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Quality & Food Safety Manager
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
Compensation: Target $120-130k base plus bonus
Work Model: On-site
Relocation: May be considered
Pro Found Recruiting is representing a confidential food manufacturing client seeking a Quality & Food Safety Manager for a plant-level leadership role in Lincoln, Nebraska.
This is a strong opportunity for someone who enjoys building teams, strengthening food safety culture, and becoming a key leader within a manufacturing site. The company has quality talent in place, but needs a manager who can raise the standard, develop people, and create stronger alignment between FSQA and operations.
This role is not limited to maintaining existing systems. The right person will be expected to lead, coach, influence, and help the site continue improving.
What You Will Do
Lead the site food safety and quality function
Develop FSQA supervisors and technical team members
Strengthen food safety culture across the plant
Lead and support customer, regulatory, and third-party audits
Partner with operations, sanitation, maintenance, and warehouse leadership
Drive root cause analysis, corrective actions, and preventive actions
Improve quality systems, documentation, training, and audit readiness
Use data, KPIs, internal audits, and production trends to identify opportunities
Serve as a visible leader who can communicate clearly and drive accountability
What We Are Looking For
>5 years of Food safety or quality leadership experience in food manufacturing
Experience leading and developing supervisors, leads, or technical team members
Strong audit background, ideally with SQF, BRC, or another GFSI program
USDA experience is preferred, but FDA-regulated food manufacturing experience will also be considered
HACCP or PCQI certification is preferred
Strong understanding of food safety systems, sanitation, CAPA, and regulatory requirements
Ability to work cross-functionally with production and plant leadership
Hands-on leadership style with the confidence to set direction and follow through
Ideal Fit
The strongest candidate will be someone who has led FSQA within a manufacturing plant and enjoys developing people, not only managing programs.
This role could be a strong fit for a current Quality Manager, FSQA Manager, Food Safety Manager, or a high-performing senior quality leader ready to take on broader site leadership. The client is open to different food manufacturing backgrounds as long as the person brings strong leadership, audit experience, and the ability to earn credibility on the floor.
This is a role for someone who wants to make an impact, build bench strength, and help drive food safety performance across a growing manufacturing site.