Lead SQF Practitioner - Food Safety & Compliance Leader

Meats By Linz; Hammond (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Meats By Linz in Hammond, IN is seeking a Food Safety & SQF System Lead to oversee the company’s SQF program and HACCP operations. You will administer and improve the Food Safety & Quality Management System, lead audits, and guide corrective actions in a production environment.

The role requires deep knowledge of SQF/HACCP, strong leadership, and a commitment to audit readiness in a fast-paced meat-processing facility.

Qualifications

• HACCP Certification.
• Certified SQF Practitioner or ability to qualify as SQF Practitioner.
• Minimum 3–5 years in food manufacturing, meat processing, or food safety management.
• Thorough understanding of SQF Food Safety Code, HACCP, USDA-FSIS, GMPs/SSOPs, Food Defense & Food Fraud, and CAPA.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the designated SQF Practitioner for the facility.
• Maintain compliance with SQF certification requirements and applicable regulatory standards.
• Develop, implement, verify, validate, review, and improve the Food Safety & Quality Management System.
• Ensure food safety programs, procedures, and records are audit-ready.
• Lead the HACCP team and maintain the HACCP plan, hazard analyses, and validation studies.
• Verify CCP monitoring, corrective actions, and record review.
• Prepare and lead SQF certification, customer, USDA, and third-party audits.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational

Documentation

Education

HACCP Certification

Certified SQF Practitioner or ability to qualify as SQF Practitioner

Tools

Microsoft Office

QA documentation systems

Job description

Meats By Linz in Hammond, IN is seeking a Food Safety & SQF System Lead to oversee the company’s SQF program and HACCP operations. You will administer and improve the Food Safety & Quality Management System, lead audits, and guide corrective actions in a production environment.

The role requires deep knowledge of SQF/HACCP, strong leadership, and a commitment to audit readiness in a fast-paced meat-processing facility.