Pay Rate Low: 80000 | Pay Rate High: 100000
Position Summary: The Quality Assurance Manager will serve as a key leader in maintaining and advancing the organization's quality management systems and regulatory compliance programs. This hands-on role requires a proactive individual who can balance strategic quality system improvements with day-to-day operational oversight.
Essential Duties: - Partner with Research & Development, Supply Chain, Operations, and other departments to establish and refine processes that ensure ongoing compliance with current and evolving food safety regulations.
- Lead the enhancement and optimization of quality management systems, identifying opportunities for process improvement and implementing sustainable solutions.
- Develop and facilitate comprehensive training programs for production associates and cross-functional team members on quality protocols, food safety requirements, and GMP standards.
- Evaluate and verify quality documentation for accuracy, completeness, and regulatory alignment including production records, specifications, and testing reports.
- Coordinate and participate in internal compliance assessments and serve in a leadership capacity during third-party certification audits and regulatory inspections.
- Direct root cause investigations for quality deviations, non-conformances, and process failures using structured problem-solving methodologies.
- Manage the corrective and preventive action system, ensuring timely implementation, verification, and effectiveness validation of all CAPA initiatives.
- Ensure accuracy and regulatory compliance of product labeling in accordance with FDA requirements and company standards.
Must Have: - Bilingual: Spanish & English required - You'll be training and communicating daily with a diverse production team, so conversational fluency in both languages is essential for success in this role.
- 2+ years QA/Food Safety management or supervisory experience in food manufacturing.
- Hands-on experience developing and implementing HACCP plans from concept through validation.
- Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, Biology, or related scientific field; candidates with strong technical backgrounds in other scientific areas will be considered.
- Strong knowledge of FDA regulations, GMP, and audit management.
- Proven capability managing audit processes, corrective actions, preventive measures, data analysis, and validation activities.
- Previous experience in food manufacturing or ingredient production environments required.
This job description is a complete list of all desired skills, but not all are required. We strongly encourage candidates who have some of the skills to apply. We look forward to a conversation to learn more about you!
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