Quality and Food Safety Manager

Job Description Job Description Quality & Food Safety Manager | Food Manufacturing We are hiring an experienced FSQA Manager to lead food safety and quality operations at a large food manufacturing facility in Lincoln, NE. This is a senior leadership role managing a team of supervisors and quality technicians in a demanding, audit-intensive environment with real growth opportunity. What You'll Own: * Full ownership of SQF and quality programs across the facility * Leading all site audits - SQF, USDA, FDA, state, and customer audits * Managing and developing 2 FSQA Supervisors and approximately 9-10 QA technicians * HACCP and HARPC program management * Root cause analysis, CAPA, and corrective action programs * Environmental monitoring and micro sampling programs * Sanitation oversight including master cleaning schedule and sanitation reporting * Cross-functional collaboration with production, engineering, warehouse, and sanitation * Customer complaint investigation and resolution * Food safety training across the plant What We're Looking For: * 5+ years of FSQA management experience in a food manufacturing environment * Proven experience managing supervisors and developing team performance * Led minimum 2 SQF or GFSI scheme audits - must have been the lead, not support * HACCP or PCQI certification required * USDA and/or FDA facility experience strongly preferred * Strong background in food safety systems, risk assessment, root cause, and CAPA * Environmental monitoring and sampling experience preferred * Confident communicator who can influence operations and drive a food safety agenda * Willing to support nights and weekends as plant needs require * Approximately 10% travel to other company locations * Relocation assistance available for strong candidates