Senior Food Safety Leader — Multi-Site Quality & Compliance

Talnt; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Talnt seeks a Senior Food Safety Manager to lead FSQA across multiple facilities, ensuring HACCP, FSMA, FDA/USDA compliance and QMS integration. You will standardize policies, drive audits, CAPA, and continuous improvement to protect product integrity.

You will collaborate with Production, QA, Sanitation, and Maintenance to deliver strong quality outcomes, manage certifications, and develop high-performing teams across sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline or equivalent experience.
• 7–10 years of progressive food safety and QA experience with supervisory responsibilities.
• Hands-on experience developing and managing FSMS/QMS and regulatory initiatives.
• Advanced knowledge of HACCP, preventive controls, risk assessments, verification.
• Experience with FDA/FSMA/FSIS, GMPs, sanitation, allergen controls, and hygiene.
• Experience implementing SQF, BRCGS or other GFSI certifications.
• Internal/audit coordination, CAPA, traceability, and documentation management.
• Leadership of QA teams across multi-site operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and standardize food safety and regulatory programs across multiple facilities.
• Develop and continuously improve FSMS, QMS, SOPs, and QC processes.
• Oversee HACCP programs including assessments, CCP monitoring, and corrective actions.
• Ensure FDA/USDA/FSMA compliance and anti-contamination measures.
• Direct SQF/BRCGS and other GFSI certifications, audits, and corrective actions.
• Lead CAPA programs, root-cause analysis, and nonconformance management.
• Oversee sanitation, environmental monitoring, allergen controls, and testing.
• Manage holds, recalls readiness, traceability, and product disposition.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate food safety into operations.
• Establish KPIs and mentor FSQA personnel; report risks to leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Audits

CAPA

Quality management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline

Job description

Talnt seeks a Senior Food Safety Manager to lead FSQA across multiple facilities, ensuring HACCP, FSMA, FDA/USDA compliance and QMS integration. You will standardize policies, drive audits, CAPA, and continuous improvement to protect product integrity.

You will collaborate with Production, QA, Sanitation, and Maintenance to deliver strong quality outcomes, manage certifications, and develop high-performing teams across sites.