Job Type

Full-time

Description

What's the Role

The Quality Assurance Manager is responsible for leading the food safety and quality function within a USDA-FSIS/FDA regulated manufacturing environment, ensuring our products consistently meet regulatory, customer, and company standards. This role matters because it directly protects F&S's reputation, customer trust, and the safety of the families we feed every day. We're looking for a strategic, systems-thinking leader who can navigate regulatory inspections and customer audits with confidence while building and developing a high-performing quality team. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise in food safety and quality management with strong business acumen, executive presence, and a data-driven approach to continuous improvement.

What You'll Own
• Lead and develop the site's Food Safety/Quality team, building bench strength for future leaders
• Own the Quality Management System, ensuring alignment with food safety regulations and company standards
• Lead USDA-FSIS/FDA inspections and customer audits from preparation through resolution
• Drive strategic quality initiatives using systems thinking and cross-functional collaboration
• Partner with operations leadership on business-critical decisions impacting food safety and quality
• Champion a data-driven continuous improvement culture across the plant
• Maintain and elevate HACCP, SQF, and related food safety program compliance
• Communicate quality performance and risk to executive leadership with clarity and influence

Requirements

What You Bring

• 7+ years of progressive Food Safety/Quality experience, including 3+ years leading Food Safety/Quality teams in a USDA-FSIS/FDA regulated food manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated leadership experience within a USDA-FSIS inspected, RTE manufacturing environment (required)
• Expert knowledge of food safety regulations and Quality Management Systems
• Proven experience leading USDA-FSIS/FDA inspections and customer audits
• HACCP Certification, Seafood HACCP Certification (or obtain within 60 days), and PCQI Certification required
• SQF Practitioner certification, or ability to meet the site's SQF Practitioner qualifications within 6 months
• Internal Auditor certification required
• Nice to have: ServSafe, ASQ Certified Quality Manager (CMQ/OE), ASQ Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), or Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or above