Quality And Food Safety Manager

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Quality and Food Safety Manager Job Description

The Quality and Food Safety Manager leads and influences quality and food safety programs across multiple North American manufacturing facilities. This role partners closely with plant leaders, quality teams, and business stakeholders to strengthen food safety culture, ensure audit readiness and regulatory compliance, and drive continuous improvement in corporate quality systems. The position applies deep technical expertise in food safety, quality systems, microbiology, chemistry, and regulatory frameworks to enhance organizational performance and shape the future of enterprise-wide quality and food safety programs.

• Lead and support quality and food safety programs across multiple North American manufacturing facilities, rather than focusing on a single site.
• Apply technical knowledge of food safety, quality systems, microbiology, chemistry, FSMA, HACCP, and regulatory requirements to ensure robust and compliant programs.
• Support audit readiness and compliance for internal audits, customer audits, regulatory inspections, and third-party certification programs.
• Manage and coordinate activities related to SQF and other food safety and quality certification schemes to maintain and improve certification status.
• Identify root causes of quality and food safety issues using structured problem-solving methods and implement effective corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance quality systems, food safety programs, and overall organizational performance.
• Build strong, collaborative relationships with manufacturing, quality, regulatory, commercial, and corporate teams to align on quality and food safety priorities.
• Communicate technical requirements clearly and translate them into practical guidance for plant and corporate teams.
• Develop and deliver training on food safety, quality systems, HACCP, and related topics to improve understanding and execution across the organization.
• Influence stakeholders at multiple levels to strengthen food safety culture and embed quality best practices in daily operations.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously while maintaining a strong focus on quality, compliance, and timely execution.
• Support quality and food safety programs for animal food, pet food, and/or human food manufacturing operations, as applicable.
• Contribute to the development, maintenance, and improvement of corporate quality systems and documentation.
• Monitor and interpret changes in relevant regulations and standards, and help ensure that programs remain compliant and up to date.

• Bachelor's degree in Food Technology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Biology, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 7+ years of experience auditing quality and food safety programs within the food or feed industry.
• Strong technical knowledge of food safety and quality systems, including FSMA and HACCP requirements.
• Hands‑on experience with quality assurance and food safety audits, including internal and customer audits.
• Working knowledge of microbiology and its application to food and feed safety.
• Demonstrated ability to identify root causes and implement effective corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Experience supporting quality and food safety in manufacturing environments, particularly within the food or feed industry.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and projects while maintaining attention to quality and compliance.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly convey technical requirements to diverse audiences.
• Ability to build productive cross‑functional relationships with manufacturing, quality, regulatory,…