FSQ Supervisor

Wildflower Recruitment Consulting; Town of Monticello (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Wildflower Recruitment Consulting is seeking a_FSQ Supervisor to lead day-to-day food safety and quality execution on the factory floor in a Wisconsin facility. You will supervise Quality Technicians, manage scheduling, onboarding, and ensure timely environmental monitoring, sampling, testing, and audits.

You will partner with Operations and FSQ leadership to uphold FDA/USDA/SQF/GMP/HACCP standards, drive continuous improvement, maintain audit-ready records, and coach a cross-functional team in

Qualifications

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Food Science or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years in food safety, quality, or related manufacturing operations.
• Minimum of 2 years leading employees in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with environmental monitoring, investigations, and documentation practices.
• Working knowledge of FDA, USDA, SQF, GMPs, HACCP, and Food Safety Plans.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, coach, and develop Quality Technicians across assigned shifts.
• Manage scheduling, attendance, and daily coverage needs.
• Support onboarding, training, and development of FSQ staff.
• Maintain floor presence to verify compliance with food safety, quality, sanitation, and GMP standards.
• Ensure timely execution of environmental monitoring, product sampling, inspections, testing, and verification.
• Investigate food safety and quality concerns and escalate as needed.
• Verify corrective actions and support containment when issues arise.
• Monitor documentation to keep records audit ready.
• Support customer, regulatory, and certification audits.
• Partner with Operations and Production teams to resolve issues and reduce risks.

Skills

Leadership experience

Food safety compliance

Audits and inspections

Cross-functional collaboration

Corrective action implementation

Education

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Food Science/related field

Job description

The FSQ Supervisor leads day-to-day food safety and quality execution at facility. This role is responsible for supervising quality personnel, maintaining floor presence, ensuring timely execution of food safety and quality activities, and supporting compliance with company, customer, and regulatory requirements.

This role focuses on execution, team leadership, and maintaining consistent application of established food safety and quality programs. The FSQ Supervisor partners closely with Operations and FSQ leadership and escalates opportunities for program improvements as needed.

Job Responsibilities:

• Supervise, coach, and develop Quality Technicians across assigned shifts.
• Manage employee scheduling, attendance tracking, work assignments, and daily coverage needs.
• Support onboarding, training, and development of FSQ employees.
• Establish clear expectations and reinforce accountability for food safety and quality execution.
• Maintain routine floor presence to verify compliance with food safety, quality, sanitation, and GMP standards.
• Ensure timely execution of environmental monitoring, product sampling, inspections, testing, and verification activities.
• Investigate food safety and quality concerns and ensure appropriate escalation and follow-up.
• Verify completion of corrective actions and support containment activities when issues arise.
• Monitor food safety and quality documentation to ensure records remain complete, accurate, and audit ready.
• Support customer, regulatory, and certification audits.
• Partner with Operations, Sanitation, Maintenance, and Production teams to resolve issues and reduce food safety and quality risks.
• Support startup readiness, pre-operational verification, and sanitation effectiveness activities.
• Monitor execution of established food safety and quality programs and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support implementation of approved process improvements and standard work updates.
• Review quality metrics and communicate trends, concerns, and action items to leadership.
• Maintain compliance with company policies and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned.

Education and Experience:

Required:

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Dairy Science, Microbiology, Biology, Chemistry, Food Engineering, or related field; equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in food safety, quality, laboratory, sanitation, or food manufacturing operations.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience leading employees in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting food safety and quality programs including environmental monitoring, investigations, corrective actions, and documentation practices.
• Working knowledge of food manufacturing regulatory and audit expectations (FDA, USDA, SQF, GMPs, HACCP, Food Safety Plans).
• Experience partnering cross-functionally with Operations and Production teams.

Preferred (not required):

• HACCP Certification.
• PCQI Certification.
• Dairy or cheese manufacturing experience.
• Experience leading teams in a 24/7 manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting customer, regulatory, or certification audits.