Food Safety & QA Team Lead — On-Site, Impact & Growth

Ziegenfelder Corporation; Lockhart (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bi-weekly pay

401(k) with company matching

Paid holidays

Employee discounts

Job summary

The Ziegenfelder Corporation seeks a Food Safety & Quality Assurance Team Lead in Lockhart, Texas, to lead FSQA, SQF compliance, and sanitation programs. This hands-on leader will work with production and sanitation teams to ensure product safety, quality, and regulatory adherence across all processes.

Responsibilities include auditing, documentation, training, and collaboration with multiple departments to maintain rigorous food safety standards and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• HACCP and PCQI certifications.
• Experience or training in food safety, SQF, sanitation, GMPs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Degree in Food Science/Technology or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor raw materials, production processes, product quality, and finished goods.
• Coordinate SQF programs, policies, procedures, records and documentation.
• Support HACCP, GMPs, sanitation, allergen controls, traceability and recall readiness.
• Conduct/coordinate internal audits, mock recalls, traceability exercises, and verifications.
• Provide hands-on production support including mix making, cleaning, testing and sampling.
• Review data to identify risks, trends and CAPA opportunities.
• Supervise sanitation activities and verify cleaning with ATP testing.
• Maintain documentation for FSQA programs; backup SQF practitioner.
• Perform microbiological and chemistry testing; assist with laboratory tasks.
• Receive sugar deliveries; verify COA and manage sugar orders.
• Develop and deliver FSQA training for staff.
• Partner with management and departments to promote food safety.
• Assist QA Manager with third-party audits and trainings.

Skills

HACCP

PCQI

Communication skills

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

SQF Practitioner certification

Job description

The Ziegenfelder Corporation seeks a Food Safety & Quality Assurance Team Lead in Lockhart, Texas, to lead FSQA, SQF compliance, and sanitation programs. This hands-on leader will work with production and sanitation teams to ensure product safety, quality, and regulatory adherence across all processes.

Responsibilities include auditing, documentation, training, and collaboration with multiple departments to maintain rigorous food safety standards and continuous improvement initiatives.