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Daily's Premium Meats · 21 hours ago

FSQA Manager

St Joseph, MO

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

Daily's Premium Meats is committed to excellence in food safety and quality assurance, and they are seeking an FSQA Manager to lead their Food Safety and Quality Assurance team. This role involves overseeing the development and implementation of FSQA policies, ensuring compliance with USDA standards, and managing customer complaints and audits.

Food ProcessingRecipesRetail

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

TEAM LEADERSHIP & DEVELOPMENT - The FSQA Manager is responsible for leading and developing a high-performing Food Safety and Quality Assurance team, ensuring alignment with company standards and regulatory requirements. This includes setting clear expectations, providing ongoing coaching and support, and conducting regular performance evaluations to drive accountability and continuous improvement. The manager fosters a culture of ownership and excellence within the FSQA team, ensuring proactive communication, effective problem-solving, and collaboration across departments to uphold food safety, quality, and compliance standards

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE – Serves as the primary contact to USDA officials at the facility, managing all communications and interactions related to plant policies, facility conditions, and food safety programs. This position must be able to read and interpret USDA policies and regulations to accurately guide FSQA staff and plant personnel ensuring full compliance with USDA expectations. They are responsible for maintaining and updating all required documentation and ensuring timely resolution of non-compliance issues

POLICIES & PROCEDURES - Develop, implement, maintain, and train teams on FSQA policies and procedures, including HACCP, GMPs, SQF, SSOPs, QA protocols, and overall food safety programs. This position evaluates, advises, and may conduct FSQA related training for orientation programs

PLANT WATER/WASTEWATER - Ability to maintain all associated permits and forms associated with the Missouri Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), South St. Joseph Industrial Sewer District, and the City of St. Joseph Wastewater System. Maintain all required monthly or time specific permit forms that are required by DEQ or the City of St. Joseph. Sample wastewater that is discharged according to DEQ or City of St. Joseph permits

CODE OF CONDUCT& BUSINESS ETHICS - Must adhere to the company's Code of Conduct and Business Ethics policy, demonstrating integrity, accountability, and ethical decision-making in all aspects of work

Qualification

HACCP certificationFood Safety programsUSDA complianceMicrobiology knowledgeQuality Assurance regulationsTeam leadershipAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsOrganizational ability

Required

Bachelor's degree in food science, meat science, microbiology, agriculture, or related field

HACCP certification a must

Minimum of three years' experience in a FSQA role with supervisory experience

Must have in-depth knowledge of bacon or similar production processes, including terminology and methods, along with strong understanding of QA regulations and technical standards specific to pork and red meat

Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop a team by fostering collaboration, accountability, and a positive work environment

Ability to collaborate effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and across all levels of the organization

Must demonstrate strong multitasking skills with exceptional attention to detail, organizational ability, and a proven capacity to work independently or collaboratively to meet deadlines

Must be able to read and interpret documents in the English language such as safety files, regulations, and technical documentation

Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to write effective documentation, training, and business correspondence

Ability to effectively engage, present, and communicate with the team changes and respond to questions from management and employees at all levels of the organization

Individual must have the ability to operate basic office equipment: email, Word and Excel

Strong analytical and decision-making skills, with the ability to interpret data, apply USDA regulations, and make sound judgments regarding product disposition, including hold and release decisions