Lead all Food Safety and Quality aspects for Seattle Fish Company and Lombardi Brothers Meats. Build and develop the QA team and build a culture of quality and food safety in every employee and ensure our facility exceeds standards. Operate with a relentless pursuit of excellence and lead continuous improvement initiatives across the organization. Be thorough and meticulous in all recordkeeping, reporting, and compliance activities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Lead all Food Safety and QA interactions with:

• Customers’ QA teams
• Meat and seafood suppliers, ingredient suppliers, packaging suppliers
• Service suppliers (pest control, sanitation, Food Safety consultants)
• Government (USDA, FDA)
• Certification bodies (SQF, MSC, etc.)
• Internal customers and stakeholders

HACCP Implementation:

• Implement and manage the HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points) system to identify and address potential food safety hazards.
• Monitor and document all HACCP critical control points (CCPs) to ensure compliance with safety standards.
• Update and revise HACCP plans as needed based on regulatory changes or operational needs.

Food Safety Compliance:

• Ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal food safety regulations and standards.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of inspections, testing, and compliance reports.
• Train and educate warehouse staff on food safety practices, including proper handling, storage, and sanitation procedures.
• Conduct internal and external audits and ensure all plants and suppliers adhere to the Food Safety systems in place and update those systems as needed.

Quality Assurance:

• Review customers returns, complaints, monitor trends, and generate plans to improve the level of product quality at Seattle Fish Company and Lombardi Bros. Meats
• Product and process verification and review to ensure quality products from receiving to customer delivery
• Investigate and resolve any quality or safety issues that arise, including handling product recalls if necessary.
• Collaborate with suppliers and vendors to address quality concerns and improve product standards.
• Analyze quality data and trends to identify areas for improvement and implement corrective actions.

Documentation & Reporting:

• Prepare and present regular quality control reports to senior management.
• Maintain detailed records of quality control activities, inspections, and corrective actions.
• Ensure proper documentation for all quality control processes and compliance audits.

Team Management:

• Lead and supervise the quality control team, providing guidance and support to ensure effective performance.
• Conduct performance evaluations and provide feedback to team members.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and excellence within the quality control team.
• Training and coaching for all employees, including everything from New Hire Orientation to providing in-the-moment feedback on daily walks

Essential traits

• Significant attention to detail
• Ability to influence the behavior of others through
• Ability to clearly articulate and teach our quality and food safety standards
• Ability to work in a variety of environments from office settings to both high and low temperature extremes
• Ability to prioritize effectively and multi-task
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Suite
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally across all departments

Essential Qualifications

• HACCP Seafood Certification
• SQF Practitioner Certified with the ability to lead efforts to keep us at a level 3 designation
• Expert-level PCQI, GMP, and GFSI knowledge
• Expert in USDA, FDA, and local health department rules and regulations.
• 3-5 years in a key Food Safety and/or Quality leadership role in a food processing environment, ideally fresh proteins
• B.S. or M.S. in Food Science or equivalent field

Reports To: Director of Operations

Location: Denver, CO

Work Environment

The FSQA Manager role will typically work in various temperatures, but regularly in refrigerated or frozen areas of the warehouse and ambient office environments. This can be a physically demanding position, requiring frequent periods of sitting, standing, climbing, bending, crouching, lifting, pushing, and pulling. There is frequent lifting of up to 20 pounds and occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds. This job description is designed to outline the responsibilities but not limited to such responsibilities. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit or stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

Seattle Fish Co. believes each employee makes a signification contribution to the company's success. The contribution should not be limited by the assigned responsibilities. Therefore, this job description is designed to outline the responsibilities but not limited to such responsibilities. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Benefits:

Seattle Fish offers a comprehensive benefit packaging including:

• Medical insurance
• Dental and vision insurance
• Company paid life insurance
• Company paid long-term and short-term disability
• 401k retirement plan
• Discount pricing on seafood, meat, and gourmet products

Our Commitment:

We believe every employee has the right to work in an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful discrimination. Consistent with applicable laws, Seattle Fish Company makes all decisions involving any aspect of the employment relationship without regard to race, color, sex, age, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, citizenship, the presence of any physical or mental disability of someone otherwise qualified, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status or characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law. Discrimination and/or harassment based on any of those factors are inconsistent with our philosophy of doing business and will not be tolerated. This policy of non-discrimination applies to all aspects application procedures, hiring, advancement, transfers, reductions in force, discharge, compensation, training, or other terms, conditions and privileges of employment.

Meet Seattle Fish Co.

For more than 100 years, Seattle Fish Co. has been dedicated to serving those who serve others. It all began back in 1918, when our founder Mose Iacino first started bringing seafood to landlocked Colorado. At just 16 years old, Mose would hand-select fresh fish at the Seattle markets, carefully pack it in sawdust and ice and ship it to Denver by railcar, replenishing the ice at stops along the way. Then, from Union Station, he tirelessly pushed a wooden cart around downtown, bringing his sought-after fish and oysters to Denver chefs, markets and restaurants.

The core values that Mose instilled in his budding company back then still drive us today. They are what we stand for, what we believe in – and they’re reflected every day in the work we do, the people we employ, and the businesses we serve. We are a family first and company second. Every day our diverse, engaged and high-performing staff work together toward common goals. They learn from one another, and treat each other with respect. The people we draw to us are people who believe – in themselves, in our customers, and in our work. We’re passionate about giving back. We believe it’s our responsibility - through outreach, fundraising and volunteering with nonprofits – to make a positive and lasting impact on the community we love and that has supported us since day one. What underpins all these values – and really sets us apart – is our holistic dedication to sustainability.