Food Safety & Quality Assurance Manager

Lead Food Safety. Drive Quality. Make an Impact.

An established and growing food manufacturing company in the Greater Boston area is seeking an experienced, hands‑on Food Safety & Quality Assurance Manager to take its food safety, quality, and sanitation programs to the next level.

This is an exciting opportunity for a strong leader who is passionate about food safety, thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, and enjoys building high-performing teams, improving processes, and driving meaningful change.

In this highly impactful role, you'll take ownership of the company's Food Safety Management System, lead the Quality Assurance and Sanitation teams, oversee regulatory compliance and SQF certification, and work closely with Operations and Senior Leadership to maintain the highest standards of food safety and product quality.

We're looking for more than someone who can maintain compliance. We want a proactive, results-driven leader who can challenge the status quo, identify opportunities for improvement, develop people, and build a culture where food safety and quality are everyone's responsibility.

If you're a food safety professional who enjoys being on the production floor, solving problems, leading teams, and making a visible impact, this could be the opportunity you've been looking for.

Join a company that values quality, continuous improvement, and strong leadership—and play a key role in shaping its future!

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Food Safety & Regulatory Compliance

Serve as the Company's Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) and SQF Practitioner.

Develop, implement, maintain, and continuously improve the Food Safety Management System.

Ensure compliance with FDA, FSMA, SQF, HACCP, GMPs, OSHA, customer requirements, RSPO, Kosher, and other applicable regulatory standards.

Maintain and oversee HACCP, Preventive Controls, Allergen Control, Food Defense, Food Fraud, Traceability, Pest Control, Calibration, Environmental Monitoring, Supplier Approval, Recall, SOP, and SSOP programs.

Maintain the facility in a constant state of audit readiness and lead all regulatory, customer, and third-party inspections.

Own and continuously improve the Company's Product Recall and Positive Recall Program, including mock recalls, traceability verification, product withdrawal procedures, and regulatory/customer communications.

Quality Assurance & Sanitation

Lead all quality assurance and sanitation activities to ensure the production of safe, high-quality products.

Maintain an exceptionally clean, organized, and inspection-ready manufacturing facility through effective sanitation programs and verification activities.

Oversee sanitation effectiveness through visual inspections, ATP testing, environmental monitoring, microbiological testing, and trend analysis.

Monitor production processes to ensure compliance with GMPs, food safety requirements, sanitation standards, and quality specifications.

Manage product inspections, laboratory testing, CCP verification, product specifications, label approvals, product holds, and product release.

Review and approve maintenance activity sign-offs to verify equipment is properly cleaned, inspected, and safe for production following maintenance work.

Leadership & Accountability

Build, coach, and develop a high-performing QA and Sanitation team by establishing clear expectations, providing ongoing training, and promoting continuous improvement.

Foster a proactive food safety culture where every employee understands and embraces their responsibility for food safety, product quality, sanitation, and workplace safety.

Hold employees and supervisors accountable for compliance with GMPs, food safety, sanitation, quality standards, and company policies through coaching,…