Description
FLSA Status: Full-Time / Non-Exempt
Location: Jensen Meat Company – Otay Mesa, CA (local candidates preferred)
Overview: Jensen Meat Company is seeking a Quality Assurance Supervisor to oversee and enhance food safety and quality assurance programs across both our FDA plant-based and USDA regulated meat production divisions. This position plays a critical role in maintaining certifications, ensuring compliance with FDA/USDA regulations, and championing a culture of continuous improvement in food safety, sanitation, and quality assurance practices. The ideal candidate has a strong background in food manufacturing food safety, quality and microbiological systems, regulatory compliance, and team leadership. This role will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including production, sanitation, R&D, and supply chain to maintain excellence in quality and safety standards across all product lines.
Food Safety & Quality Program Leadership
• Lead and maintain SQF, FSMA, HACCP, and Preventive Control programs across both divisions.
• Ensure compliance with FDA and USDA regulations, including routine internal validations and audits.
• Maintain certifications including Non-GMO Project, Kosher, Organic, Halal, and Certified Humane.
• Conduct nutritional audits and manage Genesis Nutrition Facts Panel creation and updates.
• Oversee packaging claims, certifications, and USDA and FDA label compliance (NFP, ingredient statements, allergen declarations).
Compliance, Documentation & Reporting
• Interface with regulatory agencies, certification bodies, and customer QA teams to ensure audit readiness.
• Review product specifications, COAs, testing protocols, and maintain up-to-date QA documentation.
• Ensure all sanitation, microbiological, and lab testing procedures are conducted and meet company and regulatory standards. • Prepare and present KPI reports detailing microbiological trends, deficiencies, and corrective actions.
Requirements
Qualifications:
•Bachelor's degree in food science, Microbiology, Biology, or a related field preferred; equivalent industry experience considered. • Minimum 5 years of Food Safety Quality Assurance experience in a USDA or FDA regulated food manufacturing environment. (Dual inspection experience preferred)
• Strong knowledge of GMP, HACCP, FSMA, SQF, USDA/FDA regulatory requirements, and third-party certifications.
• Proficient in Genesis Nutritional Software, Microsoft Office Suite, and ERP systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, organization, and analytical skills.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
• Ability to work weekends as needed and thrive in a fast-paced production environment.
Skills Required
- Minimum 5 years of Food Safety/Quality Assurance experience in a USDA or FDA regulated food manufacturing environment
- Strong knowledge of GMP, HACCP, FSMA, SQF, USDA/FDA regulatory requirements, and third-party certifications
- Proficient in Genesis Nutritional Software
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
- Proficient in ERP systems
- Excellent written and verbal communication, organization, and analytical skills
- Ability to work weekends as needed and thrive in a fast-paced production environment
- Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Biology, or related field (equivalent industry experience considered)
- Dual inspection experience (USDA and FDA)
- Bilingual (English/Spanish)
What We Do
Founded in 1958 by Reggie Jensen, Jensen Meat Company is a leading processor of quality ground beef products for the food service distribution, restaurant, retail and school markets, including market leaders Walmart®, Sam’s Club®, Kroger®, Fat Burger® and Sysco®. Based in San Diego, California, the company produces 75 million pounds of ground beef annually from its 150,000-sq.-ft. facility, focusing on transparency, quality, flexibility, and food safety.
