FSQA Systems Lead — Food Safety & Compliance

Kilcoy Global Foods North America; Mundelein (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kilcoy Global Foods North America is seeking an FSQA Systems Superintendent to lead the implementation, maintenance, and verification of food safety and quality systems at the Mundelein facility. You will translate program requirements into consistent practices, reliable records, and effective training across production shifts.

The role partners with Operations, Sanitation, Maintenance, Warehouse, R&D, Procurement, and Regulatory to identify risks and strengthen process controls.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree in food science, microbiology, biology, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of quality assurance or food safety experience in food manufacturing.
• At least 2 years of supervisory or team leadership experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of HACCP, GMPs, sanitation verification, traceability, allergen controls, root-cause analysis, and corrective-action effectiveness.
• HACCP training appropriate to responsibilities or completion before independently performing duties.
• Ability to analyze data, write clear procedures and investigation summaries, maintain accurate records, and use electronic QMS and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead HACCP, GMP, sanitation verification, allergen, environmental monitoring, and related programs; coordinate updates.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, forms, work instructions, and specifications; manage change review and training.
• Coordinate validation studies and provide in-plant support; escalate changes needing reassessment.
• Administer SafetyChain/QMS workflows, permissions, and reports; ensure data integrity and timely reviews.
• Verify timely review of critical records (HACCP, SSOP, GMP); manage discrepancies and corrective actions.
• Maintain environmental monitoring and sanitation schedules; review results and coordinate actions.
• Oversee pre-operational inspections and post-maintenance release programs for equipment and products.
• Ensure control of foreign-material, labeling, and incoming-material records; resolve recurring failures.
• Coordinate product-hold tracking, traceability exercises, and recall simulations; close gaps.
• Lead complaint and nonconformance investigations; drive CAPA and verification of effectiveness.
• Manage internal audits and SQF/customer/regulatory readiness; support certification needs.
• Develop role-specific training and foster food safety culture; assess competency.

Skills

Data analysis

Procedural writing

Documentation

Electronic QMS

Coaching & leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Equivalent combination of education & experience

Tools

SafetyChain

Job description

Kilcoy Global Foods North America is seeking an FSQA Systems Superintendent to lead the implementation, maintenance, and verification of food safety and quality systems at the Mundelein facility. You will translate program requirements into consistent practices, reliable records, and effective training across production shifts.

The role partners with Operations, Sanitation, Maintenance, Warehouse, R&D, Procurement, and Regulatory to identify risks and strengthen process controls.