Job Description

Position Summary

The QA Manager leads day-to-day quality and food safety execution on the production floor, ensuring that standards defined by FSQ are consistently followed and verified.

This role acts as the execution bridge between:

• FSQ standards
• Operations reality

Key Responsibilities

QA Team Leadership

• Manage supervisors and technicians
• Drive consistency across shifts

Pre-Operational & In-Process Verification

• Lead QA pre-op inspections
• Ensure early detection of issues
• Validate corrective actions

Product Quality Assurance

• Ensure product meets:
  • Specifications
  • Labeling requirements
• Oversee foreign material controls

Floor-Based Quality Control

• Identify:
  • GMP violations
  • Process deviations
• Drive immediate corrections

Cross-Functional Support

• Partner with:
  • FSQ RTE
  • FSQ Raw
• Support execution of standards

KPIs

• Pre-op compliance rate
• GMP adherence
• Product defect rates
• Customer complaints

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member 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 team member is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel and talk or hear. The team member is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is a plant 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 building. Limited travel may be required.

Qualifications

• 5-10+ years QA leadership
• Strong floor experience
• Knowledge of GMPs, HACCP
• Strong leadership and coaching skills

Additional Information

The salary range for this role is $100,000- $110,000 (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.

Disclaimer:

This job description is intended to generally describe the nature and level of work to be performed by employees in this position. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and skills required of employees performing this role.