DescriptionQA Manager I
Purpose and Scope/General Summary: We are looking for a Quality Manager I for JBS located in Mason, Ohio. The QA Manager is responsible for the overall management of the facility's Food Safety and Quality Assurance programs, ensuring compliance with USDA regulations, SQF requirements, HACCP principles, customer specifications, and company standards. This role provides leadership to the Quality Assurance team and oversees product quality, food safety systems, regulatory compliance, audit readiness, supplier quality programs, and continuous improvement initiatives. The Quality Manager serves as the primary liaison with USDA personnel, regulatory agencies, customers, and third-party auditors while driving a culture of food safety, quality, and operational excellence throughout the facility.
Responsibilities:
Leadership & Team Development
- Lead, coach, train, develop, and manage Quality Assurance personnel to ensure a high-performing and engaged team.
- Manage staffing, scheduling, performance evaluations, employee development, and corrective actions.
- Foster a culture of food safety, quality, accountability, continuous improvement, and workplace safety.
- Maintain effective communication and working relationships with Operations, USDA personnel, customers, and plant leadership.
Food Safety, Quality Systems & Compliance
- Manage and maintain HACCP, SQF, GMP, SSOP, Food Defense, Food Fraud, and related food safety programs.
- Oversee quality systems to ensure products consistently meet customer specifications, regulatory requirements, and company standards.
- Serve as the primary liaison with USDA, FSIS personnel, regulatory agencies, customers, and third-party auditors.
- Lead internal, regulatory, customer, and third-party audits, including development and implementation of corrective actions.
- Ensure compliance with labeling requirements, country-of-origin regulations, product specifications, and all applicable food safety requirements.
- Coordinate supplier quality programs, audits, and performance evaluations.
Product Quality Assurance
- Oversee product inspection, verification, monitoring, hold/release activities, and quality documentation.
- Ensure quality technicians are properly trained and executing monitoring, verification, and documentation requirements.
- Investigate customer complaints, product non-conformances, food safety incidents, and quality concerns utilizing root cause analysis and corrective action methodologies.
- Conduct plant audits, inspections, and assessments to identify opportunities for process improvements and defect reduction.
- Partner with Operations, Maintenance, and Production leadership to improve product quality, food safety, and operational performance.
Continuous Improvement & Administration
- Monitor and analyze quality performance metrics, trends, and key performance indicators.
- Develop and implement process improvements to enhance food safety, quality performance, customer satisfaction, and cost controls.
- Maintain audit readiness through accurate recordkeeping, documentation management, and program verification.
- Complete all required daily, weekly, monthly, and annual reports and administrative responsibilities accurately and on time.
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Minimum 3 years of Quality Assurance experience in a food manufacturing environment, meat plant experience preferred.
- Working knowledge of HACCP, GMPs, SQF, SSOPs, Food Defense, USDA regulations, and food safety systems.
- Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively in English.
- Can perform the functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation
- As a salaried position with the company, you may be required to travel at some point to other facilities, to attend Company events, or as a representative of the Company in other situations. Unless otherwise specified in this posting, the amount of travel may vary and the most qualified candidate must be willing and able to travel as business needs dictate.
The applicant who fills this position will be eligible for the following compensation and benefits:
- Benefits: Vision, Medical, and Dental coverage begin after 60 days of employment;
- Paid Time Off: sick leave, vacation, and 6 company observed holidays;
- 401(k): company match begins after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule;
- Base salary range of [$90,005-$109,356];
- Incentive Pay: This position is eligible to participate in the Company's annual bonus plan, the amount of bonus varies and is subject to the standard terms and conditions of the incentive program.
- Career Development: Our company is dedicated to supporting professional growth by offering continuous learning opportunities and a focus on career growth through various learning and development programs.
For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in states where it is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for any given position, compensation ranges are specific to those states and takes into account various factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to a candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiencies for the role.
This position does not have an application deadline. We will continue to recruit until the position has been filled.
Unsolicited Assistance: JBS and its companies do not accept unsolicited assistance from any recruitment vendors for any of our open jobs. All resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee at JBS and its companies or via the applicant tracking system, in any form without a valid written request and search agreement previously approved by HR, will be solely owned by JBS and its companies. No fees will be paid should the candidate be hired by JBS and its companies because of an unsolicited referral.
