FSQ Raw 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.

The FSQ Raw Manager is responsible for controlling all upstream biological, process, and supplier risks before they propagate into downstream or RTE operations .

This role ensures raw operations are

- Stable
- Controlled
- Predictable

It is the first control point in the plant’s food safety system and a key contributor to both: 👉 food safety AND operational performance (OEE stability)

KPIs

- CCP compliance rate
- Process variability (shift-to-shift consistency)
- Supplier defect rates
- Raw contamination trends
- Impact on downstream stability (indirect KPI)

Responsibilities

Own HACCP plans across raw processes; Ensure CCPs are:; Monitored in real time; Corrected immediately; Audit operator understanding and compliance; Control incoming risks:; Temperature; Pathogen load (assumed risk); Ingredient compliance; Identify supplier variability trends; Drive corrective actions; Stabilize:; Grinding; Mixing; Stuffing; Eliminate shift-to-shift variability; Standardize operating parameters; Enforce separation across boundaries; Prevent contamination transfer via:; Personnel; Equipment; materials; Ensure correct usage and segregation; Validate changeover cleaning; Ingredient specs; Raw product compliance; Ensure removal of heavy soil loads; Prevent contamination spread during cleaning; Rejecting incoming product; Managing contamination risks

Requirements

5+ years FSQ experience in food manufacturing; Strong HACCP and process control expertise; Experience in protein/raw environments preferred; Strong analytical and floor leadership skills