Food Quality Assurance Manager

The FSQA manager works directly with processing plant operations shift manager and independently with limited oversight from FSQA manager to ensure compliance with Foster Farms, FSIS/USDA, and customer requirements on assigned shift. Directs, oversees, and implements the Food Safety and Product Quality (FSQC) programs for a specific Foster Farms food manufacturing site to ensure product safety, legality, and quality across multiple plant processes including first processing and second processing for both retail and food service operations. Responsible for the management and development of supervisory and/or hourly FSQC personnel to achieve departmental goals. This position is intended as developmental training for further FSQC Manager responsibilities. It involves tactical supervision of a large team of employees and FSQC programs, but also more strategic activities and independent decision-making than a Supervisor or Assistant Manager position. This position has the authority to release or retain product on hold for quality or regulatory concerns, thus sound judgment in rendering a product as wholesome or unwholesome is required.