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Food Safety & Quality Manager

Ag Jobs
Aurora, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 4/15/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/11/2026
Job Description

Food Safety & Quality (FSQ) Manager - Creative Contract Packaging

Hormel Foods Corporation

To save time applying, Hormel Foods does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas for this position at this time.

ABOUT HORMEL FOODS - Inspired People. Inspired Food.™

Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minnesota, is a global branded food company with approximately $12 billion in annual revenue across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands include Planters®, Skippy®, SPAM®, Hormel® Natural Choice®, Applegate®, Justin's®, Wholly®, Hormel® Black Label®, Columbus®, Jennie-O® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named one of the best companies to work for by U.S. News & World Report, one of America's most responsible companies by Newsweek, recognized by TIME magazine as one of the World's Best Companies, and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. The company lives by its purpose statement - Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ - to bring some of the world's most trusted and iconic brands to tables across the globe. For more information, visit www.hormelfoods.com.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Monitors, maintains, and oversees SPC, Food Safety Plans and company programs.
  • Responsible for food safety and quality of finished products.
  • Establishes, documents, implements, and maintains QC programs and specifications.
  • Provides leadership in the development, training, and validation of all quality systems, including all aspects of food safety, food quality and sanitation.
  • Mentors, trains, and develops quality control personnel.
  • Ensures plant compliance with regulatory, corporate and customer requirements.
  • Works with regulatory agencies for site inspections.
  • Communicates with the appropriate operations personnel to resolve day-to-day problems.
  • Assures the proper handling of products and services when not meeting company and regulatory requirements.
  • Monitors the departmental and plant-wide goals to improve quality, maximize efficiencies, and minimize costs.
  • Leads the development, implementation, and maintenance of effective Standard Sanitation Operating Procedures (SSOP) and Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) programs.
  • Assures compliance with all FDA regulatory requirements.
  • Leads and implements continuous improvement activities and projects.
  • Leads customer and third-party audits, including annual GFSI compliant audit.

QUALIFICATIONS:
  • A bachelor's degree in a related field.
  • 3 years of hands-on Quality Assurance and food safety experience in a plant environment.
  • Previous supervisory experience over a Food Safety & Quality Team
  • Working knowledge of food safety and QA programs.
  • Knowledge of GMPs, FDA, FSMA, and SOP requirements.
  • PCQI, SQF Practitioner Certification.
  • Strong leadership skills or supervisory experience.
  • Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and project management skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Must be a Citizen or National of the United States, a lawful, permanent resident, or have authorization to work in the United States.
  • Applicants must not now, or in the future, require sponsorship for an employment visa.

Preferred
  • Continuous Improvement experience, i.e. Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, etc.

LOCATION:

Aurora, IL

At Hormel Foods, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. The base hiring pay range for this role is between $93,400 - $130,800 per year, and your actual base pay within that range will depend upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge, skill set, level of experience, and geographic market location.

Other components of Hormel Foods' total compensation package includes comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, discretionary annual merit increases, bonuses and profit sharing, 401(k) with employer match, stock purchase plan, relocation assistance, paid vacation, FREE two-year community/technical college tuition for children of employees, and more.

For immediate consideration, apply online at: www.hormelfoods.com/careers

At Hormel we invite difference and diversity in all aspects. We offer a space of support, understanding, and community. We are committed to the journey! Learn more about our progress here: https://www.hormelfoods.com/about/diversity-and-inclusion/

Hormel Foods provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability.

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