Quality Food Safety Supervisor

  • Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Meadville, Pennsylvania
  • Full Time
Post Holdings Inc.

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Quality Food Safety Supervisor

Meadville, PA

Posted 41 days ago

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Brand: Post Consumer Brands

Categories: Quality

Locations: Meadville, Pennsylvania

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

Remote Eligible: No

Req ID: 30405

Job Description

Business Unit Overview

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats, PEBBLES, Grape-Nuts and Malt-O-Meal cereal and Peter Pan peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray Nutrish, Kibbles 'n Bits and 9Lives dog and cat food. Post also provides private label solutions to customers in pet food, cereal, nut butters and granola. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn ( or Facebook ( for the latest news.

Location Description

The Meadville, Pennsylvania facility is 135,000 square feet and home to about 290 hard working team members who are proud to produce iconic pet food brands like Rachael Ray Nutrish. Located along the banks of French Creek in Northwestern Pennsylvania and 45 minutes from Pittsburgh, Meadville is home to more than 13,000 full time residents and 2,000 Allegheny College students. Meadville is an active center for business, industry, education, the arts, recreation, service and tourism. Conneaut Lake, Pymatuning State Park and the Erie National Wildlife Refuge are wonderful places to appreciate the area's natural beauty.

Responsibilities

Make a meaningful impact on the safety and quality of the food pets love.

At Post Consumer Brands, we're dedicated to producing safe, highquality pet food that families trust. As our next Quality Food Safety Supervisor , you'll play a critical leadership role in ensuring excellence across our plant, guiding our quality team, championing food safety, and helping drive continuous improvement throughout the operation.

This is a handson, onsite position (Monday-Friday) where you'll collaborate across Production, Engineering, Product Development, and leadership to ensure our products consistently meet the highest regulatory, customer, and company standards.

What You'll Do

Lead & Develop a HighPerforming Quality Team

Grow and mentor a team of Quality Technicians - building skills, coaching performance, and fostering an engaged food safety culture.

Communicate expectations clearly and ensure the team understands how their work impacts quality, compliance, and production success.

Rolemodel Post Consumer Brands leadership values while encouraging a zeroloss, continuous improvement mindset.

Ensure WorldClass Food Safety & Quality

Oversee compliance with all PCB Quality Systems including cGMP, SQF, FSMA, sanitation, and hygienic zoning.

Guide daily quality operations, including reviews of production records, food safety controls, quality checks, and product release.

Investigate holds, document preventive controls, and support decisions on nonstandard ingredients, products, or processes.

Drive Audit Readiness & Regulatory Excellence

Lead preparation for SQF, APHIS, RSPO, FDA, DOA, and internal audits.

Maintain and verify quality records, perform system and process audits, and coordinate corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs).

Track completion of CAPA items and evaluate effectiveness with department partners.

Support Continuous Improvement Across the Plant

Provide technical food safety and quality support to Operations, Engineering/Maintenance, and Product Development.

Partner crossfunctionally on projects that enhance the Quality Management System and plant performance.

Support lab operations - equipment calibration, daily testing activities, and training in collaboration with the QFS Scientist.

Own Documentation & Training

Manage creation, revision, and organization of quality system documents.

Develop and deliver training for quality and food safety programs.

Assist with traceability exercises, mock recalls, and data collection systems.

Qualifications

What You Bring

Bachelor's degree preferred (Science, Engineering, Technology, or related field).

3+ years of quality experience, ideally in food manufacturing.

Proven ability to lead people and strengthen team capability.

Basic understanding of chemistry and microbiology.

Strong working knowledge of cGMPs, GDPs, and food safety principles; HACCP experience is a plus.

Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and basic statistical concepts.

Excellent problemsolving, organizational, communication, and presentation skills.

Ability to collaborate across teams, influence others, and support a highperformance work environment.

Flexibility to support offshift needs for key issues or projects.

Why You'll Love Working Here

In this role, you'll have a direct impact on the quality and safety of products that consumers trust for their pets. You'll work with a supportive leadership team, gain exposure to multiple areas of the business, and play a key role in strengthening our food safety culture and systems.

**Relocation assistance is provided for this opportunity to join a great team!

Make a meaningful impact on the safety and quality of the food pets love.

At Post Consumer Brands, we're dedicated to producing safe, highquality pet food that families trust. As our next Quality Food Safety Supervisor , you'll play a critical leadership role in ensuring excellence across our plant, guiding our quality team, championing food safety, and helping drive continuous improvement throughout the operation.

This is a handson, onsite position (Monday-Friday) where you'll collaborate across Production, Engineering, Product Development, and leadership to ensure our products consistently meet the highest regulatory, customer, and company standards.

What You'll Do

Lead & Develop a HighPerforming Quality Team

Grow and mentor a team of Quality Technicians - building skills, coaching performance, and fostering an engaged food safety culture.

Communicate expectations clearly and ensure the team understands how their work impacts quality, compliance, and production success.

Rolemodel Post Consumer Brands leadership values while encouraging a zeroloss, continuous improvement mindset.

Ensure WorldClass Food Safety & Quality

Oversee compliance with all PCB Quality Systems including cGMP, SQF, FSMA, sanitation, and hygienic zoning.

Guide daily quality operations, including reviews of production records, food safety controls, quality checks, and product release.

Investigate holds, document preventive controls, and support decisions on nonstandard ingredients, products, or processes.

Drive Audit Readiness & Regulatory Excellence

Lead preparation for SQF, APHIS, RSPO, FDA, DOA, and internal audits.

Maintain and verify quality records, perform system and process audits, and coordinate corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs).

Track completion of CAPA items and evaluate effectiveness with department partners.

Support Continuous Improvement Across the Plant

Provide technical food safety and quality support to Operations, Engineering/Maintenance, and Product Development.

Partner crossfunctionally on projects that enhance the Quality Management System and plant performance.

Support lab operations - equipment calibration, daily testing activities, and training in collaboration with the QFS Scientist.

Own Documentation & Training

Manage creation, revision, and organization of quality system documents.

Develop and deliver training for quality and food safety programs.

Assist with traceability exercises, mock recalls, and data collection systems.

What You Bring

Bachelor's degree preferred (Science, Engineering, Technology, or related field).

3+ years of quality experience, ideally in food manufacturing.

Proven ability to lead people and strengthen team capability.

Basic understanding of chemistry and microbiology.

Strong working knowledge of cGMPs, GDPs, and food safety principles; HACCP experience is a plus.

Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and basic statistical concepts.

Excellent problemsolving, organizational, communication, and presentation skills.

Ability to collaborate across teams, influence others, and support a highperformance work environment.

Flexibility to support offshift needs for key issues or projects.

Why You'll Love Working Here

In this role, you'll have a direct impact on the quality and safety of products that consumers trust for their pets. You'll work with a supportive leadership team, gain exposure to multiple areas of the business, and play a key role in strengthening our food safety culture and systems.

**Relocation assistance is provided for this opportunity to join a great team!

Post Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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Job ID: 519053392
Originally Posted on: 4/28/2026

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