Manager, Food Safety & Quality Assurance

Location: Carson, CA 90810

Industry: Food Manufacturing

Salary: $105,000-$138,000 annually, depending on experience

Employment Type: Direct Hire

Schedule: Full-Time | On-Site | Approximately 7:00 AM-4:00 PM

Travel: Less than 10%

Language: Bilingual English/Spanish required

We are seeking an experienced Manager, Food Safety & Quality Assurance to lead day-to-day food safety and quality operations within an FDA-regulated food manufacturing and processing environment.

This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for overseeing a team of QA professionals while ensuring food safety programs, regulatory requirements, audit standards, documentation, and quality processes are consistently executed across the operation.

The ideal candidate will bring 5+ years of food safety/quality experience within food or beverage manufacturing
, previous leadership experience, and a strong understanding of HACCP, food safety audits, sanitation, environmental monitoring, CAPA, and regulatory compliance.

• Lead and provide day-to-day direction to the Quality Assurance team
• Maintain and oversee food safety and quality programs, documentation, policies, and QA logs
• Ensure HACCP plans, monitoring procedures, corrective actions, and verification activities are properly executed and documented
• Review CCP monitoring, corrective action, calibration, and other quality records for accuracy and completeness
• Manage product holds and investigate food safety, temperature, labeling, foreign material, and other quality concerns
• Oversee sanitation verification, pre-operational inspections, environmental monitoring, and related corrective actions
• Maintain a strong state of readiness for BRCGS/SQF, FDA, and customer audits
• Lead internal audits and GMP inspections and ensure identified issues are corrected
• Investigate customer complaints and quality issues, conduct root cause analysis, and manage CAPA activities
• Maintain supplier approval documentation and ensure required records remain current
• Support customer quality requirements, specifications, documentation, and portals
• Develop and update food safety policies, procedures, logs, and training materials
• Provide food safety, GMP, HACCP, and CCP training to employees
• Partner closely with Production, Sanitation, Sourcing, Operations, and other departments to resolve food safety and quality issues
• Support recalls, mock recalls, regulatory inspections, and traceability exercises
• Track quality metrics and provide reporting on food safety and quality performance

• 5+ years of food safety and quality experience within food or beverage manufacturing
• Previous experience leading or supervising QA employees
• Bilingual English/Spanish required
• Strong working knowledge of HACCP, GMPs, SSOPs, CAPA, sanitation, environmental monitoring, and food safety compliance
• Experience preparing for and supporting food safety and regulatory audits
• BRCGS or SQF experience strongly preferred
• Comfortable working in an FDA-regulated production environment
• Strong documentation, reporting, and administrative skills
• Ability to develop and maintain food safety procedures, policies, and quality records
• Strong analytical and root-cause problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities within a fast-moving manufacturing environment

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Biology, Chemistry, or a related field preferred
• Significant progressive food safety/quality experience may be considered in place of a degree
• Seafood HACCP and PCQI experience/certifications strongly preferred
• BRCGS/SQF Practitioner, internal auditor, or lead auditor training is a plus

The ideal candidate is an assertive, analytical,…