**Description** **Our mission:** To be the best in all that we do, completely focused on our business, ensuring the bet products and services to our customers, a relationship of trust with our suppliers, profitability for our shareholders and the opportunity of a better future for all of our team members. **Our core values are** Availability, Determination, Discipline, Humility, Ownership, Simplicity, and Sincerity **Purpose & Scope:** Reports directly to the Technical Service Director and has primary responsibility for the direction of the workforce to achieve all safety, food safety, and quality goals as set forth by facility management. This position is responsible for the supervision of Food Safety and Quality (FSQA) personnel and oversees quality and food safety aspects of production. Responsible for product specifications testing, food safety systems, process improvements and quality programs within the plant. **Principle Responsibilities:** List and describe the specific tasks, assignments, level of discretionary authority and/or functions performed. + Expertise in development and management of HACCP, GMP, SSOP, SAFE, SRM Animal Handling and Welfare programs, 3rd party audit company policies / procedures and government regulations that contribute to Food Safety. + Organizes and coordinates the activities of the Food Safety and Quality Assurance team to meet and exceed quality and food safety goals by levering engineering skillsets + Conducts investigations of plant Food Safety and Quality Assurance processes and ensures process improvements projects and tasks are completed + Organizes and coordinates the activities of the Food Safety & Quality Assurance (FSQA) team for implementation of quality and food safety programs (HACCP and SSOP) and procedures + Manages and mentors the Food Safety and Quality Assurance Supervisor. + Proactively looks for ways to reduce cost through the elimination of foreign material + Manage special projects as assigned by Technical Service Director. + Monitor activities to ensure team member safety and accurately report any unsafe acts to prevent workplace safety incidents. Coordinate with site safety team for annual LOTO training for FSQA team + Advocates new quality policies and procedures as necessary to ensure high quality products, processes and services + Communicates programs and procedures to FSQA and other plant team members by performing in-class and hands-on training + Maintains good communication and working relationships with the FSQA team, site Operations team and USDA personnel. Ensuring that all USDA regulations are being followed + Facilitates 3rd party or customer audits with the Technical Service Director. + Interfaces with facility team to assist in problem solving using Root cause analyses when investigating daily personnel and processing incidents + Ensures the customer quality programs meet or exceed the customer requirements + Communicates issues to site management team to ensure the plant is complying with customer specifications + Complete additional tasks as directed by Food Safety/QA Manager **Working Conditions:** + Production setting + Exposure to various chemicals, machinery and knives + Slippery floors, extreme temperatures and loud noises + High level of interaction with other departments and employees + 40+ hours per week, occasionally on weekends (must be available for pre-op and shut down) **Requirements:** Describe necessary knowledge or skills, and type and amount of formal schooling, and work experience normally required to obtain these. Do not describe your own particular background. **Education:** + Prefer Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science or similar field (Meat Science, Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology Engineering, Food engineer, or related field) or in plant experience. **Experience:** + Extensive knowledge and technical skill in a variety of QA and production jobs, and in supervisory positions. + Harvest floor experience preferred. **Special Skills:** + Ability to communicate effectively and respectfully, both written and verbally + Bilingual skills helpful + Capable of independent decision making + Ability to manage multiple priorities + Excellent conflict resolution skills + Demonstrates integrity and fairness + Able to quickly and effectively adapt to new and changing situations + Desire for continuous improvement + Shows compassion towards and has an interest in others + Basic computer knowledge required + Good organizational skills + Able to work assigned hours/days, including occasional weekends as required + Good attendance and safety records **Manages:** Food Safety and Quality Assurance supervisors **Benefits** + Vision, Medical, and Dental coverage begin after 60 days of employment; + Paid time off: sick leave, vacation, and 6 company observed holidays; + 401(k): eligible after 1st day of employment including company match which begins after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule **EOE, including disability/vets**