FSQA Manager

Socket.dev; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k match

Profit sharing

Continuing education

Annual bonuses

Wellness reimbursements

Job summary

Feed Energy is seeking an experienced FSQA Manager to develop and enhance the Quality Assurance and Food Safety Management System across all plants. The role acts as PCQI and Advanced HACCP-certified leader, driving a culture of quality and ensuring compliance with regulatory and customer standards.

You will lead internal and external audits, train staff, and collaborate with Operations, Engineering, and Lab to resolve quality issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 2–4 years of experience or equivalent.
• Experience with Applicant Tracking Systems and HRIS; Paylocity experience is a plus.
• Ability to manage recruitment across multiple locations and levels.
• Organized, proactive, and professional demeanor.

Responsibilities

• Act as QA and food safety leader (QFS Leader) and hold PCQI/Advanced HACCP certification.
• Develop, implement, and improve the QFSMS across all plants and HACCP plans.
• Lead internal audit program: training, scheduling, and corrective actions.
• Manage external audits (Safe Feed/Safe Food, customer and regulatory audits).
• Collaborate across Operations, Engineering, Procurement, Logistics, and Lab to drive improvements.
• Provide quality training to operations and engineering teams; ensure gCP/ HACCP awareness.

Skills

Quality leadership

Auditing

Regulatory compliance

PCQI & HACCP

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Paylocity

Job description

Description

Who we are and what we value:

Feed Energy works at the intersection of feed, fuel, and agriculture, building a nearly four-decade legacy of stewardship in various industries. We support how America nourishes its people and powers its economy. Our team is made up of growth-minded individuals, who are dedicated to transforming global practices in feeding and fueling, driving innovation across the industries we serve. We create circular economies, developing sustainable, low-carbon products and processes. Join us if you're looking for a dynamic environment to contribute to shaping a sustainable future for feeding and fueling the world.

We help feed the world by providing safe, energy-based nutrition solutions.

Creativity - Stewardship - Impact - Integrity - Healthy Relationships

What we are looking for:

The Food Safety and Quality Assurance (FSQA) Manager is an individual contributor position responsible for developing, implementing, and continuously improving the Quality Assurance and Food Safety Management Systems across all Feed Energy plants. This role ensures that Feed Energy products meet all applicable regulatory, customer, and internal quality standards. As the company’s Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) and Advanced HACCP-certified leader, the FSQA Manager drives a culture of quality and food safety throughout the organization and serves as the primary liaison for all internal and external quality and food safety audits. This position reports to the VP of Technology & Innovation (R&D).

What you will do:

• Act as the company’s Quality and Food Safety Leader (Q&FS Leader), Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI), and hold Advanced HACCP certification to conduct hazard analysis reviews at all Feed Energy facilities.
• Develop, implement, review, maintain, and continuously improve the Quality & Food Safety Management System (QFSMS) across all Feed Energy plants, including food safety plans, HACCP plans, prerequisite programs, and corrective action systems.
• Lead and manage the Internal Auditing System, including training of internal auditors, maintaining the internal audit schedule, conducting audits, recording results, and driving corrective actions to improve scores.
• Manage all external audits including Safe Feed/Safe Food audits, customer audits, and regulatory food safety audits; serve as the primary point of contact for third-party and regulatory inspectors.
• Champion the culture of quality and food safety throughout all departments including Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Procurement, Logistics, and other organizational functions.
• Develop and deliver regular quality and food safety training programs for operations, engineering, and other teams (e.g., quality procedures, safe feed/safe food protocols, cGMP, HACCP awareness).
• Oversee the environmental health and safety program as it relates to food safety and product quality; maintain compliance with company policies, OSHA, FDA, EPA, cGMP, and local, county, and state government regulations.
• Regularly prepare and report quarterly and annual quality data, trends, corrective actions, targets, plant quality control metrics, and internal audit results; set improvement targets to drive continuous progress.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Procurement, Logistics, Sales, and the Lab Manager to conduct root cause analyses on quality-related issues and communicate findings to the relevant teams and executive leadership.
• Drive process verification activities at the plants in collaboration with operations teams to ensure consistent product quality.
• Partner with the Lab Manager to ensure quality control test results are properly interpreted, trended, and acted upon at the plant level.
• Provide input during the budget planning process for QA and food safety activities; ensure expenses are coded appropriately to maintain a balanced budget.
• Coordinate with the Environmental Health & Safety team on regulatory compliance activities related to quality and food safety.
• Demonstrate Feed Energy company values in all everyday work interactions.
• All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

What you will need:

• Bachelor’s degree and 2-4 years of experience, or equivalent.
• Experience in Applicant Tracking Systems and HRIS; Experience with Paylocity a plus.
• Ability to manage the recruitment needs of multiple locations across varying levels.
• Organized, proactive, and professional.

What we provide, because we care!

• Full benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life and disability
• Generous 401k match (up to 6%)
• Profit-sharing for all employees
• Continuing education
• Annual bonuses based on performance
• Wellness reimbursement up to $300 a year
• 8 Paid Holidays

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employer-sponsored visa support. The company will not sponsor employment visas at this time.