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Overview:
Shearer’s Foods, founded in 1974 and headquartered in Massillon, OH, is a leading manufacturer of salty snacks, cookies, and crackers. Specializing in private label and co-manufacturing, Shearer’s is the largest supplier of private brand salty snacks and second-largest supplier of private brand cookies and crackers.  With a strong focus on innovation, service, quality, and sustainability, Shearer’s has been awarded the food industry’s highest award for environmental sustainability, as well as multiple Supplier of the Year awards.  Operating 16 locations across North America and employing more than 5000 team members, Shearer’s is driven by its core values of People, Grow, Impact and Win. The company mission is to deliver exceptional products and services that make snacking a time to celebrate for our customers, colleagues, and community.  At Shearer’s Foods, we believe in a skills-first approach to recruitment and employment. This means focusing on what you can do and how you can grow, rather than traditional metrics alone. We are committed to adhering to anti-exclusion practices, removing barriers to access, and enhancing opportunities for all individuals based on merit and potential. Your skills, experience, and perspective are valuable—and we want to empower you to make your mark here with us.  

Responsibilities:
 Sr. Manager of Quality & Food Safety Burlington Iowa – Relocation Available The Sr. Manager of Quality & Food Safety is responsible for leading the quality assurance, and food safety program at our Burlington Iowa facility. This includes working with customers, suppliers, corporate quality team, and manufacturing staff to ensure every product consistently delivers on safety, quality, and brand promise. You will own the site’s quality and food safety systems end-to-end, translating customer expectations and regulatory requirements into actionable standards, disciplined execution, and continuous improvement across the plant. Manage, coach and develop 4 quality team members (Technicians and Supervisors) to act as trusted advisors and problem-solvers on the production floor.  This role is a senior leadership position reporting to the Plant Director.  Your seat at the table:<ul style="margin-top: 0in;"><li>Lead and continuously improve the site’s Quality and Food Safety Management Systems, including SQF (Safe Quality Foods), Food Safety Plan, GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices), and SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures).</li><li>Maintain a comprehensive understanding of all products manufactured by the plant as well as the raw materials, packaging materials, and operations required in the manufacturing process including quality specifications and standards. </li><li>Monitor, support and enforce all Shearer’s Foods food safety processes and procedures. This includes all AIB standards, SQF standards, and customer specific standards as identified in supporting documentation. </li><li>Serve as the SQF Practitioner and Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI). Participate in weekly Food Safety Inspections. </li><li>Act as a key member of the Food Safety Team, ensuring risks are identified, assessed, and mitigated proactively. </li><li>Investigate and respond to customer complaints. Track complaint and reacts to emerging issues or trends engaging the appropriate functions and process owners (i.e. production, maintenance, PD, etc.) to resolve. </li><li>Ensure all programs are designed and executed to protect the consumer and ensure audit readiness at all times.</li><li>Oversee sanitation and prerequisite programs to ensure hygienic design and execution across the facility.</li><li>Develop and leverage data-driven insights (SPC, trend analysis, defect tracking) to improve performance and reduce variability. </li><li>Establish and align quality objectives with plant and corporate goals, balancing consumer protection, efficiency, and cost. </li><li>Drive structured problem-solving and continuous improvement initiatives focused on defect reduction and customer satisfaction.</li><li>Build a culture of ownership where quality is everyone’s responsibility, </li><li>Partner with operations to embed quality at the source, minimizing reliance on inspection.</li><li>Deliver training programs that connect frontline work to real customer impact and brand reputation.</li></ul>

