QA Director I - Prepared Foods

Jbs Usa • Greeley, CO

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About The Position

JBS Prepared Foods is seeking an accomplished, strategic quality leader to oversee quality assurance, food safety, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement across its Prepared Foods business unit. The role develops and executes enterprise-wide quality and food safety strategies to ensure compliance, protect company brands, and promote operational excellence. It partners with Operations, Engineering, R&D, Supply Chain, Sales, and executive leadership, and leads quality and food safety professionals across the organization.

The position may be based near one of the listed facilities—Council Bluffs or Ottumwa, Iowa; Moberly or Columbia, Missouri; Elkhart, Indiana; Booneville or Tupelo, Mississippi; Ankeny or Perry, Iowa—or at the JBS Corporate Office in Greeley, Colorado. Travel to plants and headquarters may be up to 75% of the time and may vary with business needs.

This salaried position offers a base salary range of $130,000–$160,000 and eligibility for the company’s annual bonus plan. Medical, dental, and vision coverage begins after 60 days. The company also offers paid sick leave, vacation, six company-observed holidays, a 401(k) match beginning after the first year of service, and learning and development opportunities. New team members undergo post-offer drug, alcohol, and background checks.

Requirements

• At least 6 years of progressive leadership experience in Quality Assurance and Food Safety within the food manufacturing industry.
• Deep knowledge of USDA requirements, HACCP, GMPs, SSOPs, environmental monitoring programs, and GFSI standards.
• Demonstrated success leading regulatory inspections, customer audits, and third-party certification programs.
• Experience leading quality and food safety programs in a multi-plant prepared foods or protein manufacturing environment.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and change management capabilities.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Able to travel up to 75% of the time to plants and headquarters, and willing and able to travel as business needs dictate.
• Able to perform the functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Food Safety, Quality Assurance, or a related field is strongly preferred.
• At least 3 years of leadership experience managing multi-site quality and food safety programs is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the strategic vision, goals, and roadmap for Quality Assurance and Food Safety across Prepared Foods.
• Lead, mentor, and develop quality and food safety professionals, fostering accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Partner with executive leadership to align quality and food safety initiatives with business objectives.
• Direct cross-functional initiatives involving Operations, Engineering, R&D, Procurement, and Supply Chain; serve as the senior subject matter expert on quality and food safety.
• Establish, maintain, and improve quality systems, product specifications, standards, and procedures for products, ingredients, and packaging.
• Oversee inspection, sampling, analytical testing, and verification programs to meet company, regulatory, and customer requirements.
• Monitor and report KPIs and quality metrics, and ensure effective corrective and preventive action processes.
• Lead the development, implementation, and improvement of food safety programs, including HACCP, SSOPs, GMPs, environmental monitoring, and GFSI-recognized certification schemes.
• Ensure compliance with USDA, customer, and other applicable regulatory requirements, and maintain readiness for regulatory, customer, and third-party audits across facilities.
• Lead responses to food safety incidents, product quality concerns, recalls, and crisis management activities as needed.
• Use data analytics and trend analysis to identify improvement opportunities and drive enterprise initiatives to reduce defects, improve process control, and strengthen food safety culture.
• Monitor emerging regulations, technologies, industry trends, and best practices to evolve quality systems and programs.
• Support innovation and commercialization by incorporating quality and food safety requirements into new product development.
• Serve as the primary liaison with USDA, state regulatory agencies, industry associations, and other external stakeholders.
• Maintain relationships with customers, suppliers, auditors, and regulatory officials; represent JBS Prepared Foods at industry events, professional organizations, and customer engagements as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage beginning after 60 days of employment.
• Paid sick leave and vacation.
• Six company-observed holidays.
• 401(k) company match beginning after the first year of service, subject to the company vesting schedule.
• Eligibility to participate in the company’s annual bonus plan.
• Continuous learning opportunities and learning and development programs focused on career growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director