FSQA

Volpi Foods is America’s oldest family‑owned manufacturer of hand‑crafted, authentic Italian meat products. Experience the delicious variety of traditional Italian meats crafted by three generations of accomplished salumieri. Exclusive family recipes, spice combinations and curing methods give Volpi Italian meat products their distinctive Old World flavor.

The FSQA Manager is responsible for ensuring the consistent production of safe, high‑quality products through the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of food safety, quality assurance, sanitation, and regulatory compliance programs. This position oversees the site’s Food Safety and Quality Management Systems, including HACCP, SQF, GMP, SSOP, sanitation, environmental monitoring, and quality control programs.

The FSQA Manager serves as the primary contact for USDA regulatory personnel and leads all food safety, quality, and audit‑related activities within the facility. This role is responsible for managing the FSQA team, overseeing sanitation and pest control service providers, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and fostering a strong food safety and quality culture throughout the organization.

• Develop, implement, and maintain site food safety and quality programs in accordance with regulatory requirements, customer expectations, industry best practices, and company standards.
• Design, manage, and continuously improve the site’s HACCP and SQF programs, ensuring all plans remain current, effective, and audit‑ready.
• Maintain the Redzone Compliance module, including creation, modification, verification, and ongoing management of quality control checks.
• Ensure testing programs are effectively designed, implemented, maintained, and continuously improved, including environmental monitoring, finished product testing, and chemical analysis.
• Conduct and oversee sensory evaluations of finished products to ensure products meet established quality, flavor, texture, appearance, and customer specifications.
• Assist with validation and verification activities to support food safety and quality system effectiveness.
• Maintain packaging specifications, manufacturing instructions, and related quality documentation as required.
• Assign ownership and ensure timely resolution of non‑conformances, GMP violations, sanitation deficiencies, and corrective action requests.
• Manage the deviation approval process by reviewing and approving food safety, quality, and operational deviations, ensuring timely evaluation, risk assessment, and proper documentation.

• Serve as the site lead for regulatory, SQF, and customer audits.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with regulatory agencies, auditors, customers, and certification bodies.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with USDA regulations, HACCP requirements, SQF standards, GMPs, SSOPs, and all applicable food safety regulations.
• Conduct routine food safety, GMP, sanitation, and compliance audits throughout the facility.
• Analyze food safety and quality data, trends, and performance metrics to identify risks, drive improvements, and support data‑based decision‑making.
• Lead root cause investigations and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs) to address issues, prevent recurrence, and improve overall product quality and compliance.
• Monitor process controls, critical limits, verification activities, and quality standards to ensure consistent product quality and regulatory compliance.
• Manage customer complaints, returned product investigations, and non‑conforming product evaluations while ensuring proper documentation, corrective actions, and trend analysis to identify opportunities for improvement and prevent recurrence.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on food safety, product quality, operational efficiency, cost reduction, and on‑time delivery performance.
• Track, analyze, and report department Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to drive accountability and performance improvements.

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