FSQA Manager
FSQA Manager
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$ 90 - 110
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Job Description
Archer Jerky Meat Snacks is looking for an experienced and highperforming Food Safety & Quality Assurance (FSQA) Manager who will collaborate with key external and internal stakeholders to manage the development implementation maintenance and improvement of FSQA programs. They will ensure regulatory compliance and consistency on producing Safe & HighQuality products that conform to the regulatory 3rd party certification company and customer standards.
The FSQA Manager will help to foster a strong Food Safety & Quality Culture in which all external and internal stakeholders become actively engaged in understanding and guaranteeing safe & highquality raw materials and finished products.
Archer Jerky is an awardwinning rapidly growing meat snack company with a highenergy collaborative work environment. We offer a generous timeoff package and comprehensive healthcare benefits including 100 companypaid employee medical insurance.
This fulltime firstshift position located in the Los Angeles area.
Responsibilities:
- Provide leadership and managerial functions (recruitment coaching performance management and development) to the QA team.
- Collaborate with the Director of FSQA to develop FSQA strategic plans and objectives to support business growth and to ensure consistency in producing Safe & HighQuality products.
- Collaborate with the Director of FSQA and the responsible sites key external and internal stakeholders to develop and implement tactical plans to support the FSQA strategic plans and objectives; key external and internal stakeholders include (but are not limited to) suppliers 3rd party locations comanufacturers copackers customers 3rd party certifying bodies company R&D Marketing Sales and Operations teams.
- Serve as the SQF Practitioner and the HACCP Plan Coordinator for the responsible sites ensuring that the SQF certification / programs and HACCP Plans are properly developed implemented and maintained in accordance with the certification and regulatory requirements.
- Act as the Subject Matter Expert and the driving force on food regulatory safety and quality compliance for the responsible sites. Providing periodic plantwide FSQA training including but not limited to GMP HACCP Allergen Management and Foreign Object Controls.
- Manage site QA resources and priorities ensuring compliance with FSQA functions HACCP plans and 3rd party certifications (SQF Organic GlutenFree); support R&D projects labeling compliance and issue resolution using RCA and CAPA; and oversee audits to meet regulatory customer and certification requirements.
- Collaborate with the Director of FSQA and stakeholders to develop meaningful KPIs to keep track of FSQA objectives and performance; proactively communicate / share KPIs with all concerned stakeholders.
- Proactively identify drive and lead Continuous Improvement (CI) efforts to improve food safety and quality for the responsible sites; perform data analyses to identify CI opportunities and communicate summary data / information with concerned stakeholders to keep track of results.
- Perform periodic visits to and FSQA audits at suppliers 3rd party locations comanufacturers and copackers as assigned by the Director of FSQA; collaborate with the auditees to address findings.
- Departmental P&L development / management.
Education:
- B.S. Degree in Food Science Food Microbiology Food Engineering or related field.
- Current HACCP and/or FDA FSMA HARPC and PCQI certifications.
Experience:
- 8 years of FSQA supervisory and/or managerial experience in USDA and/or FDAregulated food/beverage manufacturing facilities. Experience with meat processing is preferred.
- Proven experience developing implementing maintaining and improving HACCP and/or FDA FSMA Food Safety Plans and prerequisite programs such as GMP Allergen Management Environmental Monitoring and Sanitation.
- Familiarity with current SQF BRC and/or other relevant GFSIbased certification requirements and handson experience implementing maintaining and improving SQF BRC or relevant GFSIbased food safety certification programs as an SQF/BRC Practitioner.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and collaborate with regulatory bodies and crossfunctional teams of internal and external stakeholders to ensure FSQA program effectiveness and resolve issues/conflicts.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