Qualifications:
<div> What you bring to the table: <ul style="margin-top: 0in;"><li>Minimum requirement of a Bachelor Degree in Food Science, Animal Science, Microbiology, Biology, or other science related degree. </li><li>Minimum of 10 years of overall professional experience in Quality Assurance, Food Safety, and Sanitation.</li><li>Minimum of 5 years in a supervisory or management position in a plant of similar   complexity and size. </li><li>Certifications: PCQI (Preventive Controls Qualified Individual), SQF Practitioner (or other GFSI), HACCP </li><li>Strong knowledge of FSMA, FDA, and global food safety standards </li><li>Experience working directly with customers and suppliers in a quality capacity </li><li>Demonstrated success using data and statistical methods to drive improvement</li><li>Demonstrated experience leading change</li><li>Broad knowledge and experience in quality and food safety management gained at   successive levels of responsibility in a plant atmosphere. </li><li>Demonstrated ability to direct, coach, and train associates as well as plan, monitor and   schedule work. </li><li>Experience leading “Best in Class” behaviors with focus on food safety, quality assurance, and plant regulatory compliance. </li></ul></div><div> </div> We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Shearer's Foods

Senior Quality and Food Safety Manager

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Responsibilities:Manage field personnel to monitor day-to-day activities and provide oversight to Contractor and Sub Contractors, identify construction specification errors, assure construction is in accordance with contract specifications and applicable codes, assure safe and efficient work methods are utilized. Experience:Provide management and coordination with external contractors and equipment manufacturers and support site permitting process, equipment selection, project design specifications, develop project schedules and cost estimates.

Duration:  1 Year Contract 
  Job Description:<ul><li>Provides onsite management for project implementation of large-scale combustion turbine construction projects. Responsibilities include onsite management and oversite construction project safety, quality, construction, startup testing, performance testing, and environmental compliance testing.</li><li>Responsible for tracking the project against its schedule, reporting status to management and customer on a regular basis, and implementing processes in a timely, safe, cost effective and environmentally conscious manner.</li><li>Previous experience with major coal and/or gas plan construction preferred.</li></ul>
  Responsibilities:<ul><li>Manage field personnel to monitor day-to-day activities and provide oversight to Contractor and Sub Contractors, identify construction specification errors, assure construction is in accordance with contract specifications and applicable codes, assure safe and efficient work methods are utilized.</li><li>Ensure the execution and practice of all safety policies and procedures by all construction employees and promote safety culture among the ranks throughout the company and project. With the assistance of the safety department, investigates accidents and safety incidents. Responsible for communicating safety investigation information to management. Responsible for administering and monitoring safety programs and performing safety assessments.</li><li>Accountable for performance measurements and standards of associated processes utilizing quality control and quality assurance processes. Demonstrates understanding of performance measures and utilizes information to improve process (e.g. cost control, scheduling, executing, safety, etc.).</li><li>Communicate to stakeholders, construction progress as it relates to Safety, Production, Risk, Schedule, Finance, and Quality and reports any situations that require management attention immediately.</li></ul>
  Experience:<ul><li>Provide management and coordination with external contractors and equipment manufacturers and support site permitting process, equipment selection, project design specifications, develop project schedules and cost estimates.</li><li>Provide onsite contractor interface, local government interface and community relations. Understands and enforces rules set by regulatory bodies (i.e., DOT, OSHA, DNR, etc.)</li><li>Provide interface with internal project team personnel, interface with customers and supervise employees on a daily basis.</li><li>Develop project Punch List and ensure Punch List completion, validate milestones and /or quantities submitted by the contractor for payment, and assist in resolution of field problems as appropriate.</li></ul>
  Skills:<ul><li>Ensure the quality of construction through continuous monitoring of the construction and installation QC process. Supervision</li><li>Performs work under the general supervision of a Manager or Director.</li><li>Supervises the work of professional, non-exempt, and bargaining unit employees, and contractors and subcontractors engaged in renewable site construction activities.</li></ul>
  Education:<ul><li>Bachelor's Degree</li></ul>
  About US Tech Solutions: 
US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit <a href="http://www.ustechsolutionsinc.com" rel="nofollow" title="www.ustechsolutionsinc.com">www.ustechsolutions.com</a>. 
  
US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, 
national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Internal ID: 26-09407 
  
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