Job Description

Drive Quality. Protect Consumers. Lead Excellence.

Are you a quality leader who thrives in fast-paced manufacturing environments and takes pride in building world-class food safety and GMP systems? We’re looking for a proactive, detail-oriented Quality Assurance Manager to champion product integrity, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence across our facility.

If you’re passionate about continuous improvement, audit readiness, and leading high-performing teams, this is your opportunity to make a measurable impact.

Why This Role Matters

In this position, you will serve as the guardian of product quality and safety, ensuring every manufactured product meets both regulatory requirements and customer expectations. You’ll partner cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain to strengthen systems, mitigate risk, and elevate performance.

What You’ll Lead & Influence

Quality Systems & Compliance

• Develop, implement, and enforce GMP and quality assurance programs.
• Validate manufacturing processes and establish product specifications.
• Lead operational audits, compliance reviews, and system improvements.
• Drive CAPA, re-validation, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Food Safety Leadership

• Own and lead site Food Safety Programs and initiatives.
• Conduct hazard analysis and manage Critical Control Points (CCPs).
• Oversee monitoring, verification, and preventive controls.
• Ensure all inbound and outbound products meet food safety standards.

Audits & Documentation

• Manage third-party and regulatory food safety audits.
• Maintain SOPs, manuals, policies, and procedural documentation.
• Prepare trend analyses, stability data, recall readiness, and compliance reports.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Operations and Plant Leadership on quality and sanitation performance.
• Support supplier qualification and food safety training.
• Contribute to new product launches, engineering improvements, and training programs.

Team Leadership

• Hire, coach, and develop Quality and Food Safety staff.
• Assign work, manage performance, and drive accountability.
• Foster a culture of safety, ownership, and continuous learning.

What You Bring

• Proven experience in Quality Assurance and Food Safety within manufacturing (food, beverage, packaging, or related industries preferred).
• Deep knowledge of GMP, HACCP, CCPs, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience managing audits (FDA, USDA, SQF, BRC, or equivalent).
• Strong documentation, validation, and process-improvement expertise.
• Demonstrated leadership and team-development capability.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to translate data into action.

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

• Combination of office and manufacturing floor exposure.
• Regular standing, walking, and equipment interaction.
• PPE required on production floor (safety glasses, hearing protection, hair/beard nets).
• Exposure to moderate-to-high noise environments.

What Success Looks Like

• Audit-ready facility with best-in-class compliance metrics.
• Reduced customer complaints and non-conformances.
• Strengthened food safety culture across the plant.
• Documented, validated, and continuously improving quality systems.

Ready to Lead Quality from the Front?

If you’re a self-starter who can work independently, influence cross-functional teams, and elevate both quality and food safety standards we want to hear from you.

Help us deliver products that are safe, compliant, and trusted by customers every day.

You should be proficient in:

• Quality Inspection Experience
• 5 Why (Root Cause Analysis Method)
• Quality Control Experience
• Quality Control Data Analysis

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• Quality Control Software