Senior Quality Assurance Food Safety Manager

Compensation Range

$110,000 - $125,000 / Year

You may know us for our delicious cheesecakes…and for being recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For®” (12 years in a row!). What you may not know is at The Cheesecake Factory Bakery, our staff members are our highest quality ingredient.

The Senior QA Manager is a hands‑on key leadership position reporting to the VP, Food Safety & Quality. This position oversees the QA/QC and Sanitation functions for a three‑shift, five‑day operation. The Senior QA Manager is the host and oversees all plant external and internal audits (e.g., SQF, Gluten Free, USDA PEEPEV, Halal, Kosher, State, Federal, select customer and TCFBI Compliance audits), as well as directing and coordinating all daily sanitation activities within the processing facility.

In addition, this position manages the department budget and related spending, trains team members and participates in continuous improvement with strong collaboration lines to the Plant Manager and Operations Leader.

• An Experienced People Manager
  : you’re at home managing and elevating a team. You lead by example and enable your staff to realize their potential.
• Driven by results
  : you’re conscientious and persistent about delivering timely, high‑quality deliverables and performing all job functions safely while following instructions.
• Adaptable
  : you’re at ease in a fast‑paced environment and able to effortlessly change direction when priorities shift, learning to perform new tasks as required for business needs and willing to work various shifts and extended hours if necessary.
• Improvement Focused
  : you never turn off the thought “how can I do this better or faster?”.

• Manage the quality and food safety programs.
• Manage the Quality and Sanitation department budgets.
• Manage and schedule Quality Assurance staff in support of the production schedule.
• Manage in‑house Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC) assessed laboratory.
• Participate in continuous improvement actions/initiatives.
• Oversee the development, implementation, and maintenance of sanitation, food safety and pest control programs.
• Review and, as needed, revise the Master Cleaning Schedule, work instructions, training, documentation, and compliance audits.

• Bachelor’s Degree Required
• HACCP, PCQI certified
• Minimum 7 years of experience in Manufacturing Quality Assurance, bakery plant preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Quality Assurance Manager.
• Experience with Formal food safety training.
• Experience with Internal and external manufacturing food and safety audits.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Good collaboration skills.
• Experience with Quality Management Systems.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

• Bilingual in English and Spanish.

• Eligible for annual bonus
• Vacation and sick time
• Medical, Dental & Vision
• 401K with company match
• 25%-35% discount when dining as a guest
• Discounted cheesecake purchase program
• Annual stipend for dining in our restaurants

Recognized as one of the FORTUNE “100 Best Companies to Work For”, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated operates more than 200 full‑service, casual dining restaurants throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The Cheesecake Factory Bakery is headquartered in beautiful Calabasas, California with more than 700 staff members working in our manufacturing facilities in Calabasas, CA and Rocky Mount, NC. We create all of the delicious desserts on the menu at The Cheesecake Factory restaurants and we offer The Cheesecake Factory Bakery and The Cheesecake Factory Bakery at Home branded cheesecakes and desserts in retail and food service outlets nationwide.

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The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated is an Equal Opportunity and E‑Verify Employer and provides reasonable accommodations consistent with its legal obligations.