Assistant FSQ Manager

At Link Snacks, we show up hungry, roll up our sleeves, plaid or otherwise, and dive straight into the hard work. We don’t hide from challenges; we hunt them down. We push harder, move faster, and take the kinds of big swings that built this business in the North Woods of Wisconsin four decades ago.

We’re everyday people who deliver extraordinary results. Innovation, creativity, and urgency aren’t buzzwords, they’re expectations. And just like the real protein snacks we make across our global house of brands—Jack Link’s®, Lorissa’s Kitchen®, Golden Island®, BiFi®, and Peperami® and KOOEE!® to name a few—there’s nothing artificial about us. What you see is exactly what you get: humble, gritty, passionate people who show up every day ready to not just be a participate in the meat snack industry that the Link Family created, but to move faster, innovate harder and keep raising the bar so high, the rest of the world needs a ladder just to see it.

Dominating this space across the world takes a team. A team that runs together, succeeds together, and celebrates together. A team that’s full of relentless energy and spirit that can only be fueled by one thing: a fist full of our delicious meat snacks.

Real Meat Protein. Real People. Real Results. THAT is Link Snacks.

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

Supporting the FSQ Manager, this role shares responsibilities for our site’s HACCP-based food safety system and compliance with regulatory, customer, and company quality requirements. The Assistant FSQ Manager has a project-focused role in assessing and implementing programs within the SQF System at our USDA-inspected meat snacks manufacturing facility.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The duties and responsibilities of this position shall consist of, but not be limited to, the following:

• Manage and serve as project leader for complex, focused initiatives to drive food safety and quality compliance across the site• Partner with FSQ and Senior Site Leadership to identify, define, and develop project briefs
• Drive, measure, and report project progress with all key stakeholders
• Lead and collaborate with cross-functional Team Members and external partners (consultants, vendors) to accomplish project objectives
• Research, conduct tests, measure data, make observations, and perform data analysis to define opportunities and measure project success
• Project areas will focus on driving improvements to key FSQ programs which include (but are not limited to): foreign object detection and control, Good Laboratory Practices, product traceability, allergen, Good Manufacturing Practices, and data digitization

• Facilitate trainings and meetings with FSQ team and across departments to build the behaviors, actions, and awareness needed to ensure compliance with standards
• Report and analyze records and data to monitor trends in food safety and quality performance against benchmarks

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to be successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or more up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is a plant/office setting with varying degrees of temperatures and noise levels. Exposure to manufacturing equipment movement and wet/slippery floors. However, the vast amount of work is conducted in a climate-controlled office. Travel may be required.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Required Education: High School Diploma or GED
• Required Experience: 5 Years of Experience in Food Safety and Quality Assurance in the Food Processing Industry          
• Preferred: Associate or Bachelor’s Degree and More than 5 Years of Experience in Food Safety and Quality Assurance in the Meat and Poultry Industry; Previous Experience as a Supervisor or Team Leader; Education Focused in Food Science, Microbiology, Meat Science, or Animal Science

REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES

• Must work effectively, respectfully, and collaboratively with all levels of management and Team Members
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English; bilingual with the ability to read, write, and speak Spanish preferred
• Proficient in Internet navigation; Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Certified in HACCP and competent in implementing and maintaining food quality plans using risk-based methodology
• Understand Safe Quality Foods (SQF) Quality Code or similar and the requirements to implement and maintain a quality management system
• Demonstrate leadership, problem solving, presentation, and team motivational skills

The salary range for this role is $75,000 – $105,000(Annually).  Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, and candidate skill set and experience. Base pay is just one component of Jack Link’s Total Rewards package for Team Members. Other rewards may include annual incentive and program-specific awards. Jack Link’s provides a variety of benefits to eligible Team Members, including medical, dental and vision benefits, life and disability insurance, 401k participation, paid holidays, and paid time off.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:

Jack Link’s provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic that is protected by federal, state or local law.

E-VERIFY:

Jack Link’s is participant in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees.  For information about the E-Verify program, please visit:  http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.