FSQR Operations Lead - Quality & Compliance

PURIS; Dawson (MN); On-site; USD 53,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

Dental and vision coverage

Free virtual health care

Life insurance

Short-term disability

401(k) with 3.5% company match

PTO 80 hours

Paid holidays

Telehealth services

Job summary

PURIS is seeking a FSQR Operations Lead at the Dawson, Minnesota facility. This role ensures FSQR compliance across production operations, driving safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

You will coordinate testing, COA generation, incident investigations, and internal audits while collaborating with engineering, operations and sales teams. We value safety, non-GMO and organic standards, and a strong commitment to sustainability.

Qualifications

• Internal Auditor certification – or ability to obtain within 90 days
• HACCP/PCQI certification – or ability to obtain within 90 days

Responsibilities

• Product Test Evaluation and Coordination: Evaluate test results against acceptance criteria. Maintain logs and electronic files of test outcomes.
• Product Release Management: Verify product compliance to FSQR standards and manage product releases within timelines.
• COA Generation: Generate certificates of analysis for finished products per customer FSQR standards.
• Incident Management: Investigate OOS product results and support root cause analysis.
• Compliance and Inspections: Audit FSQR, SQF/GFSI, Organic and customer compliance across sites; support process improvements.
• Documentation and Records Maintenance: Maintain essential documents and records, including supplier quality information.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work with quality, engineering, operations, sales and warehouse teams to address quality concerns and drive FSQR optimization.
• Food Safety Team Development: Participate in the DW Food Safety Team and learn about critical Food Safety Systems.

Job description

PURIS is seeking a FSQR Operations Lead at the Dawson, Minnesota facility. This role ensures FSQR compliance across production operations, driving safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

You will coordinate testing, COA generation, incident investigations, and internal audits while collaborating with engineering, operations and sales teams. We value safety, non-GMO and organic standards, and a strong commitment to sustainability.