Quality Systems Manager

Mississippi Lime

$80K — $100K *
Food & Beverages
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or related scientific field
  • 5+ years in Quality Assurance, Quality Systems, Food Safety, or regulatory compliance
  • 2+ years leading audits, corrective action programs, and quality improvement initiatives
  • Strong collaboration and communication abilities across all organizational levels

Responsibilities

  • Lead and enhance Food Safety and Quality Management Systems
  • Manage internal audit programs with risk-based approaches
  • Act as the primary liaison for certification bodies and regulatory inspections
  • Oversee accurate and compliant document control processes
  • Administer CAPA program with focus on root cause and effectiveness
  • Lead investigations of customer complaints with data-driven solutions
  • Coordinate Management Review activities and quality performance reporting

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits package
  • Opportunities for continuous professional development
  • Supportive work environment that fosters quality and food safety culture
  • Involvement in cross-functional quality initiatives
Full Job Description
Job Title: Quality Systems Manager

About the Job

The Quality Systems Manager leads and continuously improves the company's Food Safety and Quality Management Systems, ensuring compliance with regulatory, customer, and certification requirements while driving quality excellence across the organization.
  • Lead and maintain Food Safety and Quality Management Systems to support compliance and operational excellence.
  • Manage internal audit programs, including risk-based audit planning, execution, corrective actions, and effectiveness verification.
  • Serve as the primary contact for certification bodies, customer audits, and regulatory inspections.
  • Oversee document control processes to ensure quality documents, procedures, and records remain accurate, current, and compliant.
  • Administer the Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) program, including root cause investigations and long-term effectiveness monitoring.
  • Lead customer complaint investigations and implement corrective actions using data-driven problem-solving methods.
  • Coordinate Management Review activities, quality performance reporting, and key quality system metrics.
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives, risk assessments, supplier quality activities, and cross-functional quality programs.

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or a related scientific field.
  • Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in Quality Assurance, Quality Systems, Food Safety, or regulatory compliance.
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience leading audits, corrective action programs, and quality improvement initiatives.
  • Abilities: Strong collaborator and communicator that is comfortable working with all levels and across all departments within the organization

Preferred Qualifications
  • Strong knowledge of Food Safety regulations, quality management systems, and ISO 9001 requirements.
  • Experience conducting internal, external, supplier, and certification audits.
  • Proficiency with root cause analysis methodologies and corrective action processes.
  • Ability to analyze quality and operational data to identify trends and drive improvements.
  • Strong organizational skills with experience managing document control systems and regulatory records.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence stakeholders across all levels of the organization.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead multiple projects, prioritize competing demands, and drive results in a fast-paced environment.
  • Commitment to continuous improvement, compliance, and a culture of quality and food safety.


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