Senior FSQA Manager
Direct hire!

The FSQA  Manager will be responsible for the Plant Food Safety, Quality and Sanitation.   Here’s a breakdown of the key responsibilities and required skills:

Food Safety & Quality Program Development & Implementation:

• BRC Leadership: Ensuring compliance with BRC standards.
  

• HACCP/PCQI: Developing and maintaining HACCP plans, identifying hazards, and implementing controls.
  

• GMP & Sanitation Audits: Conducting audits, identifying deficiencies, and implementing corrective actions.
  

• Complaint & Hold Management: Investigating customer complaints, foreign material events, and non-conforming products.
  

• Hygiene Management: Overseeing facility hygiene, GMP training, and sanitation validation.
  

• Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring compliance with FSMA, BRC, and other certifications (Organic, Gluten-Free, Kosher).
  

• Auditing: Managing internal and external audits.
  

• Sampling & Testing: Overseeing ingredient, finished product, and environmental testing.
  

• Supplier Management: Monitoring supplier quality through vendor assurance programs.
  

• Environmental Monitoring: Managing the environmental monitoring program and conducting risk assessments.
  

• Hold & Disposition Management: Managing held products and materials.
  

• Pest & Chemical Control: Managing pest and chemical control programs.
  

• Food Security: Managing the food security program.

Team Leadership & Development:

• • Training & SOP Development: Creating and implementing SOPs for the quality and sanitation teams.
    

  • Problem Solving & Critical Thinking: Teaching problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
    

  • Staffing & Performance Management: Managing staffing levels, conducting performance evaluations, and administering disciplinary actions.
    

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• • Production Floor Presence: Spending significant time on the production floor.
    

  • Quality Contact: Serving as the main quality contact for daily facility activities.
    

  • Compliance Enforcement: Ensuring plant-wide compliance with quality programs.
    

  • Communication: Communicating effectively with other departments.
    

  • Specification Management: Ensuring customer specifications are accurately implemented.
    

• • Corrective & Preventive Actions: Determining and implementing corrective and preventive actions.
    

  • Financial Reporting: Providing accurate departmental information to finance.
    

  • GMP training.
    

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Biological Science, or a related field.
  

• 6+ years of experience in Quality Assurance in a food manufacturing facility.
  

• HACCP and PCQI certifications.
  

• Understanding of production equipment and sanitary design.
  

• Experience with sanitation, SSOPs, and chemical selection.
  

• Strong organizational and planning skills.
  

• Commitment to continuous improvement.
  

• Experience with industry standards, regulations, and audits (FSMA, GFSI, BRC, HACCP).
  

• Strong training and employee engagement skills.

This is a direct hire position with a Monday-Friday day shift work schedule. Salary is commensurate upon level of education and applicable experience. If you meet the above qualifications, please submit your resume for immediate consideration.

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