FSQA Manager

Summary

Our Schulenburg, TX facility has a great career opportunity for a strong and experienced Food Safety Quality Assurance (FSQA) Manager.  The FSQA Manager provides leadership, direction and execution of all plant food safety functions to support the company's food safety goals and ensures compliance with all regulatory agencies.  The FSQA Manager ensures all products produced meet or exceed all customer, regulatory and company requirements as they relate to food safety and quality.  This position directs the plant FSQA department in selecting, developing and motivating FSQA team members to achieve organizational goals.  The FSQA Manager acts as plant authority on all food safety and quality matters.  The FSQA Manager maintains staff and compliance to FSQA policy, specifications, and procedures.

Principal and Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Manages all activities of the Food Safety department in a manner which results in consistent food safety results as measured through the company matrix and regulatory mandates.
• Develops, documents and implements food safety processes and procedures to ensure product safety is always monitored and maintained.
• Leads all FSQA and regulatory efforts at the plant.
• Enforces the company's food safety standards as outlined in the plants HACCP, LCP, Salmonella/Campy standards and other programs.  Maintains the required documentation.
• Serves as the catalyst for leading continuous improvement through technology and scientific research in an effort to take the plants food safety program(s) to the next level.
• Provides leadership and is an active member of all project teams to ensure food safety concerns are addressed at assigned plants.
• Maintains open communications with corporate QA, plant management, sales and marketing staffs to ensure each are aware of any potential food safety related concerns with product or product requirements and specifications.
• Develops a professional working relationship and acts as a plant liaison with USDA staff.

Minimum Education

• Bachelors degree or higher in the area of poultry, meat or food science.

Experience Requirements

• 3 to 5 years of FSQA experience. 
• Experience in a HACCP, QA or food safety supervisory role. 
• Good analytical, oral, and written skills. 
• Knowledge of poultry and food processing principles. 
• Solid understanding of management principles and team concepts. 
• General knowledge of plant functions, i.e., production, maintenance, warehouse, shipping and sanitation. 
• HACCP certified and strong HACCP and regulatory skills.
• Experience leading a food facility in GFSI compliance (BRC, SQF).
• Knowledge and/or experience with digital databases and data collection (i.e. Safety Chain).
• Proficient with MS Office: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Experience Preferred

• Previous experience as FSQA Manager in poultry processing environment.
• Experience in further processing.
• Experience working with live animals. 

Environmental Factors and Physical Requirements