{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"d57f8a38d309bff5fccefaee","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/d57f8a38d309bff5fccefaee","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/d57f8a38d309bff5fccefaee","title":"FSQ Supervisor 1st Shift","description":"Company Description\n\nAt 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.\n\nWe’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™ Organic Snacks, Golden Island®, BiFi®, 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.\n\nDominating 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.\n\nReal Meat Protein. Real People. Real Results. THAT is Link Snacks.\n\nJob Description\n\nThe FSQ Supervisor directly supervises a team of FSQ Auditors and FSQ Technicians responsible for performing food safety and quality activities as defined by the SQF Quality System at our USDA-inspected meat snacks manufacturing facility. This role facilitates trainings for, coaches, and observes Team Members to ensure that all have the resources and awareness needed to meet our food safety and quality standards. Supporting the FSQ Manager, this role shares responsibilities for our site’s HACCP-based food safety system and compliance with regulatory, customer, and company quality requirements.\n\nSCHEDULE/SHIFT\n\n1st Shift Hours: Monday through Thursday from 3:45AM - 2:30PM\n\nDUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES\n\nThe duties and responsibilities of this position shall consist of, but not be limited to, the following:\n\nDirectly supervises a team of FSQ Auditors and FSQ Technicians that perform and document food safety and quality activities within the site\nActively support Team Members on the production floor by signing and verifying processing records and addressing questions\nAudit and closely monitor FSQ work procedures to ensure compliance with the programs and policies defined by our site SQF Quality System\nEncourage team to lead by example in following food safety and Team Member safety procedures; immediately address situations where safety procedures are not followed\nProvide positive coaching for team performance development; communicate site food safety and quality objectives and how Team Members can help to achieve\nMaintain attendance and ensure proper staffing is maintained; including interviewing and hiring new Team Members and counseling Team Members about their attendance\nFacilitate trainings and meetings with team and across departments to build the behaviors, actions, and awareness needed to meet the high standards of our food safety and quality system\nReport and analyze records and data to monitor trends in food safety and quality performance against benchmarks\nAssist in addressing food safety and quality issues on the production floor such as holding production lines or product, issuing maintenance requests, or addressing issues with Team Members\nLead special projects for continuous improvement or new product development\n\nQualifications\n\nREQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE\n\nRequired Education: High School Diploma or GED\n\nRequired Experience: 2 Years of Experience in Food Safety and Quality Assurance in the Food Processing Industry\n\nPreferred: Associate or Bachelor’s Degree and More than 2 Years of Experience in Food Safety and Quality Assurance in the Meat and Poultry Industry; Previous Experience as a Supervisor or Team Leader; Education Focused in Food Science, Microbiology, Meat Science, or Animal Science\n\nREQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES\n\nMust work effectively, respectfully, and collaboratively with all levels of management and Team Members\nExcellent verbal and written communication skills in English; bilingual with the ability to read, write, and speak Spanish preferred\nProficient in Internet navigation; Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook\nCertified in HACCP and competent in implementing and maintaining food quality plans using risk-based methodology\nUnderstand Safe Quality Foods (SQF) Quality Code or similar and the requirements to implement and maintain a quality management system\nDemonstrate leadership, problem solving, presentation, and team motivational skills\n\nAdditional Information\n\nThe pay range for this role is $65,000 - $75,000 (Annual). Actual wage 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 Link Snacks Total Rewards package for Team Members. Other rewards may include annual incentive and program-specific awards. Link Snacks 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.\n\nPHYSICAL DEMANDS\n\nThe 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.\n\nWhile performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or more up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.\n\nWORK ENVIRONMENT\n\nThe 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. However, the vast amount of work is conducted in a climate-controlled office. Travel may be required.\n\nEQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:\nLink Snacks provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic that is protected by federal, state or local law.\n\nE-VERIFY:\nLink Snacksis participant in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For information about the E-Verify program, please visit: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees\n\nAll your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.","company":"Link Snacks","rawCompany":"link snacks","city":"Perry","state":"GA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-10T09:05:07.463Z","occupations":[{"code":"51-1011.00","title":"First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers","slug":"first-line-supervisors-of-production-and-operating-workers"},{"code":"11-3051.01","title":"Quality Control Systems Managers","slug":"quality-control-systems-managers"},{"code":"35-1012.00","title":"First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers","slug":"first-line-supervisors-of-food-preparation-and-serving-workers"}],"industries":[{"code":"311991","title":"Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing","slug":"perishable-prepared-food-manufacturing"},{"code":"311919","title":"Other Snack Food Manufacturing","slug":"other-snack-food-manufacturing"},{"code":"311612","title":"Meat Processed from Carcasses","slug":"meat-processed-from-carcasses"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"FSQ Supervisor 1st Shift","description":"Company Description\n\nAt 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.