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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.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Meat Science, Microbiology, or a related field preferred.

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience in Food Safety and Quality.
• Food manufacturing experience required.

Preferred Knowledge & Skills

• Strong leadership with demonstrated success developing teams.
• Extensive knowledge of HACCP, USDA-FSIS regulations, FDA regulations, food safety systems, and animal welfare programs.
• Experience working directly with USDA inspection personnel.
• Knowledge of Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) standards; SQF experience preferred.
• Experience with fresh product microbiology and shelf-life programs.
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience with SAP, Redzone, or similar digital quality management systems preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.