Senior Quality and Regulatory Manager

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Full Time Fargo Corporate, Fargo, ND, US

3 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

The Senior Quality & Regulatory Manager provides leadership and oversight for Anchor Ingredients’ food safety, quality, and regulatory programs while ensuring strong execution at the facility level.

This role combines strategic program leadership, hands-on plant quality management, and corporate Quality team leadership. The position partners closely with Operations, Sales, Customer Service, Procurement, and company leadership to integrate food safety, quality, and regulatory requirements into daily operations and business decisions.

The successful candidate will be a collaborative, solutions-oriented leader who uses risk-based thinking, data, and practical problem-solving to strengthen systems, develop employees, and continuously improve Anchor’s food safety and quality culture.

• Lead the development, implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of Anchor’s Food Safety and Quality Management System (FSQMS).
• Ensure Food Safety Plans, prerequisite programs, policies, procedures, and quality programs are effectively implemented across Anchor facilities.
• Maintain compliance with applicable FDA, USDA, customer, GFSI/SQF, Organic, Kosher, gluten-free, and other certification requirements.
• Maintain readiness for regulatory inspections, certification audits, and customer audits; lead or support these activities as appropriate.
• Monitor evolving regulatory, food safety, and customer requirements affecting human food, pet food, and ingredient markets, ensuring appropriate programs and controls are in place to meet regulatory and food safety requirements.
• Serve as a key company contact for suppliers, customers, auditors, certification bodies, and regulatory agencies on food safety, quality, and regulatory matters.
• Oversee product specifications, technical documentation, certifications, supplier documentation, and related regulatory and customer requirements.
• Maintain effective FSQMS document control and periodically review programs and procedures for continued compliance and effectiveness.
• Manage change control and risk assessment activities for new or modified ingredients, products, processes, equipment, and operations.

• Provide visible, hands-on, engaged quality leadership within manufacturing sites, ensuring daily operations comply with established food safety, quality, regulatory, and customer requirements.
• Conduct internal audits/inspections and monitor prerequisite programs to identify potential deficiencies and implement effective corrective actions.
• Oversee plant analytical, microbiological, and quality testing activities and appropriate laboratory practices.
• Lead or coordinate investigations of food safety, quality, customer, and regulatory non-conformances, including product disposition, root cause analysis, corrective action, and follow-up.
• Partner with Operations on process improvements, equipment changes, capital projects, acquisitions, and new product introductions to ensure food safety and quality requirements are appropriately addressed.

• Champion a culture of food safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Lead by example through regular engagement with employees and active participation in plant operations.
• Partner with Operations and company leadership to establish clear expectations and accountability for food safety and quality performance.
• Lead, develop, coach, and…