Food Safety and Quality Manager

McCain Foods; Appleton (WI); On-site; USD 97,500 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug)

Retirement savings benefits

Leave support including medical, family, and bereavement

Job summary

McCain Foods is seeking a Food Safety and Quality Manager in Appleton, WI. This manager will provide leadership to establish food safety quality levels, supervise quality management systems, and ensure compliance with both regional and global policies. The ideal candidate has a B.S. in a relevant scientific field, at least 5-7 years of experience in quality management, and strong knowledge of HACCP and food safety principles. The position offers a compensation range of $97,500 to $130,000 annually plus bonus eligibility.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-7 years of quality management experience, preferably in food manufacturing or consumer goods industry.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of food safety/HACCP, GMPs, allergen controls, sanitary design/controls, pest control.
• Knowledge of quality systems and root cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise and support to ensure compliance to McCain’s requirements.
• Utilize tools such as auditing, process evaluation, trend analysis to achieve continuous improvement.
• Lead quality strategy deployment at the site, delivering key metrics/KPI.

Skills

Auditing and assessment skills

Understanding of basic food safety principles

Education

B.S. in Food Science, Dairy Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, Biology or similar

Job description

Food Safety and Quality Manager

Position Type: Regular - Full‑Time

Grade: Grade 06

Requisition ID: 41944

About the Role

In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and interested in helping each other create good work experiences. We think about the customer and make doing business with McCain easy. We are currently looking for a Manager Food Safety and Quality, located in Appleton, WI. The Manager Food Safety and Quality provides the leadership necessary to establish and maintain the food safety quality levels of products through sanitation, raw materials, packaging and quality systems management. The factory FSQ manager is the guardian of quality compliance and challenger of all functions across the value chain to drive continuous improvements, support to Operations, Supply Chain, and Consumer Services, while fostering a cross‑functional quality, compliance and performance culture.

Accountabilities

• Provide technical expertise and support to ensure compliance to McCain’s regional and global requirements/policies, regulatory requirements, product quality, and food safety.
• Utilize tools such as auditing, process evaluation, trend analysis to achieve continuous improvement and business objectives.
• Report to the regional FSQ Sr. Manager with a factory reporting line to the Factory Manager.
• Direct and supervise the development, implementation and administration of FSQ activities in all phases of production at factory level (Quality Management Systems).
• Lead quality strategy deployment at the site, improving established ways of working and delivering and improving key metrics/KPI reflected in the company business objectives.
• Manage quality and food safety incidents at the site level, supporting decision making for out of specification materials and products, ensuring that relevant corrective and preventive actions are defined and implemented.
• Promote food safety and quality awareness and ownership in the factory and internal/external warehouse.
• Ensure compliance of the audit programs for internal and external audits (e.g., FSSC 22000/BRC/SQF, KEFSQ, etc.).
• Ensure the effective operation of HACCP and Food Safety Teams.
• Identify and apply standard practices within the facility or from the broader network.
• Communicate new and/or updated regulatory policies within the facility.
• Supervise the activities of department personnel, with strong emphasis on people development.
• Assist in the development and execution of FSQ training programs to ensure proper training for plant personnel.
• Participate in new/changed equipment/process projects with Engineering, including conducting risk assessments and monitoring agreed upon mitigations.
• Manage held product with authority to disposition appropriately and record accordingly.
• Liaison between corporate R&D team and plant management to ensure efficient handover of new product development, PSTs, and product optimization.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Food Science, Dairy Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, Biology or similar scientific discipline.
• Minimum 5‑7 years of quality management experience, preferably in food manufacturing or consumer goods industry.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of food safety/HACCP, GMPs, allergen controls, sanitary design/controls, pest control, basic food regulations, specifications, analytical and microbiological lab methods, and basic food technology.
• Knowledge of quality systems and root cause analysis.
• Knowledge of micro and hygiene/sanitation monitoring.
• FSMA, PCQI, GFSI certifications preferred.

Skills

• Auditing and assessment skills.
• Understanding of basic food safety principles.

About the Team

Reporting directly to the FSQ Director. Located in Appleton, WI.

Compensation

$97,500.00 – $130,000.00 USD annually + bonus eligibility.

Benefits

Health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Well‑being programs include vacation and holidays, company‑supported volunteering time, and mental health resources.

Equal Opportunity & Accessibility

McCain Foods is an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.

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Job Family

Manufacturing; Quality & Food Safety

Location(s)

United States: Wisconsin: Appleton

Company

McCain Foods USA, Inc.