Jack Link's Protein Snacks

Food Manufacturing

FSQManagerRTEManager

$105–145k ~AI est. Perry, Georgia, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“FSQ Manager RTE Manager at Jack Link's Protein Snacks. Skills: Food safety authority, Process control, Risk management. Act as single point of authority for food. Ensure no contamination pathway exists”

What You'll Achieve.

RTE environmental positive rate; Pre-op pass rate; Repeat issues rate; Zoning/GMP compliance; Food safety incidents; Audit performance

Industry & Context.

Food Manufacturing
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis

Eligibility Requirements

Lift up to 25 pounds, Lift up to 50 pounds, Stand regularly, Walk regularly, Use hands regularly, Talk or hear regularly, Sit occasionally, Reach occasionally, Specific vision abilities required

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

8+ years food safety/QA leadership, RTE food experience, HACCP expertise, FSMA expertise, GMPs expertise, Hygienic zoning expertise, Sanitation systems expertise, Enforce standards, Make high-pressure decisions

What You'll Do.

Act as single point of authority for food

Ensure no contamination pathway exists

Operate as real-time risk controller

Make immediate decisions on product safety

Make immediate decisions on production continuation

Make immediate decisions on release

Define sanitation standards

Approve sanitation effectiveness

Close the gap between what should happen and

Make final decisions on product release

Make final decisions on product hold

Make final decisions on line startup approval

Make final decisions on production shutdowns

Lead escalation and response to deviations

Lead escalation and response to sanitation failures

Lead escalation and response to environmental risks

Define and enforce RAW → RTE separation

Define and enforce personnel and material flow

Define and enforce controlled entry/exit points

Audit zoning behavior daily

Define sanitation expectations

Validate cleaning effectiveness

Reject sanitation that does not meet standard

Own pre-op verification standards

Audit high-risk equipment

Audit repeat issue areas

Ensure no production begins under unsafe conditions

Partner with Micro Lab Manager to interpret trends

Partner with Micro Lab Manager to identify harborage

Lead response to Listeria risks

Eliminate repeat contamination zones

Define and enforce controls for drains

Define and enforce controls for condensation

Define and enforce controls for equipment niches

Enforce drain segregation

Enforce no-spray policies

Maintain floor presence

Correct GMP violations immediately

Hold operations accountable

Hold sanitation accountable

Hold maintenance accountable

Ensure RTE process is scientifically sound

Ensure RTE process is controlled

Ensure RTE process is safe

Oversee kill step lethality

Oversee post-lethality handling

Oversee RTE contamination prevention

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional operations; Sanitation teams; Maintenance teams; Micro Lab Manager

Full Job Description

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®](https://www.jacklinks.com/) , [Lorissa’s Kitchen®](https://www.lorissaskitchen.com/) , [Golden Island®](https://www.goldenislandjerky.com/) , [BiFi®](https://www.bifi.com/en) , and [Peperami®](https://www.peperami.tv/) and [KOOEE!®](https://www.kooeesnacks.com.au/) 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 RTE Manager (Technical Authority) is the single point of authority for food safety within all Ready-to-Eat (RTE) production and packaging operations. This role is responsible for ensuring that no contamination pathway exists between environmental, personnel, or process risks and finished product. The position operates as a real-time risk controller , making immediate decisions on product safety, production continuation, and release. In this structure: * Sanitation executes cleaning (Plant Manager) * FSQ RTE d

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