Senior FSQA Manager — Dairy & Cheese Quality Lead

Red Kite Recruiting; Monroe (WI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Kite Recruiting partners with a leading dairy manufacturer in Southwest Wisconsin to identify an experienced FSQA Manager for their Monroe facility.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Quality, the role leads an ~11-person FSQA team, oversees HACCP, FSMA, SQF, and drives continuous improvement.

This hands-on leader partners with Operations and Sanitation to maintain safety, compliance, and audit readiness.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in food manufacturing/quality leadership.
• Experience owning or leading quality programs within a manufacturing facility.
• Knowledge of HACCP, FSMA, SQF, GMPs.
• Experience with FDA/USDA audits.
• Bilingual English/Spanish (EN/ES).

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the FSQA team.
• Oversee day-to-day food safety and quality programs, testing, monitoring, and compliance.
• Lead plant audits, inspections, corrective actions, and food safety initiatives.
• Partner with Operations, Production, and Sanitation to maintain standards and resolve issues.
• Manage HACCP, FSMA, SQF, environmental monitoring, and other quality programs.
• Use quality data and metrics to identify trends and drive improvements.

Skills

FSQA leadership

Quality systems

HACCP/FSMA/SQF

GMP SOPs

Regulatory audits

Lean Six Sigma

Bilingual EN/ES

Education

SQF Practitioner certification

HACCP/PCQI certification

Job description

Red Kite Recruiting partners with a leading dairy manufacturer in Southwest Wisconsin to identify an experienced FSQA Manager for their Monroe facility.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Quality, the role leads an ~11-person FSQA team, oversees HACCP, FSMA, SQF, and drives continuous improvement.

This hands-on leader partners with Operations and Sanitation to maintain safety, compliance, and audit readiness.