Specialist FSQA

Tyson Foods, Inc.•Springdale, AR

About The Position

The FSQA Specialist – RVAP & FSVAP reports to the Sr. Director Poultry FSQA FSVAP/RVAP and partners cross-functionally with leaders in the Business Unit, FSQA, Sales, Operations, Innovation, and R&D across the poultry segment. The role helps maintain FSVAP and RVAP customer requirements by correlating product evaluations, associated data, customer and consumer feedback trends, and product compliance. The Specialist also assists with additional projects as assigned. The position gathers, reviews, analyzes, and reports product evaluation, quality, complaint, and process capability data for raw materials and finished products at plant locations. It creates and manages quality dashboards and KPI reports, coordinates recurring product-cutting evaluations with senior leadership, and provides written reports and statistical analysis on product compliance. The role also conducts for-cause product audits, supports customer projects and product evaluations, validates product specifications and equipment, and assists with training, data collection, and annual FSQA and RVAP/FSVAP audits. The position may require travel to customer headquarters and production facilities, with up to 10 domestic trips per year. A resume is required for consideration. The requisition is not taking sponsorships. The successful candidate must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience and knowledge of plant production processes.
Extensive knowledge of FSQA policies.
Proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Power BI, and Copilot, and Tyson systems including PDM, GSM, Plant View, and EIM.
Demonstrated use of statistical software for process capability analysis and product audits.
Excellent communication skills with technical and non-technical peers and Tyson and customer executive leadership.
Solid communication and presentation skills at all levels of the organization.
Willingness and ability to perform the physical requirements of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.
A resume is required to be considered.
The requisition is not taking sponsorships.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in a field directly related and essential to the job.
RVAP and FSVAP experience.
Demonstrated experience with AI tools such as Claude.

Responsibilities

Gather data for RVAP and FSVAP product cuttings, evaluations, and reviews to monitor and evaluate ongoing raw-material and finished-product quality at plant locations.
Enter collected data into presentation formats, review product quality and complaint data in databases and trending tools, and provide data and trends to RVAP and FSVAP FSQA and business-unit teams.
Create and manage quality dashboards for RVAP and FSVAP business units, FSQA leadership, and Tyson senior leadership.
Create daily and weekly KPI reports on National Accounts and Deli products.
Manage and coordinate multiple weekly product-cutting evaluations with senior Tyson leadership members and provide written reports to the internal Tyson team.
Assist the Tyson internal team with product evaluation results and in-plant data in preparation for product evaluation cuttings.
Coordinate weekly product samples for cuttings with Business Unit, R&D, and business-unit teams.
Conduct for-cause product audits to assess product performance issues and provide statistical analysis regarding product compliance.
Travel to customer headquarters on behalf of Tyson Foods to assist with customer projects, including new ingredients and equipment.
Assist RVAP and FSVAP FSQA management with collecting and analyzing data for new and existing products to assess process capability.
Travel to production facilities to help internal customers validate product quality and food-safety specifications and support other requested projects.
Conduct product cooking-instruction and equipment validations.
Assist with data collection and training correlation of plant FSQA technical staff.
Assist with annual FSQA and RVAP/FSVAP audits.
Assist with multiple projects as assigned.