Assistant FSQA Manager

The Assistant FSQA Manager is responsible for the leadership and guidance of all activities of the FSQA department to include food safety programs, specification adherence, and product quality for products within their assigned plant and shift. In addition, the Asst FSQA Manager will oversee all special projects as assigned, turnover, and safety.

Job Functions

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Selection, training, and development of the salaried and hourly FSQA teams on assigned shift or plant. Managing performance through training or application of progressive disciplinary action (when necessary).
• Validation of production practices including raw material receiving requirements; pre-operational and operational sanitation; finished product quality and Food Safety Systems;
• Validating that all customer and Peco FSQA policies and procedures are followed;
• Validating monitoring verification and the associated documentation with adherence to government regulations; developing, implementing and maintaining the HACCP, PCQI, SOP, GMP and SSOP based programs; Maintain communication with in-plant FSIS personnel with regard to plant regulatory compliance.
• Validating that finished product conforms to customer product and label specifications;
• Follow-up on customer product issues and audit results with, plant FSQA manager, corporate sales, and/or operations; corporate FSQA.
• Monitoring and verifying that microbiological results are being collected as required for assigned shift or location and any deviations are responded to correctly and expediently.
• Verifying that facility food safety and quality programs are being executed properly through internal auditing.
• Assisting both the Food Safety and Foreign Material teams at facilities as an active participant.
• Completing required internal, regulatory, and customer audits with continued certification approvals.
• Verifying the management of Hold Release inventories at plant and shift level.
• Special projects and other duties as assigned by Plant FSQA Manager

Minimum Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in a FSQA leadership role
• Self-motivated with proven ability to manage responsibilities with minimal supervision

Preferred Qualifications

• Meat or poultry par-fry / ready-to-eat experience