Job Summary AppleOne is seeking a QA Supervisor to lead daily Quality Assurance Laboratory activities and Quality Control operations on the production floor. This direct hire opportunity is ideal for a detail-oriented quality professional with strong food safety, regulatory compliance, and team leadership experience. The QA Supervisor will play a key role in protecting product quality, supporting food safety programs, maintaining audit readiness, and driving continuous improvement across manufacturing operations. This role offers the opportunity to join a stable production environment with supportive leadership, cross-functional teamwork, and a strong commitment to quality, accountability, and operational excellence. Key Responsibilities

• Supervise daily QA Lab operations and Quality Control activities across production, including inspections, testing, quality verification, and product release processes.
• Lead, train, coach, and mentor QA and QC personnel while supporting performance management, employee development, and policy compliance.
• Maintain and improve food safety and quality systems, including FSMS, HACCP, GMPs, allergen control, pest control, food defense, and QA/QC procedures.
• Support regulatory, certification, customer audit, and

FSSC 22000

compliance activities, including mock recalls and audit readiness assessments.

• Investigate quality issues, customer complaints, non-conformances, and process deviations using root cause analysis and statistical methods.
• Review quality data, prepare management reports, identify trends, and support continuous improvement initiatives throughout the manufacturing process. Compensation and Benefits
• Salary range: $80,000 to $90,000 per year.
• Direct hire opportunity.
• For more information on this opportunity and a confidential conversation, please contact Mike Marmolejo at 5 5 9
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• 6 0 6 4 or email your resume to m m a r m o l e j o @ a p p l e o n e . com Required Qualifications and Skills
• Supervise QA Lab and QC floor operations in a food manufacturing environment.
• Manage quality inspections, testing programs, hold and release procedures, and shelf-life studies.
• Support food safety systems, regulatory compliance, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead QA/QC team members through training, coaching, performance feedback, and daily direction.
• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, or a closely related scientific field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in food manufacturing.
• Experience in Quality Assurance, Quality Control, food safety systems, and regulatory compliance.
• Strong working knowledge of HACCP principles, GMPs, Food Safety Management Systems, and food manufacturing processes.
• Experience using statistical methods to support investigations, corrective actions, and quality data analysis.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Strong leadership, communication, organization, decision-making, problem-solving, and time management skills.
• High attention to detail with the ability to support accountability, compliance, and product integrity in a fast-paced production environment. Preferred Qualifications
• 3 to 5 years of progressively responsible experience in food manufacturing, packaging, and quality assurance.
• HACCP Certification.
• PCQI Certification.
• Experience working in an FSSC 22000-certified facility.
• Bilingual English and Spanish skills.
• Experience supporting regulatory audits and customer audits.

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