Quality Assurance Manager

Pay Range

Base pay range: $/yr - $/yr

Annual Bonus

The Quality Assurance Manager will have the drive and ability to lead implementation and the sustainability of the compliance process & supplier quality program with minimal oversight. Ability to influence/lead internal personnel, customers, and suppliers to meet quality objectives is required.

• Evaluate, understand, and develop plans to comply with customer requirements.
• Create metrics to monitor compliance to customer and agency requirements
• Facilitate all customer and 3rd part audits
• Manage audit related CAPA (Corrective Action Preventive Action) to closure
• Serve as technical liaison/leader for the facility/procurement on supplier related defects
• With procurement develop a supplier rating, corrective/preventative process to improve
• Partner with Quality Systems on supplier approval, incoming ingredient requirements, and ingredient hazard analysis
• Act as primary quality resource and coordinator on sanitary design & change control activities
• Facilitate all internal auditing processes & maintain/perform training on departmental-specific policies, procedures and programs
• Manage compliance schedules with all departments
• Ensure all HACCP and Food Safety Plans are up to date, verified, and validated
• Support Quality Manager and commercialization teams in integrating customer and compliance requirements into internal specifications
• Support Quality Assurance department as necessary, in other areas.
• Serve as a backup for the Quality Manager if needed during his/her absence.

• 4-year College or university program certification in food safety, microbiology, biology or experimental scientist related background, preferred.
  * Or 2 to 4 years related experience and/or training.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in product compliance and/or commercialization in the food industry, product development or similar discipline, in a manufacturing environment.
• Familiar with state and federal food processing regulations.
• ISO, ASQ and/or SQF/BRC certifications preferred
• HACCP and PCQI Certifications preferred.
• Must be accurate and detail oriented.
• Excel (conditional formatting, formulas, drop downs, trend charting, pivot tables, etc.)
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and at times independently.

Mid‑Senior level

Full-time

• Quality Assurance and Manufacturing
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing, Food and Beverage Services, and Wholesale Food and Beverage

• Vision insurance
• Medical insurance
• 401(k)
• Tuition assistance