Job Title: Quality Control Supervisor
Department: Quality Control
Reporting to: QC Manager
Location: Brookfield, CT - ON-SITE
Greenfield is looking for a Quality Control Supervisor to join our growing team.
This is a senior-level position responsible for overseeing and supporting the work of junior chemists, managing, and maintaining lab instruments, analyzing data, identifying quality issues, and leading and managing validation projects. The primary responsibility of the QC Supervisor will be to lead and supervise the QC department, ensuring regulatory compliance and maintaining high-quality standards. You will be accountable for mentoring and managing a team of QC chemists and analysts.
As a QC Supervisor, your primary responsibility will be to lead and supervise the QC department, ensuring regulatory compliance and maintaining high-quality standards. You will be accountable for mentoring and managing a team of QC chemists and analysts.
Who We Are:
Greenfield Global is a leading producer and supplier of high-value, mission-critical raw materials, ingredients, and additives that are vital to businesses and integral to a lower-carbon economy. From start-ups to the largest brands in the world, customers trust Greenfield’s extensive portfolio of premium products, regulatory expertise, and industry-leading service to improve people’s lives and the health of the planet.
Why Join Greenfield?
We innovate, collaborate, and work with purpose. By unlocking the potential of people, partnerships, and nature to accelerate sustainable solutions for the health of the planet, our work has a positive impact on the environment around the world. We’re always looking for people who can bring new talents and experience to our team.
Who You Are:
- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to identify and address issues promptly.
- Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, allowing for clear and concise reporting and collaboration with team members.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while being a proactive and reliable team player.
Your Experience Should Include:
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in chemistry, biochemistry, or a related field.
- Previous experience in a QC or quality role.
- 3+ years of experience in supervisory or leading role
- Strong supervisory, leadership, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills, with an ability to effectively communicate complex concepts to diverse stakeholders.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
Job Responsibilities:
- Conduct routine and non-routine analyses of raw materials, in-process samples, final products, and stability samples for product release. This involves following established testing procedures accurately and efficiently.
- Utilize various analytical testing techniques such as Gas Chromatography (GC), UV-Visible spectroscopy, titrations, and other relevant methods.
- Provide guidance, support, and mentorship to foster professional growth and development within the team.
- Monitor compliance with established procedures, protocols, and regulatory requirements:
- Represent the QC department in cross-functional meetings and project teams
- Review and revise quality control protocols and test plans to align with industry standards.
- Planning, scheduling, and coordinating analytical testing activities.
- Monitor the generation of analytical data by the QC team to ensure accuracy, integrity, and compliance.
- Assist the QC team in resolving technical problems related to instrumentation, method development, or other analytical issues.
- Interacts with internal and external customers to ensure proper sampling, reporting, and resolution of questions and concerns.
- Lead investigations into Out of Specification (OOS) test results, deviations, and non-conformances. Follow established procedures to determine root causes, document findings, and recommend corrective and preventive actions, as necessary.
- Review, approve and validate data provided by other QC chemists.
- Maintains audit readiness within the department by collaborating with a cross-functional team, ensuring proper training of staff, reviewing documentation, and ensuring laboratory cleanliness.
- Provide technical review and approval of analytical test methods, validation protocols, risk assessments and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Ensure clarity, accuracy, and compliance with relevant regulations and internal quality standards.
- Manage validation protocols, including drafting, execution, and comprehensive documentation. Ensure protocols are executed accurately and on time.
- Ensure all team members are trained in safety procedures, GMP requirements and laboratory best practices.
Total Compensation & Care:
- Base salary dependent on experience and demonstrated performance
- Formal and informal training opportunities
- Comprehensive health and dental benefits
- Income protection: short- and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, paid personal sick time
- Vacation time exceeding industry standards
- Company funded retirement savings program with individual contribution opportunities
- Meaningful and challenging work
- Curated intentional culture focused on growth and development, engagement, and communication
About Us
We own and operate five distilleries, four specialty chemical manufacturing and packaging plants, and three next-generation biofuel and renewable energy R&D centers. This integrated model enhances supply chain transparency, quality control, custom formulation development, and ultimately customer satisfaction.
Core Values
- Honesty
- Integrity
- Respect
- Commitment
- Openness to Change
Core Principles
- Innovation: We are constantly seizing opportunities to develop new products, processes and methods to meet the diverse and demanding requirements of our customers.
- Collaboration: We are part catalyst, part collaborator. We work with partners to get the most out of our existing products, and to develop custom solutions for our customer requirements.
- Responsibility: Our commitment to give back to local communities in the US and Canada goes beyond the bottom line. We give back to the planet by processing renewable resources into low carbon fuels and chemicals.
- Agility: Our team is not only fast, we have the flexibility and creativity to pivot with customer needs to develop custom-made, on-time solutions.
- Discipline: At every plant, and for every customer, for every shipment, we put quality first. We operate a tight, transparent supply chain while meeting the highest regulatory standards.
Greenfield Global USA, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital or domestic partner status, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, ancestry, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.