• Maintain Food Safety Plan for the site while ensuring ensure compliance with FSMA, FDA, USDA, and Organic (if applicable) standards.
• Work collaboratively with Head of Food Safety for updates and maintenance of the site Food Safety Plan
• Act as the primary person for internal and external audits (SQF, FDA/PDA, PVP, Organic) and ensure audit readiness at all times.
• Lead and participate in corporate and regulatory food safety audits.
• Own and ensure closure of all non-conformances generated during internal and external audits
• Ensure sanitation processes, cGMPs, and prerequisite programs are being followed, addressing gaps directly with Site management, escalating appropriately as needed.
• Ensure understanding of regulatory changes and update programs proactively to maintain compliance.

• Monitor manufacturing processes, plant environment, and finished products to ensure compliance with safety and quality standards.
• Ensure testing for PDI, Crumb size, grind size, etc. are being completed and within specification.
• Investigate non-conformances, ensuring containment and corrective actions happen as quickly as necessary, based on the severity of the event.
• Work with site management to properly determine root cause and preventative actions for all nonconformances; ensure thorough documentation is created and filed for audit and regulatory review.
• Work collaboratively with other FSQR Leads to determine how preventative actions should be implemented at other mills.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce recurring issues and improve process capability.

• Serve as primary contact for customer complaints originating from your site; provide timely, accurate updates to relationship managers and leadership to communicate back to customer.
• Represent the location during customer audits and quality-related meetings.

• Collaborate with mill leadership to enforce GMP, housekeeping standards, and testing schedules.
• Monitor compliance with quality checklists and escalate gaps professionally when standards are not met.
• Support operational excellence by identifying process improvements and training opportunities.
• Collaborate with mill leadership to create, edit or archive procedures relating to operations within the mill.

• Maintain accurate records of audits, inspections, and corrective actions in designated systems (e.g. Laserfiche).
• Prepare and present quality performance metrics for KPI meetings and management reviews.

• Conduct onboarding and ongoing training for team members on food safety and quality programs.
• Promote a culture of compliance and quality awareness across the location.

• Proactively communicate barriers to completing tasks and take ownership to drive resolution.
• Demonstrate critical thinking by questioning and validating mill responses before signing off as adequate and complete.
• Act as primary contact for mill quality and food safety events, meaning off hours and weekend support will be needed
• Serve as the food safety team leader for the site, driving a culture of understanding and compliance
• Independently resolve moderately complex issues and escalate more complex matters as needed.
• Ensure active communication channels with direct and indirect reporting structure for all events at your site
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Strong knowledge of food safety systems, including HACCP/FSMA, cGMPs, and regulatory compliance.
• Ability to manage food safety incidents and implement corrective actions.
• Ability to read, interpret, and speak to regulatory requirements (21CFR507, USDA NOP, etc.)
• Proficiency in relevant computer systems and data analysis tools.
• Capability to independently resolve moderately complex issues and escalate when necessary.
• Willingness to perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Animal Science, Biology, or a related field (preferred).
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in food safety, quality assurance, or a related field within the feed manufacturing industry.
• Proven experience leading audits and managing food safety programs.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities to work effectively across teams.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills.

• Promotional opportunities
• Rewards and recognition programs
• Robust onboarding and training program
• Employee Discount Programs (Perks at Work)
• Employee referral program
• Encouraging and collaborative culture

• Paid Time Off, Floating Holiday, Volunteer Day, Parental Leave, etc.
• Carebridge Employee Assistance Program

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Medical Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Life Insurance/Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Pet Insurance
• 2nd and 3rd shift positions are eligible for a $2/hour shift differential.
• Weekend shift positions are eligible for a $3/hour shift differential.

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