Quality Manager; 2nd Shift

The 2nd Shift Quality Manager provides on-shift Quality leadership and decision-making support for production and Quality operations. This position ensures timely response to food safety and quality concerns, appropriate product disposition/hold decisions, escalation of significant plant/quality issues, and effective communication and handoff to the Quality Manager and Plant Leadership Team.

The 2nd Shift Quality Manager provides on-shift Quality leadership and decision-making support for production and Quality operations. This position ensures timely response to food safety and quality concerns, appropriate product disposition/hold decisions, escalation of significant plant/quality issues, and effective communication and handoff to the Quality Manager and Plant Leadership Team. This position reports to the Quality Manager and directs professional quality positions as well as staff laboratory technicians.

This role is also responsible for supporting the Quality pillar within the Plant Leadership Team in support of continuous improvement. The 2nd Shift Quality Manager will develop partnerships with Daisy’s Technical Services group and our Research and Development Team. The major responsibility of this position is to ensure the manufacturing facility operates within Daisy Brand’s quality assurance requirements as related to production, processing, transport, storage, distribution, and supply of raw materials/ingredients used to manufacture finished products.

Daisy Brand’s management has Food Quality and Food Safety Systems in place to ensure the company supplies safe, quality food while defining the methods used to comply with customer and regulatory requirements and continually improving the food safety and quality management system. The 2nd Shift Quality Manager ensures that all products produced at the manufacturing location meet food safety and food quality specifications and are suitable for release to market.

The position is currently located at a temporary office in Ames, IA. Expected in 2028, upon completion of construction, the position will be moving to be onsite at our new manufacturing plant in Boone, IA. There will be a need for 50-75% travel to other Daisy facilities for onboarding for the first 6-9 months. Once onboarding is complete the ongoing travel expectation is up to 25% until plant startup.

Post plant startup travel is as needed.

• Managerial responsibility includes ensuring production quality at the facility
• Manage Quality Department budgets, including requisition approval and reconciliation
• Provide oversight, manage and develop quality documentation for the facility and products
• Serve as the site's legal point of contact for all quality-related government regulatory affairs
• Development of Quality team members through training programs (new hire and ongoing)
• Liaison between Production, Technical Services, and Research and Development

• Provide investigative support and respond to Consumer Complaints processes
• Develop and enhance quality programs that support Daisy Brand beliefs (Pure & Clean)
• Drive continuous improvement of the quality programs through learning and education
• Responsible for the integration of Quality systems with other high performance work systems
• Oversee quality methodologies, systems coordination, and Statistical Process Control
• Maintain and implement HACCP, HACQP, FSMA and Food Defense plans

• SQF Practitioner, responsible for annual verification-validation of SQF system requirements
• Supervise Quality Technicians, ensuring their qualification to conduct testing
• Manage outside services, pest control, 3rd party lab…