Sr. Manager, FSQA Operations

## Overview **About Baldor** Since our beginnings as part of the iconic Greenwich Village retail store, Balducci’s, Baldor has upheld its original promise—to curate and deliver the finest ingredients from around the world. For more than 30 years, we have supported the food industry using cutting-edge logistics, a modern supply chain, and an unwavering commitment to service. Today, we are the trusted distribution partner for top hotels, restaurants, country clubs, hospitals, nursing homes, and culinary professionals across the region. **Benefits** Baldor is committed to supporting the well-being, stability, and long-term success of our employees. We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package, including: - Paid Time Off: Vacation, sick time, paid company holidays & floating holidays - Company-Paid Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage - 401(k) Plan with Company Match - Company-Paid Life Insurance - Company-Paid Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Coverage - Employee discounts on Baldor products - Commuter Benefits - Career growth and development opportunities *Note: Benefits may vary based on position and employment status.* **Join Our Team** If you want to make an impact at a rapidly growing organization, we’d love to meet you. **Apply today** and help shape the future of specialty food distribution with Baldor! ## Description **Overview:** The Baldor FSQA Operations Sr. Manager leads food safety and quality assurance operations across all Baldor facilities, including Fresh Cuts, Golden Meat, Pierless Fish, warehouses, transportation, and cross-dock operations. This role is responsible for ensuring compliance with FDA, USDA, state and local regulations, as well as certification standards such as SQF, AIB GMP, Organic, and Kosher, while driving the execution and continuous improvement of food safety, quality, and regulatory programs that protect customers, employees, contractors, and visitors. The position provides leadership and accountability for FSQA performance across assigned operations, develops FSQA Supervisors and site teams, partners with Operations and cross-functional leaders to identify and mitigate risks, drives corrective actions and KPI performance, and communicates food safety trends, risks, and results to senior leadership while fostering a culture of compliance, accountability, and continuous improvement throughout the organization. **Responsibilities:** - Ensure implementation of and day-to-day operational compliance with Baldor food safety programs across assigned facilities, including adherence to FDA (including FSMA), USDA, state, and local regulatory requirements, and certification standards such as SQF, AIB GMP, Kosher, and Organic; support certification audit execution in coordination with the FSQA Compliance & Systems team. - Provide leadership and support for FSQA operations across Baldor manufacturing, warehousing, transportation, and cross-dock operations. - Provide regular updates and recommendations to the FSQA Sr. Director regarding operational performance, risks, initiatives, and strategic priorities. - Lead cross-functional food safety initiatives across assigned operations. - Serve as a senior food safety leader and advisor to operational leadership regarding food safety risks, priorities, and strategic initiatives. - Manage, coach, develop, and evaluate FSQA Supervisors and site teams while building organizational capability and succession plans. - Partner with the FSQA Compliance & Systems team to investigate significant customer complaints, coordinate site-level root cause analysis, implement operational corrective actions, and confirm resolution. - Lead operational execution of mock recalls, withdrawals, and recall events across assigned facilities in coordination with the FSQA Compliance & Systems team, and communicate results for program evaluation and recordkeeping. - Monitor and drive timely closure of operational CAPAs resulting from audits, inspections, incidents, and investiga…