FSQA Supervisor

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Pegasus Food Group is seeking an experienced Senior Food Safety & Quality Assurance (FSQA) Supervisor to lead daily FSQA activities, develop our team, and strengthen food safety and quality systems at our frozen food manufacturing facility.

This is a hands-on leadership opportunity for someone who enjoys working on the production floor, solving problems, coaching employees, and partnering across departments to produce safe, high-quality food.

About Pegasus Foods

Pegasus Food Group is a growing food manufacturer in Rockwall, Texas, specializing in frozen appetizers, burritos, egg rolls, empanadas, sides, desserts, and other innovative frozen food products.

Our 135,000-square-foot facility supports forming, filling, frying, baking, breading, mixing, and packaging. We partner with national consumer brands, retailers, foodservice distributors, and quick-service restaurants to bring products to consumers across the country.

As an SQF-certified, USDA-regulated facility, food safety and quality are central to everything we do.

Position Overview

The Senior FSQA Supervisor provides daily leadership and technical guidance for food safety and quality activities throughout the facility. This position works closely with Operations, Sanitation, Maintenance, Research & Development, Supply Chain, and plant leadership.

The successful candidate will translate regulatory, customer, and company requirements into clear, practical expectations for the production floor while supporting compliance with applicable SQF, HACCP, FSMA, FDA, and USDA requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership and Development

• Lead, coach, and develop FSQA Technicians, establishing clear expectations and accountability.
• Maintain a strong production-floor presence and provide timely guidance on food safety and quality concerns.
• Support onboarding, employee development, and food safety training.
• Build effective relationships across departments and promote a culture of prevention, communication, and continuous improvement.

Food Safety and Quality Systems

• Serve as the site’s SQF Practitioner and oversee implementation, maintenance, and improvement of the SQF system.
• Support development, validation, verification, and reassessment of HACCP and Food Safety Plans.
• Oversee prerequisite programs, including Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs), allergen controls, environmental monitoring, foreign material prevention, food defense, pest control, traceability, and chemical controls.
• Keep programs current with applicable regulatory, customer, and company requirements.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and readily accessible food safety and quality records.

Regulatory Compliance and Audit Readiness

• Support compliance with applicable USDA-FSIS, FDA, FSMA, SQF, customer, and other regulatory requirements.
• Serve as a primary FSQA contact during USDA and FDA interactions and support regulatory inspections.
• Lead or participate in internal, customer, regulatory, and third-party audits.
• Address audit findings and nonconformances through documented corrective actions.
• Communicate significant risks and recurring trends to the Director of FSQA and plant leadership.

Product and Process Quality

• Oversee pre-operational inspections, in-process checks, finished-product evaluations, and testing.
• Manage product holds, investigations, releases, rework, and disposition according to established procedures.
• Investigate complaints, process deviations, out-of-specification results, and other food safety or quality concerns.
• Review FSQA data to identify trends, reduce recurring issues, and improve product consistency.

Testing and Sanitation Verification

• Coordinate external laboratory services, sampling plans, testing schedules, and required calibrations.
• Oversee microbiological testing, finished-product testing, and shelf-life studies.
• Partner with Sanitation and Operations to verify sanitation effectiveness.
• Support investigations and corrective actions related to environmental monitoring and sanitation findings.
• Ensure testing results are evaluated, documented, and addressed appropriately.

Problem Solving and Continuous Improvement

• Lead root-cause investigations using structured methods such as 5 Whys and Fishbone analysis.
• Develop, implement, and verify corrective and preventive action (CAPA) plans.
• Monitor corrective actions to confirm effectiveness and prevent recurrence.
• Use audit findings, complaints, testing results, and process data to guide improvements.
• Collaborate across departments to implement practical, sustainable solutions.

Required Qualifications

• Five or more years of progressive food safety and quality assurance experience in food manufacturing.
• Supervisory or team leadership experience in FSQA, quality assurance, food safety, or a related manufacturing function.
• Working knowledge of HACCP, GMPs, SSOPs, FSMA, preventive controls, and food safety systems.
• Experience with SQF or another GFSI-recognized food safety standard.
• Experience in a food manufacturing environment subject to FDA and/or USDA requirements.
• HACCP certification.
• Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) training.
• SQF Practitioner training or demonstrated experience managing an SQF system.
• Strong understanding of food microbiology, sanitation, environmental monitoring, allergen control, and food safety risk management.
• Strong communication, organization, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and electronic documentation or training systems.
• Ability to make sound decisions and remain composed in a fast-paced production environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Biology, Chemistry, or a related scientific discipline.
• Frozen food manufacturing experience.
• Experience managing environmental monitoring and microbiological testing programs.
• Experience supporting internal, customer, SQF, and regulatory audits.
• Experience with CAPA, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement.
• Experience managing product holds, releases, rework, and disposition.
• Bilingual English and Spanish communication skills.
• Familiarity with ERP, quality management, electronic training, or document-control systems.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

Candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, including:

• Maintain a regular presence on the production floor.
• Stand and walk throughout the facility for extended periods.
• Work in refrigerated and frozen manufacturing environments.
• Safely navigate wet, cold, and noisy production areas while wearing required personal protective equipment.
• Occasionally lift, carry, or move materials and equipment required for the role.
• Work flexible hours, including occasional weekends or extended hours, to support production, audits, investigations, and business needs.

What Success Looks Like

• Food safety and quality programs are consistently followed throughout the facility.
• FSQA employees are trained, engaged, and accountable.
• Risks are identified and addressed proactively.
• Product holds, investigations, and corrective actions are handled promptly and thoroughly.
• Records remain accurate, complete, and audit-ready.
• FSQA data drives measurable improvements.
• Departments work together to maintain safe products and consistent quality.

Why Join Pegasus Foods?

At Pegasus Foods, you will help shape our food safety culture while working with a team that combines culinary innovation and manufacturing expertise. Your leadership will directly support our employees, our customers, and the quality of the products we make.

Pay: $21.00 - $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person