FSQA Manager - Stock Yards, Las Vegas

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We’ve been providing chefs with expertly cut and portioned beef and pork for over 120 years, based on rigid meat-selection criteria, precise beef aging and expert trimming. Whatever your need, from white-linen presentation to casual family dining, our procurement experts will find the best-quality options that work for your budget and pack-size needs, carefully selected from our extensive meat assortment.

• Manage, update, reassess, verify and/or periodically validate FSQA and Sanitation programs as needed, including but not limited to Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP), Sanitation Standard Operation Procedures (SSOP), Sanitation Performance Standard (SPS), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), approved supplier program, Quality Management System (QMS), foreign material controls, allergen controls, crisis management, product commercialization, sanitary design, change management, environmental monitoring, pest control, customer complaints, Food Defense and product traceability/recall.
• Provide technical expertise and training to facility FSQA, Sanitation, Manufacturing, Maintenance, Product Procurement, Product Development and Sales management to ensure FSQA policy adherence and regulatory compliance.
• Contribute to the professional growth of FSQA and Sanitation associates through goal setting, experiential learning, continuous improvement and stretch projects that align with corporate, plant and customer objectives.
• Update existing FSQA programs and develop/implement new facility programs, procedures and processes to improve upon corporate FSQA metrics, GFSI audits and customer satisfaction.
• Foster a Food Safety and product Quality culture of proactivity, collaboration, supportable decision making and value-added Associate behaviors in which all are engaging to take care of the customer.
• Collaborate across Manufacturing, Sales, Maintenance, Product Development and Procurement on FSQA matters to understand root cause, implement corrective/preventative measures and solution effectiveness criterion.
• Responsible for internal and third party GFSI and other plant audits that assess plant FSQA systems with the intent of mitigating external and internal risks, developing and implementing effective and sustained corrective actions, ensuring regulatory compliance and meeting customer expectations.
• Responsible for and critically assess existing and new data streams that objectively provide corporate feedback of FSQA systems effectiveness.
• Serve as the facility FSQA liaison for plant and corporate leadership meetings and for local, state and federal government agencies and other authorities.
• Manage third-party FSQA vendor relationships to ensure corporate and regulatory compliance.

• Direct and indirect reports are based on plant staffing and is estimated to be 2-5 FSQA and Sanitation managerial/supervisory Associates.
• Total count of the direct and indirect organization is estimated to be 15-25 FSQA and Sanitation Associates.

Internal:
Corporate and plant management in FSQA, Manufacturing, Legal, Operations, Procurement, IT, Human Resources, Sales, Maintenance, Sanitation, Product Development and Broadline.

External:
Third-party vendors and suppliers, including plant sanitation, sanitation chemical, laboratory, research, raw materials, equipment, governmental agency officials, including USDA-FSIS and/or FDA;
Customers regarding product specifications or product complaints, expectations and/or programs; trade association representatives and other industry experts.

• Routinely works in refrigerated or frozen meat production and storage environments.
• Works with or near meat production equipment and/or other mechanical parts.
• Moderate/loud noise level and occasional exposure to fumes, e.g., sanitation, antimicrobial solutions and mechanical hazards in production plants.
• Occasionally works in wet and/or humid conditions.
• Occasionally lifts or moves up to 100 pounds.
• May travel to support other plant locations,…