Quality Assurance Assistant Manager- Night Shift

Company Overview

Lyons Magnus leads the food industry with creativity and innovation, crafting top-quality products across all manufacturing phases, from raw materials to marketing. With over 2000 diverse items for industrial ingredient and food service sectors, Lyons caters to leading restaurant chains nationally and internationally.

Full-time

At Lyons, our diverse and talented staff is the heart of our organization. We foster a thriving work environment where employees are engaged in shaping both the company’s and their own future. The position requires an understanding of team leadership, problem solving, quality principles, and technology. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, quality and safety assurance of all products, plant and equipment capabilities, accuracy of formulations, GMPs, HACCP guidelines, and technical leadership.

In the absence of the Quality Assurance Supervisor, the Director or Quality Manager will assume the below responsibilities.

Hours:

8:00 pm – 6:00 am

Schedule:

Monday – Friday (Must be willing to work weekends)

Location:

Fresno, CA

Travel Requirements:
None

Work Environment:
On‑site

• Supervise assigned Quality Assurance Technicians to ensure batches are tested as prescribed in formulas and proper techniques, SOPs and best practices are applied to achieve compliance with product specifications.
• Support all QA functions on shifts, such as batch adjustments for all processing lines, processing line checks and verifications including brix, viscosity, pH, T.A and any other analytical analysis as required by a customer or formula.
• Verify that all performance metrics and SOPs are met or exceeded, focusing on customer expectations.
• Ensure that process control checklists are filled out completely by all operators.
• Review and investigate quality deviations to identify root cause and preventative actions.
• Review all quality and food safety checks in Red Zone for accuracy and completeness within 72 hours of checks being completed or documented; follow up accordingly with personnel or escalation.
• Support the creation of training materials, SOPs, VWI and OPL for adherence to company, customer, SQF and regulatory food safety and quality requirements.
• Support the management and development of employee skills matrices and their respective development plans.
• Ensure all laboratory equipment and supporting operations measuring devices are calibrated, verified as scheduled and functioning as designed. Troubleshoot and/or elevate to vendors for effective repair or replacement.
• Ensure customer product sampling is collected and prepared for shipment to the customer as requested.
• Continuously improve processes regarding defect reduction and support in management of customer complaint investigations and record review.
• Primary owner of root‑cause analysis and problem solving for all QA/FS incidents on off shifts.
• Managerial duties as prescribed by Director or Quality Assurance Manager.

• Advanced knowledge in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint; experience with Red Zone, Trace Gains and Tableau is a plus.
• Proven track record of organizational, planning and time‑management skills, with exceptional verbal and written communication.
• Demonstrated people development and conflict management.
• Exceptional problem‑solving and critical‑thinking skills.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university (experience may be considered in lieu of a degree).
• Minimum of 3 years of successful experience in the food manufacturing industry.
• Comprehensive understanding of core competencies of manufacturing capabilities and proprietary product development.

• Experience with Red Zone, Trace Gains and Tableau.

Our compensation program is designed to attract, motivate, and retain the very best people. Lyons Magnus offers a comprehensive benefits plan that includes:
Health, dental, life insurance, long‑term disability, Section 125, 401(k) plan, and more. If you meet these requirements and are eager to join a dynamic company poised for further growth, please respond with your cover letter and salary requirements.

To learn more about Lyons Magnus, LLC, its products and core values, visit  or follow us on Instagram or Linked In.

Lyons Magnus is an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities for advancement. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories.

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