We are seeking an experienced Food Safety & Quality Manager to lead all food safety, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, and animal welfare programs at a fresh meat processing and harvest facility. This is an outstanding opportunity for a hands-on leader who is passionate about building a world-class food safety culture while driving continuous improvement across plant operations.
The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership for food safety and quality systems, develop high-performing teams, ensure regulatory compliance, and partner with operations to deliver exceptional product quality.
Key Responsibilities
- Foster a culture focused on safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Lead the facility's food safety and quality management systems, including written programs, policies, and procedures.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives by analyzing quality metrics, identifying trends, and implementing corrective actions.
- Manage and oversee the facility's Animal Welfare programs and systems.
- Ensure compliance with USDA-FSIS, federal, state, and customer requirements.
- Lead internal, customer, regulatory, and third-party food safety audits, including SQF.
- Provide technical leadership on food safety, quality systems, HACCP, and regulatory compliance.
- Develop and deliver food safety and quality training programs.
- Participate in company-wide food safety, quality, process improvement, and animal welfare initiatives.
- Coach, mentor, and develop Food Safety & Quality team members.
- Manage third-party service providers, including sanitation and pest control.
- Lead capital planning and budgeting efforts supporting food safety and quality improvements.