FSQ Compliance Lead - Day Shift

FSQ Compliance Lead – Day Shift

At
CJ Schwan’s, we don’t just make food — we help create moments that matter. From kids devouring pizza after soccer practice, to students laughing over dumplings in a cafeteria, to families enjoying pie during the holidays, our team members play an important role in bringing those everyday moments to life. Our portfolio includes iconic pizzas, global flavors and timeless desserts from brands like
Red Baron®, bibigo®, Tony’s®, Big Daddy’s®, Freschetta®, Pagoda®, Edwards® and Mrs. Smith’s®. Enjoyed in homes, schools, restaurants and just about everywhere people shop and eat, our products reflect a commitment to quality, innovation and the power of food to bring people together.

Our brand-new, 360,000-square-foot Asian-style food manufacturing facility in Sioux Falls, SD, is taking shape — and we’re ramping up hiring for key roles. This is your chance to be part of something from the ground up. We’re building a strong, experienced team ready to bring this new site to life and shape its future together.

The FSQ (Food Safety & Quality) Compliance Lead is responsible for leading and maintaining food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance programs to ensure the production of safe, high-quality products that meet customer, company, and regulatory requirements. This role serves as a key technical resource and compliance leader, driving adherence to food safety standards, HACCP programs, regulatory requirements, audit readiness, laboratory oversight, and continuous improvement initiatives.

The FSQ Compliance Lead partners closely with Operations, Sanitation, Engineering, Research & Development, Supply Chain, and Corporate FSQ teams to ensure compliance with USDA, FDA, state, federal, customer, and company standards while advancing the facility's food safety culture and quality performance.

• Lead and maintain compliance with all food safety, quality, regulatory, and customer requirements.
• Serve as the facility subject matter expert for food safety regulations, HACCP, Preventive Controls, and quality compliance programs.
• Monitor regulatory changes and industry trends, ensuring timely implementation of new requirements and best practices.
• Act as the primary facility contact during regulatory inspections, audits, and customer assessments.
• Support development, implementation, verification, and continuous improvement of Food Safety and Quality Management Systems.
• Conduct food safety risk assessments for processes, ingredients, products, and operational changes.
• Assist in Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) program implementation, compliance, and audit readiness.
• Serve as the HACCP Program Lead for the facility, supporting HACCP plan development, reassessments, validations, and ongoing compliance.
• Develop and execute CCP validation studies and verification activities.
• Conduct HACCP and food safety training programs for plant employees and leadership teams.
• Support environmental monitoring programs and investigate food safety concerns through root cause analysis and corrective action implementation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure food safety risks are effectively identified, evaluated, and mitigated.
• Oversee facility laboratory operations and ensure testing programs meet established food safety and quality requirements.
• Maintain microbiological testing methods, standards, and procedures to ensure regulatory and customer compliance.
• Review, interpret, and communicate microbiological and analytical testing results to plant leadership and corporate FSQ teams.
• Ensure raw materials, ingredients, in-process materials, and finished products meet established specifications.
• Lead sampling plans, testing studies, validations, and investigative projects while…