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Perdue Farms · 1 day ago

Senior FSQA Manager

Lewiston, NC

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Perdue Farms is a fourth-generation, family-owned food and agricultural business, and they are seeking a Senior FSQA Manager to support their Harvest facility in Lewiston, NC. The role involves providing leadership to cross-functional teams in problem-solving across various functional areas and ensuring the execution of food safety and quality management systems.

Food and Beverage

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Oversee Food Safety and Quality Management systems (FSQMS) and support personnel of assigned locations to include HACCP, SSOP, FSIS regulations and programs

Provide executive reporting on Food Safety and regulatory compliance and concerns about microbial management with actionable recommendations

Ensure Perdue’s microbial intervention processes are executed in assigned facilities

Partner with business colleagues (e.g., Supplier Quality and Procurement) where improvements and execution of relevant preventive controls about food safety programs are needed

Training/educating colleagues and suppliers in finding critical parameters of processes used, the mechanisms underlying control steps and the measurements needed to validate these processes when requested by other functions (e.g., Supplier Quality)

Excellent organizational skills including time management and priority setting

Proven ability to interact clearly and effectively with cross functional business partners to establish targets plans and maintain timelines to ensure timely and quality execution Strong demonstrated transformational skills (inspiring, problem solving, communication across multiple organizations, executing) to provide evidence-based leadership, and the ability to utilize these skills with all levels of team members, management and community leaders is required

Requires an excellent executive presentation and communication skills with the ability to inspire and inform

Requires a strong business, planning, communication, and financial skillset with the ability to manage complex projects involving multiple stakeholders

Requires a demonstrated experience and excellence in coaching, collaborating, and influencing; a proven leader of people who can recruit, develop and mentor a top-notch team capable of supporting future growth and has demonstrated leadership in promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace and community

Demonstrates the ability to strategically analyze and be able to take on projects external to the assigned operation and to lead projects with multi-plant impact. Knowledge of SPC is a plus

Will meet directly with customers during plant visits and/or visits to their locations to develop relationships, communicate opportunities and action plans and to review in-person products or services of the company

Will lead and instruct the FSQA team to interface and maintain the use of digital data collection systems and other formats, such as but not limited to SafetyChain, Trace Gains, Power Bi, and other similar systems

Qualification

Food Safety ManagementHACCPMicrobiologyRegulatory ComplianceQuality AssuranceCoachingProject ManagementMentoringCustomer RelationsData AnalysisCommunication SkillsOrganizational SkillsTeam Leadership

Required

Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree in Food Science, Microbiology or an Agribusiness related major

7+ years' experience in the food industry required, poultry strongly preferred

Strong knowledge of (and/or certifications in) food safety and all applicable regulations as required

Substantial experience in Food Safety/Quality and/or Regulatory relations with a minimum of 10 years in progressive management or leadership roles

7 + years with direct customer interface and support around Quality and Food Safety

7+ years' experience managing requirements around verification programs; NAE, NGMO, Gluten Free, BRC, SQF, HACCP, etc

Strong background in the areas of microbiology and food science/engineering/food safety with a minimum of 15 years work experience

Extensive Regulatory (USDA) engagement experience

Excellent organizational skills including time management and priority setting

Proven ability to interact clearly and effectively with cross functional business partners to establish targets plans and maintain timelines to ensure timely and quality execution

Strong demonstrated transformational skills (inspiring, problem solving, communication across multiple organizations, executing) to provide evidence-based leadership

Requires an excellent executive presentation and communication skills with the ability to inspire and inform

Requires a strong business, planning, communication, and financial skillset with the ability to manage complex projects involving multiple stakeholders

Demonstrates the ability to strategically analyze and be able to take on projects external to the assigned operation and to lead projects with multi-plant impact

Preferred

Advanced education preferred (Masters)

Experience developing and maintaining company records relating to process workflows, USDA, FDA, and other regulatory organizations

Thorough understanding of HACCP and GFSI programs/audit schemes

Robust knowledge and experience with the application of intervention systems to reduce microbial load and risk throughout poultry processing

Ability to effectively articulate and present the company's Food Safety and Quality strategy as it relates to senior management, regulatory bodies, customers and copackers

Proven ability to operate successfully in a rapidly growing organization, inclusive of demonstrated ability to coordinate efforts in addressing regulatory issues

Company

Perdue Farms

Glassdoor3.6

Perdue Farms is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for everyone we touch through innovative food and agricultural products

Founded in 1920

Salisbury, Maryland, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.perduefarms.com/

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