FSQA Leader - Dairy Quality & Compliance (Multi-Shift)

Great Lakes Cheese; La Crosse (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Lakes Cheese in La Crosse, WI seeks a Food Safety and Quality Assurance Manager to develop, implement, and maintain policies ensuring compliance with local, state, federal, and industry standards. You will oversee the FSQA Supervisor and Technicians across shifts and support training and competency for all food safety and quality initiatives.

This role leads the FSQA department to ensure raw materials and products meet specifications, drives corrective actions, and partners with corporate

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a Quality related field or commensurate experience.
• 5 years of Quality management experience or more.
• 5 years of lab experience or more.
• SQF certified.
• PCQI certified.
• HACCP certified.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Lead the FSQA department to ensure raw materials and packaged products meet company and customer specifications.
• Develop, implement and maintain programs supporting food safety fundamentals with corporate FSQA.
• Communicate essential information for SQF system implementation and maintenance.
• Drive and manage corrective and preventive actions related to food safety and quality.
• Train organization personnel to drive competency in product safety and quality execution.
• Coordinate with corporate FSQA on supplier concerns to resolve issues.
• Support internal audits for food safety and GMP compliance.
• Assist sanitation programs to maintain plant cleanliness and documentation.
• Direct FSQA supervisor and evaluate performance for continuous improvement.
• Support hiring decisions for the department and share leadership across shifts.

Skills

Quality management

GMP

Root cause analysis

CAPA

SQF

PCQI

HACCP

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in quality

SQF certified

PCQI certified

HACCP certified

Job description

Great Lakes Cheese in La Crosse, WI seeks a Food Safety and Quality Assurance Manager to develop, implement, and maintain policies ensuring compliance with local, state, federal, and industry standards. You will oversee the FSQA Supervisor and Technicians across shifts and support training and competency for all food safety and quality initiatives.

This role leads the FSQA department to ensure raw materials and products meet specifications, drives corrective actions, and partners with corporate