continuous improvement efforts by:

• Collaborating with management (e.g., FSQA Manager) to streamline operations

• Maintaining departmental efficiency

• Anticipating and resolving issues before they impact compliance, product quality, or availability

• Distributing work assignments to ensure timely completion and release of raw materials, bulk, and third-party products

• Ensures compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by:

• Implementing related action plans

• Utilizing and supporting the Open Door Policy

• Providing direction and guidance in executing business processes and practices

• Manages the business plan for the area of responsibility by:

• Communicating goals, managing staffing and scheduling, and assigning duties

• Coordinating workflow and workload

• Providing ongoing training (e.g., quality and food safety)

• Supporting HACCP programs

• Troubleshooting quality issues and assisting with regulatory compliance

• Leading special projects

• Manages laboratory inventory levels to ensure proper function by:

• Following protocols for maintaining tools, equipment, and containers

• Monitoring rotation and usage of consumables

• Preparing purchase requisitions to maintain appropriate stock levels

Core Competencies

• Quality Management
• Laboratory Management Systems
• Food Safety and Sanitation
• Regulatory Compliance
• Continuous Improvement

Respect the Individual

• Builds high-performing teams and embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences
• Creates a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected through a culture of belonging
• Creates opportunities for all associates to thrive and perform
• Works collaboratively and builds strong, trusting relationships
• Communicates with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence others
• Attracts and retains top talent
• Empowers and develops associates
• Recognizes contributions and accomplishments

Act with Integrity

• Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance
• Models company values to support and foster a strong culture
• Holds self and others accountable
• Supports sustainability and community impact initiatives (e.g., reducing waste, local giving, fostering belonging)
• Acts selflessly and demonstrates humility, self-awareness, honesty, fairness, and transparency

Serve Our Customers and Members

• Delivers results while prioritizing the customer
• Adapts to how, where, and when customers shop
• Applies EDLP (Everyday Low Price) and EDLC (Everyday Low Cost) business models
• Makes data-driven decisions using insights and analysis
• Balances short- and long-term priorities
• Considers the impact on customers, associates, stakeholders, suppliers, and communities

Strive for Excellence

• Demonstrates curiosity and a desire to learn
• Takes calculated risks and shows courage and resilience
• Encourages learning from mistakes
• Drives continuous improvement
• Adopts and promotes new technologies and skills
• Supports others through change

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices. Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam''s Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor''s degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.

The annual salary range for this position is $50,000.00 - $100,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :

• Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location)
• Stock

Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

2 year''s supervising experience within a related environment (for example, dairy plant, food processing, manufacturing).

2 years' clerical experience (for example, filing, data entry) using computer applications (for example, email, Microsoft Office, spreadsheets, PowerPoint, Visio).

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Bachelor's degree in Biology, Microbiology, Food Science, Chemistry or related field., Chemical and microbiological methods using instrumentation (for example, HACCP program, HPLC, GC, ICP, ELISA, micro plate readers)., GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices), HACCP, SSOPs, CIP, SQF, FSMA, Appendix N Antibiotic Testing, DMC - Direct Microscopic Count, DMSC - Direct Microscopic Somatic Count, Sediment Testing, Freezing Point (Cryoscope)., Laboratory experience in a dairy plant, food processing or manufacturing laboratory (for example, micro lab, plating samples)., Supervising or leading a technical team.

Primary Location...

20200 W 167th St, Olathe, KS 66062-0000, United States of America

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment. (empty)