Quality Assurance and Food Safety Manager

If you’re a seasoned Quality & Food Safety leader who thrives in a fast‑paced USDA environment, this role puts you at the center of HACCP, regulatory compliance, and plant‑wide food safety excellence. This is your opportunity to own the entire QA & Food Safety function for a Ready-to-Eat meat manufacturing operation — and make a measurable impact from day one.

Why This Opportunity Is Attractive

• Compensation: You can earn up to $107,000 total (salary + bonus) in your first year, depending on experience
• Benefits: Excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and more
• Career Growth: Opportunity to excel within QA, Food Safety, or transition into other leadership areas across the organization
• Relocation: Assistance provided (moving expenses + temporary housing)

What You’ll Do

• Lead the entire Food Safety, HACCP, Food Defense, and Quality programs
• Manage and develop the HACCP Coordinator, 2 QA Supervisors, and 1 Sanitation Supervisor, as well as the QA techs and Sanitation techs
• Oversee all plant training related to Food Safety, Quality, and Food Defense
• Write, audit, and manage HACCP and SSOP programs
• Work closely with USDA and ensure full regulatory compliance
• Manage internal audits, customer audits, and third‑party audits
• Oversee the Micro Lab, foreign material investigations, and customer relations
• Trend and respond to customer complaints
• Manage all Non‑Compliance Reports and USDA meetings
• Lead the sanitation department, including pre‑op processes and re‑clean trends
• Oversee the plant’s Pest Control Program
• Maintain and communicate customer‑mandated process or policy changes
• Manage the overall QA budget

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• 5+ years of Food Quality Assurance experiencein a USDA processing facility (Beef, Pork, Poultry, Bison, Venison) required
• Ready‑to‑Eat experience is a major plus
• 3+ yearsof supervisory experience required
• Proven success passing customer audits and maintaining USDA‑compliant programs
• HACCP Certification required
• SQF Practitioner Certification a plus
• Strong GMP, Food Safety, Sanitation, and Pest Control knowledge
• Excellent communication and MS Office skills

Who You’ll Report To

• Director of Quality/Food Safety
• Plant Manager (dotted-line)

This is a high‑visibility leadership role with direct influence over plant performance, regulatory compliance, and customer satisfaction.

Ready to lead Quality & Food Safety at a high‑performing USDA facility in Lake Crystal?
Apply today and let’s get you in front of the hiring team.

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