Assistant Manager, FSQA

Founded in 2013, Home Chef is the leading meal solutions company with both a retail and online presence. Available online at homechef.com and in retail at more than 2,100 Kroger grocery stores, Home Chef is committed to inspiring and enabling more people to cook simple, delicious meals, no matter how busy they are.

In 2023, Home Chef introduced a new brand, Tempo! Tempo features a rotating selection of ready-to-heat meals delivered directly to your door. These meals are better-for-you versions of familiar favorites, designed to save you time and reduce stress while maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Our Tempo menu includes options that are protein-packed, fiber-rich, calorie and carb conscious, keto-friendly, and dietitian-approved.

Similar to our recipes, we recognize that variety is the spice of life, and therefore, our employees also bring their uniqueness and color to our fantastic team. We’re eager to work with humble team players and pragmatic next-level thinkers to innovate on Home Chef’s offerings.

Note:  The internal title for the position is FSQA Superintendent.

The FSQA Superintendent plays a key leadership role within Home Chef's meal kit production operations, helping ensure our Food Safety & Quality programs remain effective, compliant, and continuously improving.

In this role, you'll work closely with plant leadership, FSQA teams, and cross-functional partners while directly leading and developing the FSQA supervisory team. You'll oversee key programs, including sanitation, SQF compliance, and food safety management, while supporting day-to-day operations and driving a strong food safety culture.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys leading people, improving processes, and making a direct impact in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.

What You'll Do

Lead Food Safety & Quality Across Our Meal Kit Operations

• Ensure the implementation, execution, and continuous improvement of Home Chef's Food Safety & Quality Management System, maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements and SQF standards.
• Oversee the cleaning and sanitation program, including the development, implementation, and execution of the Master Sanitation Schedule.
• Lead the Management Review process, evaluating program effectiveness and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Serve as the SQF Practitioner, maintaining compliance with SQF standards, required documentation, and audit readiness.
• Gather, analyze, and report key performance metrics to measure effectiveness and identify trends.
• Partner with plant leadership and cross-functional teams to identify process gaps and implement improvements.
• Serve as a backup to the FSQA Manager, providing leadership and oversight of quality assurance operations as needed.

Support Day-to-Day FSQA Operations

You'll work closely with FSQA Supervisors and hourly team members to ensure food safety and quality standards are consistently maintained in a 24/7 production environment.

• Respond to operational escalations, troubleshoot challenges, and help implement timely solutions.
• Provide coverage and leadership support as needed across shifts.
• Partner with recruiting teams to maintain appropriate staffing levels.
• Support supervisors with employee coaching, performance management, and day-to-day team development.

Drive Continuous Improvement Across Food Safety & Quality Systems

This role goes beyond maintaining compliance — you'll help strengthen existing programs, identify opportunities for improvement, and drive meaningful changes across the operation.

• Identify gaps in food safety and quality programs through internal audits, corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), and ongoing operational assessments.
• Develop and implement effective corrective actions to address deviations and prevent recurring issues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve nonconformities and strengthen processes.
• Deliver training to plant FSQA teams on new and updated programs.
• Communicate program changes, performance updates, and critical issues to plant and corporate stakeholders.

Develop & Lead the FSQA Supervisory Team

You'll play an important role in building a strong, accountable team by providing coaching, guidance, and ongoing development to FSQA leadership.

• Lead weekly supervisory meetings to align on priorities, performance, and operational challenges.
• Serve as a subject matter expert during new program implementations and rollouts.
• Identify development opportunities and coach supervisors to strengthen leadership capabilities.
• Conduct performance reviews and provide ongoing feedback to direct reports.
• Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Travel

This position may require up to 10% travel.

What You'll Bring

The requirements below represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

• Completion of a two-year program, such as an Associate degree.
• Minimum of 2 years of supervisory experience in quality assurance, food safety, food distribution, food manufacturing, supply chain, or a related field.
• Previous experience with GFSI, SQF, and USDA audits preferred.
• Understanding of Quality Management Systems.
• Experience developing, implementing, and maintaining food safety and quality programs.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• A proactive, results-oriented approach with strong problem-solving skills and initiative.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and responsibilities in a fast-paced environment.
• Adaptability and a willingness to embrace change and learn quickly.

Why This Role Matters

The FSQA Superintendent plays a critical role in ensuring our meal kit production operations consistently deliver safe, high-quality meals to our customers. You'll lead and develop FSQA supervisors, oversee essential food safety and sanitation programs, and partner with teams across the business to strengthen processes and drive operational excellence.

It's a highly visible leadership opportunity where you'll have the ability to influence daily operations, build a strong food safety culture, and make a lasting impact on both our people and our products.

More About Us

Perks and Benefits

• Candidates can experience Home Chef as a customer - enter promo code PEOPLE30 for $30 off your first order!
• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance available
• Paid holidays, sick time and vacation time
• 401k program
• Flexible spending accounts for qualified medical, dependent care, parking, or transit expenses

How We Work Together

We are humble team players.
We are warm and gracious with team members and customers. We seek feedback to improve ourselves - and respectfully listen to and accept input.

We are pragmatic next-level thinkers.
We come up with novel and unique ideas. We explore new strategies to avoid being constrained by conventional thinking.

We take ownership.
We approach ambiguous problems, prepared to dive in, get curious, and learn more. We are results-driven, always challenging ourselves to exceed goals.

Be at Home at Home Chef

We all show up authentically at Home Chef. Our team includes individuals with a variety of identities, backgrounds, and perspectives. You can trust that you’ll be able to bring your whole self to an inclusive and enjoyable workplace.

We welcome people of all races, colors, religions, national origin or ancestry, sex (including sexual identity), age, physical or mental disabilities, pregnancy, veteran or military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, order of protection status, citizenship status, arrest record or expunged/sealed convictions, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.

Home Chef is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Home Chef will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact our People team at hr@homechef.com.

Home Chef offers the base salary range as posted below, with the exact offer depending on factors such as geographic location, experience, skills, and internal equity. While compensation is within the provided range, it is not typical for offers to be made at the upper end. In addition to base salary, Home Chef provides a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare coverage, 401k match, and paid time off.

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