FSQA Manager
Pay: $78,920.00 to $144.091.00 / year
Essential Functions:
- Provide leadership and direction for FSQA Supervisor, FSQA Analysts, and Technicians in daily work activities to achieve business results.
- Responsible for staffing and managing the performance of the FSQA team. Provide coaching and training to build the team’s capabilities.
- Oversee all plant quality assurance and food safety programs; develop, maintain, and improve the HACCP, SSOP, and QCCP Programs.
- Liaise with FSIS on regulatory issues affecting plant operations.
- Communicate and coordinate effectively with functional groups (R&D, Procurement, Engineering, Cost Accounting, and Manufacturing) on quality and process control-related projects and issues.
- Using established finished goods quality standards, monitor downgraded products and work with Manufacturing to reduce them to appropriate levels.
- Analyze product quality-related data and develop projects for quality improvement with Process Systems, Manufacturing, and R&D.
- Initiate and coordinate quality improvement projects with all departmental teams, as needed
- Accountable for driving successful actions and maintaining measurable improvement on the Quality Assurance PBL (Process-Based Leadership) Team.
Education and Experience
- B.S. degree in food technology, meat science, or a related discipline
- Five (5) to seven (7) years of QA experience in a meat processing plant
- Additional work experience may substitute for educational background
- Candidate must have an understanding of HACCP/SSOP regulatory requirements.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs is necessary.