FSQA Manager: Lead Food Safety & Quality Programs

John Soules Foods; Valley (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits

401(k) with company match

Onsite clinic

Job summary

John Soules Foods is seeking an experienced FSQA Manager in Valley, AL to lead the FSQA team and oversee food safety programs across the facility. You will drive HACCP, GMPs, and environmental monitoring while ensuring product quality aligns with customer specifications.

Key responsibilities include leading audits (USDA-FSIS, BRCGS, Organic, Child Nutrition), managing CAPA activities, and coaching a diverse team.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of prior industry experience in food processing and quality management.
• Former management or supervisory experience with potential to hire and develop salaried staff.
• Experience leading diverse cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the FSQA team for the facility with direct reports including the Assistant FSQA Manager (1st shift) and FSQA Superintendent (2nd shift).
• Develop, implement, and maintain plant quality and food safety programs, including HACCP, Food Safety Plans, GMPs, SSOPs, and Environmental Monitoring Programs.
• Serve as the Food Safety Team leader, identifying and facilitating action plans to address trends and leading CAPA activities for foreign material, customer complaints, and environmental monitoring.
• Lead sanitation verification, including daily pre-operational sanitation inspection, operational sanitation, master sanitation schedules, etc.
• Serve as the primary liaison for on-site USDA-FSIS personnel.
• Ensure finished product compliance with customer and label specifications.
• Lead all required third party, customer, and regulatory audits, including BRCGS, Organic, and Child Nutrition.
• Lead process mapping and FSQA criteria assessments to support major facility projects and new product launches.
• Develop, implement, and verify adequate food safety and quality training for plant team members and FSQA staff.
• Lead and participate in internal audits to assess compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
• Manage the systematic hold and release of product.
• Authorized to hold non-conforming product and determine product disposition. Must have the ability to make sound judgments and good decisions regarding quality and wholesomeness of product.
• Develop and communicate FSQA data trends and lead root-cause analysis.
• Interact directly with customers during plant tours and audits, visits to customer facilities, and/or for complaints responses.
• Complete special projects, duties, and assignments, as appropriate, including coverage of pre-operational sanitation/start-up and second shift as needed.

Skills

Food safety

Regulatory compliance

Leadership

Team coordination

Data analysis

Communication

Problem solving

MS Office

Cross-functional

Tools

M3

Redzone

TraceGains

Job description

John Soules Foods is seeking an experienced FSQA Manager in Valley, AL to lead the FSQA team and oversee food safety programs across the facility. You will drive HACCP, GMPs, and environmental monitoring while ensuring product quality aligns with customer specifications.

Key responsibilities include leading audits (USDA-FSIS, BRCGS, Organic, Child Nutrition), managing CAPA activities, and coaching a diverse team.