What You'll DoAs our Food Safety & Quality Assurance Manager, you'll provide strategic and operational leadership for Food Safety, Quality Assurance, Sanitation, and Research & Development while partnering across the organization to strengthen product quality, regulatory compliance, and manufacturing excellence.
In this role, you'll:
- Lead Food Safety, Quality Assurance, Sanitation, and Research & Development initiatives for the manufacturing facility
- Serve as the facility's Food Safety leader, Primary Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI), and SQF Practitioner
- Maintain and strengthen Food Safety and Quality Management Systems, including SQF, HACCP, FDA, USDA, FSMA, GMPs, SSOPs, Preventive Controls, and regulatory compliance
- Lead customer, regulatory, and third-party audits while ensuring audit readiness and compliance
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance food safety, product quality, operational performance, and customer satisfaction
- Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Procurement, Supply Chain, Sales, and leadership to improve manufacturing performance and support business objectives
- Lead investigations involving customer concerns, food safety events, quality issues, and corrective actions
- Support new product development, commercialization, product validations, customer sampling, and specification management
- Utilize ERP systems, quality management systems, Microsoft Office, and data analytics to monitor performance, support reporting, and identify opportunities for improvement
- Develop and coach Quality Assurance, Sanitation, and Research & Development teammates while fostering accountability, engagement, and professional growth
What You'll BringRequired Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Food Safety, Microbiology, Chemistry, Food Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and progressive food manufacturing experience
- Minimum five (5) years of experience in Food Safety, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Compliance, or food manufacturing, including at least two (2) years supporting or leading Research & Development, product development, or commercialization activities
- Three (3)+ years of leadership experience leading technical or operational teams
- Experience developing, implementing, and maintaining Food Safety and Quality Management Systems, including SQF, HACCP, FDA, USDA, FSMA, Preventive Controls, GMPs, SSOPs, environmental monitoring, sanitation, and regulatory compliance
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and experience utilizing ERP, quality management, specification management, or manufacturing systems
- HACCP Certification (or ability to obtain within six months)
- PCQI Certification (or ability to obtain within six months)
Preferred Qualifications- SQF Practitioner Certification
- Experience in bakery or frozen food manufacturing
- Product development and commercialization experience
- Master's degree in Food Science or related field
- Bilingual (English/Spanish)
