Job Abstract

Job Details:

To feed a changing world, it takes an incredible team. From the cutting board to the board room, every Tyson Foods team member plays an important role in our success. That’s where you come in. We are hiring immediately for a Food Safety Quality Assurance General Manager role.

Setting the table for your success:

At Tyson Foods, our team members’ health and wellness is very important to us. We believe in helping our team members thrive inside and outside of the workplace. That’s why we’re committed to providing a holistic benefits package that provides support for you and your family.

We invest in our team members and their success by providing resources like BENEFITS ON DAY ONE OF EMPLOYMENT and FREE EDUCATION!

Benefits include: medical/Rx, dental, and vision coverage; 4 weeks paid vacation upon hire; 401(k) with employer match; stock purchase program; and product purchase program.  We also offer CAREER GROWTH and much more!

SUMMARY:

The Food Safety Quality Assurance General Manager is responsible for the daily management of all activities of the FSQA department to include food safety programs specification adherence and product quality for products within their assigned facility. In addition, the FSQA Manager will oversee all special projects as assigned, departmental budgets, turnover and safety. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Daily oversight of production practices including raw material receiving requirements.
• Pre-operational and operational sanitation.
• Finished product quality and Food Safety Systems.
• Ensuring all Tyson FSQA policies and procedures are followed.
• Monitoring verification and documentation associated with adherence to government regulations.
• Developing, implementing, and maintaining the HACCP, HARPC, SOP, GMP and SSOP based programs.
• Ensuring finished product conforms to customer product and label specifications.
• Report product issues and audit results to plant and corporate FSQA, plant management, corporate sales and/or operations.
• Interacting with customers and their agents for product showings, plant tours and audits; visits to customer facilities.
• Initial product runs and investigation response to quality related customer complaints.
• Monitoring microbiological results.
• Conducting bacterial swabs and generating shelf-life environmental graphs.
• Performing research and development activities.
• Responsible for implementing and maintaining food safety and quality programs and for the selecting training and managing of FSQA Supervisors and FSQA Technicians.
• Facilitating both the Food Safety and Foreign Material teams at the plant.
• Completing required internal, regulatory, and customer audits.
• Managing Hold Release inventories at plant level in SAP.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Education: Knowledge associated with food safety, animal science, natural science or technical field normally acquired through a bachelor’s degree or higher in academic study, or related job experience essential to the job. 
• Experience: Minimum 5 years of prior industry experience to fully grasp regulatory, production and manufacturing concepts preferred.  Experience with FDA and USDA regulated products.  SAP Experience a plus. 
• Computer Skills:  Standard computer skills required; generating spreadsheets and developing templates for use by plant management and corporate FSQA, sales and operations.
• Communication Skills: Excellent communication skills required, both written and verbal, demonstrating the proven ability to correspond with all levels - line team members to corporate management.
• Special Skills: Must have good problem identification and problem-solving skills. Must be able to work independently yet interact with many different facets within the organization and be the plant liaison to USDA.  HACCP Certified, PCQI Certified and SQF Certified preferred.
• Supervisory: Manage crewing labor and attendance of the FSQA department.
• Travel-3-5 plus trips per year.

Relocation Assistance Eligible:

Work Shift:

Hourly Applicants ONLY -You must complete the task after submitting your application to provide additional information to be considered for employment.

Tyson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.

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