Manager Food Safety & Quality Assurance (FSQA) - 1st Shift
Tyson Foods
- Union City, TN
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Daily oversight of production practices including raw material receiving requirements; preoperational and operational sanitation; finished product quality and Food Safety Systems;
- Insuring all Tyson FSQA policies and procedures are followed
- Monitoring verification and documentation associated with adherence to government regulations; developing implementing and maintaining the HACCP and SSOP based inspection programs
- Insuring finished product conforms to customer product and label specifications
- Report product issues and audit results to plant and corporate FSQA, plant management, corporate, sales, and operations
- Interacting with customers and their agents for product showings plant tours and audits; visits to customer facilities initial product runs and investigation response to quality related customer complaints
- Monitoring microbiological results conducting bacterial swabs and investigations.
- Performing research and development activities conducting and promoting sanitation training and education to employees
- Responsible for implementing and maintaining food safety and quality programs and for the selecting training and managing of FSQA Supervisors and FSQA Technicians.
- Education & Experience:
- No degree with a minimum of 10 years of FSQA experience.
- B.S. degree or above in Food Science or related field with a minimum of 3 years experience working in FSQA.
- Experience with SQF or BRC audits preferred.
- Computer Skills: Standard computer skills required; generating spreadsheets and develop templates for use by plant management and corporate FSQA sales and operations.
- Communication Skills: Excellent communication skills required both written and verbal demonstrating the proven ability to correspond with all levels - line team members to corporate management.
- Special Skills: Must have good problem identification and problem-solving skills. Must be able to work independently yet interact with many different facets within the organization and be the plant liaison to USDA. Supervisory: Manage crewing labor and attendance of the FSQA department.