FSQ Sanitation Specialist

• Compensation: USD 18.58 - USD 21 - hourly

At Link Snacks
, we show up hungry, roll up our sleeves, plaid or otherwise, and dive straight into the hard work. We don’t hide from challenges; we hunt them down. We push harder, move faster, and take the kinds of big swings that built this business in the North Woods of Wisconsin four decades ago.

We’re everyday people who deliver extraordinary results. Innovation, creativity, and urgency aren’t buzzwords, they’re expectations. And just like the real protein snacks we make across our global house of brands—Jack Link’s®, Lorissa’s Kitchen®, Golden Island®, BiFi®, and Peperami® and KOOEE!® to name a few—there’s nothing artificial about us. What you see is exactly what you get: humble, gritty, passionate people who show up every day ready to not just be a participant in the meat snack industry that the Link Family created, but to move faster, innovate harder and keep raising the bar so high, the rest of the world needs a ladder just to see it.

Dominating this space across the world takes a team. A team that runs together, succeeds together, and celebrates together. A team that’s full of relentless energy and spirit that can only be fueled by one thing: a fist full of our delicious meat snacks.

Real Meat Protein. Real People. Real Results. THAT is Link Snacks.

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

FSQ Sanitation Specialist is responsible for performing food safety and quality activities as defined by the SQF Quality System at our USDA-inspected meat snacks manufacturing facility. This role carries out the responsibilities for our site’s HACCP-based food safety system and compliance with regulatory, customer, and company quality requirements. They do this by overseeing and supporting the nightly sanitation process performed by the in-house sanitation team, while promoting a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement throughout the facility.

The FSQ Sanitation Specialist partners closely with Sanitation, Operations, Maintenance, and FSQ leadership to ensure sanitation programs are executed effectively, documented accurately, and verified through routine observations, inspections, and validation activities. This role serves as a key resource in maintaining food safety and sanitation compliance by proactively identifying improvement opportunities, supporting corrective and preventive actions, and communicating critical findings to plant leadership.

DIRECT REPORTS

N/A

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The duties and responsibilities of this position shall consist of, but not be limited to, the following:

• Document sanitation deviations and request corrective and preventive actions when necessary
• Oversee and ensure proper housekeeping of the chemical storage area, as well as the effective management, organization, and maintenance of sanitation tools and equipment
• Keep testing surfaces and area clean and sanitary
• Communicate with FSQ Supervisor to report findings, recommend improvement opportunities, and assist in training to build the behaviors, actions, awareness, and resources needed to meet the high standards of our food safety and quality system
• Assist in special projects in auditing, continuous improvement, or new product development
• Monitor sanitation activities to minimize cross-contamination risks and ensure sanitation tasks are performed in a hygienic and compliant manner.

Required

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED

Required Experience:

• 1 Years of Experience in the Food Processing or Laboratory Environment

Preferred:

• More than 1 Years of Experience in Food Safety and Quality Assurance in the Meat and Poultry Industry and/or an Associate or Bachelor Degree;
  Education Focused in Food Science, Microbiology, Meat Science, or Animal Science

REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES

• Must work effectively, respectfully, and collaboratively with all levels of management and Team Members
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English; bilingual with the ability to read, write, and speak Spanish preferred
• Proficient in Internet navigation;
  Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Understanding of HACCP and the…