FSQ RTE Manager
Core
Single point of authority for food safety in Ready-to-Eat (RTE) production and packaging, ensuring no contamination pathways exist between environmental, personnel, or process risks and finished product.
Role type
Senior Food Safety Quality Manager (RTE)
Builds
Safe RTE meat snack products for consumers
Domain
Food manufacturing / Food safety / RTE production
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> physical/clinical work (specifically: ensuring product safety and release decisions)
Required skills
HACCP, FSMA, GMPs, hygienic zoning design, sanitation system validation, environmental monitoring interpretation, pathogen control (Listeria), thermal validation, challenge studies, high-pressure decision making, GMP enforcement
Preferred skills
RTE food experience, leadership in food safety/QA
Technologies
ATP testing, micro results analysis, thermal validation tools
Responsibilities
Make final decisions on product release/hold, line startup approval, and production shutdowns; define and enforce hygienic zoning (RAW vs RTE separation); validate cleaning effectiveness via direct observation and ATP/micro results; audit high-risk equipment and pre-op verification; interpret environmental monitoring trends and lead response to Listeria risks; enforce controls for high-risk vectors (drains, condensation, equipment niches); correct GMP violations on the floor.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC