FSQ QA 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.

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 .

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.

Responsibilities

FSQ standards; Operations reality; Manage supervisors and technicians; Drive consistency across shifts; Lead QA pre-op inspections; Ensure early detection of issues; Validate corrective actions; Ensure product meets:; Specifications; Labeling requirements; Oversee foreign material controls; Identify:; GMP violations; Process deviations; Drive immediate corrections; Partner with:; FSQ RTE; FSQ Raw; Support execution of standards; Pre-op compliance rate; GMP adherence; Product defect rates; Customer complaints

Requirements

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