Food Safety & Quality Assurance Manager - Cincinnati, OH

Food Safety & Quality Assurance Manager - Cincinnati, OH page is loaded## Food Safety & Quality Assurance Manager - Cincinnati, OHlocations: Cincinnati Plant - Cincinnati, Ohiotime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todaytime left to apply: End Date: May 1, 2026 (17 days left to apply)job requisition id: R0455256**Job Details:****Job Summary:**The Food Safety & Quality Assurance (FSQA) Manager is responsible for the daily management of all activities within the FSQA department, ensuring the highest standards of food safety and quality. This role includes the implementation and execution of food safety programs, adherence to specifications, and maintaining product quality within the assigned facility. The FSQA Manager will also oversee departmental budgets, turnover, safety, and special projects.**Essential Duties and Responsibilities:*** **Policy Adherence**: Ensure all Tyson FSQA policies and procedures are followed.* **Leadership**: Lead FSQA Supervisors and FSQA Technicians, including selection and training.* **Production Verification**: Oversee production practices from raw material/live animal receiving through finished product quality and Food Safety Systems.* **Sanitation Support**: Monitor preoperational and operational sanitation.* **Program Development**: Develop, implement, and maintain HACCP/HARPC & SSOP programs.* **Quality Assurance**: Ensure finished products conform to customer specifications and are properly labeled.* **Reporting**: Report product issues and audit results to plant and corporate FSQA management, corporate sales, R&D, and operations.* **Customer Interaction**: Engage with customers and their agents for product showings, plant tours, and audits.* **Complaint Management**: Conduct investigations and respond to quality-related customer complaints or complaint trends.* **Analytical Monitoring**: Monitor analytical results.* **New Product Commercialization**: Participate in the commercialization of new products.This position is responsible for food safety, food quality, and regulatory legality.**Requirements:****Education**:* High School diploma or GED. Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred.**Experience**:* At least 5 years in a food manufacturing environment required, with a broad knowledge in one or more of the following areas: HACCP, USDA, GMP, and SSOPs.* Prior supervisory experience preferred.**Computer Skills**:* Standard computer skills required. Proficient computer skills capable of generating customer letters and spreadsheets. Must be capable of mastering EIM, SAP and warehouse inventory systems to provide support and training to plant FSQA and other Team Members.**Communication Skills**:* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, demonstrating the proven ability to correspond with all levels—from front line team members to corporate management.**Special Skills**:* Strong problem identification and problem-solving skills.* Ability to work independently while interacting with various facets within the organization.* Serve as the plant liaison to USDA/FDA.**Supervisory**:* Manage crewing labor and attendance of the FSQA department.**Physical Requirements:*** Must be willing and able to lift up to 75 lbs* Ability to stand on hard surface for up to 12 hours per day* Must work in cold/hot temperatures typically ranging from 30-90 degrees Fahrenheit* Must be able to work in wet environment* Repetitive bending, reaching, squatting, gripping, pushing and pulling* Must be able to reach high and low levels frequently* Ability to climb step ladders and or stairs* Must be able to work overtime and weekends as needed* Position will require Lock Out Tag Out certification**Relocation Assistance Eligible:**Yes**Work Shift:**1ST SHIFT (United States of America)**Certain roles at Tyson require background checks. If you are offered a position that requires a background check you will be provided additional documentation to complete once an offer has been extended.**Hourly Applicants ONLY -You must complete the task after submitting your application to provide additional information to be considered for employment.Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.**If you would like to learn more about your data privacy rights and how you may use that information, please read our Job Applicant Privacy Notice .**Unsolicited Assistance: Tyson Foods and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited support from external recruitment vendors for open positions within the United States. Any resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee or applicant tracking system at Tyson Foods or its subsidiaries, without a valid written request and search agreement approved by HR, will be considered the property of Tyson Foods. No fees will be paid if the candidate is hired due to an unsolicited referral.Our team members make the difference. If you are ready to grow your career with an industry leader and want to positively impact the team and community around you, then join us in helping us in raising expectations. Join us on the journey.At Tyson, we feed the world like family. Our Talent Strategy is to Attract, Grow, Reward and Retain the best talent, and we believe that our Culture is the connecting thread that drives that strategy!We strive to be a talent magnet to establish a reputation for being a talent rich organization where team members can grow their career while growing the business.We are a high performing organization where team members are rewarded (Pay, Benefits and Recognition) for their contributions, and given the opportunity to support and/or volunteer with programs that help Tyson make a lasting social impact in the communities where we live and work.To learn more about our culture, please read .Tyson Foods, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are unable to apply for career opportunities through use of this site due to an impairment or disability, please contact View phone number on click.appcast.io for further assistance.**Benefits** We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more. Team members are eligible for these benefits starting day one of full-time employment (unless otherwise noted).**Education Assistance Program****Your Growth, Our Commitment**At Tyson Foods, your success drives ours. On day 31 of service, eligible team members can access education assistance through **Upward Academy Online (Guild)** — offering everything from English language learning and professional certificates to college degrees.Approved programs come with no upfront tuition or out-of-pocket costs(up to $5,250 per year), so you can build skills, earn credentials, and take your career further — while *we* invest in your future.**401(k) & Stock Purchase Plans** Prepare for your future in retirement with our 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and Stock Purchase Plan. Our 401(k) plan offers both pre-tax and after-tax Roth contributions.Once you’ve completed a year of service with the company, Tyson will contribute to your retirement savings in the 401(k) Plan with a match equal to 100% of the first 3% of eligible pay you contribute, plus 50% of the next 2 percent of eligible pay you contribute.Also after one year, Tyson will match 25% of the first 10% of eligible pay you contribute to the Stock Purchase Plan. Your contributions and Tyson’s contributions to the plans are always 100% vested. #J-18808-Ljbffr Tyson Foods