Senior Quality & FSQA Manager - GMP/SQF Expert

Seltzer's Smokehouse Meats; Palmyra (Lebanon County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Seltzer's Smokehouse Meats is seeking a Quality Manager to assure SQF and GMP compliance, conduct audits, and lead the FSQA team in a food manufacturing setting. The role focuses on maintaining HACCP and SQF programs while aligning with USDA standards and client requirements.

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years in food quality management, strong leadership, and experience with audits, training, and budgeting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Science or Engineering or relevant experience in Food Packaging/Manufacturing.
• Minimum 5+ years' Quality Management Experience in a Food Manufacturing Environment.
• 5+ years experience in FSQA methodologies and policies.
• 5+ years experience as a manager with leadership skills.
• Experience in audits and lead auditor training.
• Working knowledge of USDA, GMP, SSOP, HACCP, SQF and 3rd Party Auditing Standards.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality and food safety goals are met daily.
• Lead FSQA Department activities.
• Conform manufacturing, packaging, testing, storage and distribution to standards.
• Write, maintain and audit HACCP & SQF programs.
• Promote quality improvement across the organization.
• Participate in budgeting, planning and forecasting.
• Hire, train, coach and appraise FSQA staff.
• Ensure staff are trained for timely service delivery.
• Oversee quality investigations and CAPA determinations.
• Troubleshoot issues to resolution and escalate when needed.
• Collaborate with all departments to meet internal and client expectations.
• Host regulatory and client audits; coordinate corrective actions.
• Communicate with customers and specify contractor quality requirements.
• Support project scheduling and resource planning for FSQA projects.
• Fulfill duties under Occupational Health and Safety Act; safety compliance.
• Manage confidential information and records.
• Review records and documents to meet company expectations.
• Assume additional related responsibilities as required.

Skills

FSQA leadership

Quality audits

HACCP

SQF

GMP compliance

Regulatory compliance

Team management

Budgeting

Training & development

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Science or Engineering

Job description

Seltzer's Smokehouse Meats is seeking a Quality Manager to assure SQF and GMP compliance, conduct audits, and lead the FSQA team in a food manufacturing setting. The role focuses on maintaining HACCP and SQF programs while aligning with USDA standards and client requirements.

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years in food quality management, strong leadership, and experience with audits, training, and budgeting.