\n\nWe’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™ Organic Snacks, Golden Island®, BiFi®, 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.\n\nDominating 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.\n\nReal Meat Protein. Real People. Real Results. THAT is Link Snacks.\n\nJob Description\n\nThe FSQ Supervisor directly supervises a team of FSQ Auditors and FSQ Technicians responsible for performing food safety and quality activities as defined by the SQF Quality System at our USDA-inspected meat snacks manufacturing facility. This role facilitates trainings for, coaches, and observes Team Members to ensure that all have the resources and awareness needed to meet our food safety and quality standards. Supporting the FSQ Manager, this role shares responsibilities for our site’s HACCP-based food safety system and compliance with regulatory, customer, and company quality requirements.\n\nSCHEDULE/SHIFT\n\n1st Shift Hours: Monday through Thursday from 3:45AM - 2:30PM\n\nDUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES\n\nThe duties and responsibilities of this position shall consist of, but not be limited to, the following:\n\nDirectly supervises a team of FSQ Auditors and FSQ Technicians that perform and document food safety and quality activities within the site\nActively support Team Members on the production floor by signing and verifying processing records and addressing questions\nAudit and closely monitor FSQ work procedures to ensure compliance with the programs and policies defined by our site SQF Quality System\nEncourage team to lead by example in following food safety and Team Member safety procedures; immediately address situations where safety procedures are not followed\nProvide positive coaching for team performance development; communicate site food safety and quality objectives and how Team Members can help to achieve\nMaintain attendance and ensure proper staffing is maintained; including interviewing and hiring new Team Members and counseling Team Members about their attendance\nFacilitate trainings and meetings with team and across departments to build the behaviors, actions, and awareness needed to meet the high standards of our food safety and quality system\nReport and analyze records and data to monitor trends in food safety and quality performance against benchmarks\nAssist in addressing food safety and quality issues on the production floor such as holding production lines or product, issuing maintenance requests, or addressing issues with Team Members\nLead special projects for continuous improvement or new product development\n\nQualifications\n\nREQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE\n\nRequired Education: High School Diploma or GED\n\nRequired Experience: 2 Years of Experience in Food Safety and Quality Assurance in the Food Processing Industry\n\nPreferred: Associate or Bachelor’s Degree and More than 2 Years of Experience in Food Safety and Quality Assurance in the Meat and Poultry Industry; Previous Experience as a Supervisor or Team Leader; Education Focused in Food Science, Microbiology, Meat Science, or Animal Science\n\nREQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES\n\nMust work effectively, respectfully, and collaboratively with all levels of management and Team Members\nExcellent verbal and written communication skills in English; bilingual with the ability to read, write, and speak Spanish preferred\nProficient in Internet navigation; Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook\nCertified in HACCP and competent in implementing and maintaining food quality plans using risk-based methodology\nUnderstand Safe Quality Foods (SQF) Quality Code or similar and the requirements to implement and maintain a quality management system\nDemonstrate leadership, problem solving, presentation, and team motivational skills\n\nAdditional Information\n\nThe pay range for this role is $65,000 - $75,000 (Annual). Actual wage 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 Link Snacks Total Rewards package for Team Members. Other rewards may include annual incentive and program-specific awards. Link Snacks 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.\n\nPHYSICAL DEMANDS\n\nThe 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.\n\nWhile performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or more up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.\n\nWORK ENVIRONMENT\n\nThe 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. However, the vast amount of work is conducted in a climate-controlled office. Travel may be required.\n\nEQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:\nLink Snacks provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic that is protected by federal, state or local law.\n\nE-VERIFY:\nLink Snacksis participant in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For information about the E-Verify program, please visit: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees\n\nAll your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.","datePosted":"2026-09-10T09:05:07.463Z","dateModified":"2026-09-10T09:05:07.463Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Link Snacks","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Perry","addressRegion":"GA","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"d57f8a38d309bff5fccefaee"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/d57f8a38d309bff5fccefaee"}}