FSQ RTE Manager

Partner with Micro Lab Manager to: Interpret trends Identify harborage points

Interpret trends

Identify harborage points

Lead response to Listeria risks

Eliminate repeat contamination zones

Define and enforce controls for: Drains Condensation Equipment niches

Drains

Condensation

Equipment niches

Enforce drain segregation and no-spray policies

Maintain strong floor presence

Correct GMP violations immediately

Hold operations, sanitation, and maintenance accountable

Ensure the RTE process is scientifically sound, controlled, and safe

Kill step (smokehouse lethality)

Cooling, drying, post-lethality handling

RTE contamination prevention (Listeria risk)

Thermal validation

Challenge studies

Scientific basis of controls

8+ years in food safety/QA leadership

RTE food experience (strongly required)

Deep expertise in: HACCP, FSMA, GMPs Hygienic zoning Sanitation systems

HACCP, FSMA, GMPs

Hygienic zoning

Sanitation systems

Proven ability to: Enforce standards Make high-pressure decisions

Enforce standards

Make high-pressure decisions

RTE environmental positive rate

Pre-op pass rate and repeat issues

Zoning/GMP compliance

Food safety incidents

Audit performance

The salary range for this role is $94,000- $106,000 (Salary.) 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.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee 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 employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT : The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is a plant / office setting with varying degrees of temperatures and noise levels. Exposure to manufacturing equipment movement and wet / slippery floors. Travel may be required.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer Jack Link's is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

E-Verify Jack Link's provides the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new Team Member’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. IMPORTANT: If the Government cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, we are required to provide you written instructions and an opportunity to contact SSA and/or DHS before taking adverse action against you, including terminating your employment. We do not use E-Verify to pre-screen job applicants or to re-verify current employees and may not limit or influence the choice of documents presented for use on the Form I-9. In order to determine whether Form I-9 documentation is valid, we use E-Verify’s photo screening tool to match the photograph appearing on some permanent resident and employment authorization cards with the official U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) photograph. If you believe that Jack Link’s has violated our responsibilities under this program or has discriminated against you during the verification process based upon your national origin or citizenship status, please call the Office of Special Counsel at 1-800-255-7688 (TDD: 1-800-237-2515).