Job Description
Title: Food Safety and Quality Assurance Manager
Location: Lancaster, TX
Direct Hire
Salary Range: $95,000-$126,000 depending on experience.
***Please only apply if you have all the requirements, certifications, and years of experience needed*****
Summary:
- We are seeking an experienced and proactive FSQA Manager to ensure compliance with our client's food safety, quality, and regulatory standards in the Dallas area.
- This role manages and directs a fast-paced FSQA department across two client facilities.
- They will drive food safety and quality culture, enhance compliance through process optimization, and strengthen leadership capabilities of their team.
- The ideal candidate will ensure maximum efficiency while at all times maintaining the highest standards of food safety and quality.
- They provide training and motivation to team members in a continuously improving environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee quality operations and equipment to ensure conformance to specifications and make or order necessary process or assembly adjustments.
- Conduct and ensure daily and general audits of FSQA operational activities are carried out.
- Ensure FSQA continues to deliver and drive the highest standards possible.
- Serves as the key point of contact during pre-operational checks and day-to-day functions.
- Discuss inspection results with those responsible for products and recommend necessary corrective actions.
- Verify product quality and ensure product knowledge.
- Ensure products are inspected tested and measured for conformance to specifications.
- Manage HACCP and GMP Program to ensure hygiene and good manufacturing practices GMP are being used.
- Provide technical support for the cross-functional teams to ensure a high degree of compliance with company quality and safety policy.
- Work closely with onsite USDA inspector.
- Ensure that raw materials packaging labels and final products that do not meet acceptance criteria are rejected or retained.
- Establish maintain and promote good communications with all departments levels of management and external representatives as required.
- Offer mentoring coaching and support to new team members Associates Team Leads and Supervisors.
- Responsible for creating and modifying team member work schedules adjusting schedules and granting time off as appropriate to ensure effective communications.
- Responsible for verifying recording and driving compliance to Key Performance Indicators KPIs.
- Participate in Daily Management meetings with cross-functional representatives from Maintenance Safety and Production.
- Ensure quality panel and testing are conducted regularly.
- Effectively manage labor resources within the given budgets/targets.
- Liaise with the Commercialization department on product trials to ensure all appropriate people IT equipment and materials are available and that the trial is run effectively and efficiently.
- Be aware of and ensure others are aware of inspections tours and visits and that all necessary preparation is carried out.
- Be the first point of contact for all external quality audits and Government / State agencies.
- Responsible for the highest level of health and safety for the employees agency employees and the consumer.
- Required to report and complete Accident / Incident forms and conduct any necessary investigation taking measures to prevent additional problems or re-occurrence.
- Ensure proper training and re-training is conducted as needed. Support transitions from manual and semi-automated compliance systems to engineering controls to enhance accuracy efficiency and real-time monitoring.
- May be required to perform additional duties.
Skills and Requirements Minimum
- 5 years experience as a Food Safety and Quality Assurance Manager working in a USDA-FSIS regulated establishment
- Experience working in a food manufacturing environment applying common processes procedures and equipment.
- Experience with ready-to-heat ready-to-eat and/or ready-to-cook fresh food manufacturing business preferred.
- Experience working in a chilled environment preferred.Knowledge of food safety regulations GMPs HACCP principles and FSQA best practices
- Experience managing FSQA teams and implementing standardized programs
- Strong leadership and training skills to develop and upskill FSQA personnel
- Strong data analysis skills to identify trends and opportunities.
- Excellent cross-functional collaboration and communication skills
- Degree Requirements:
Certification Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in Food Safety, Food Science, or Culinary Arts
- HACCP certification (required)
- GFSI-recognized certification (required; SQF preferred)
- Relevant industry experience in food manufacturing or operations
- PCQI (Preventive Controls Qualified Individual) and Intentional Adulteration training (preferred)
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