Director of Quality and Safety

Are you ready to lead quality and safety initiatives in a rapidly growing, innovative environment? Join a dynamic team that is redefining the food industry with cutting-edge facilities and ambitious growth targets.

This position provides strategic and hands-on leadership for quality assurance, food safety, regulatory compliance, and occupational safety programs across manufacturing operations. This role is essential for supporting rapid growth, ensuring product integrity during expansion, and fostering a culture of quality and safety. The successful candidate will collaborate with various departments to scale systems that protect consumers, employees, and the brand.

• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of comprehensive Food Safety and Quality Management Systems.
• Ensure full regulatory compliance in a USDA-inspected environment and manage interactions with USDA-FSIS inspectors.
• Oversee third-party certifications, audit readiness, and drive corrective and preventive actions.
• Manage environmental monitoring, sanitation verification, allergen control, pathogen control, traceability, and recall readiness programs.
• Establish and monitor quality metrics and testing to ensure consistent high-quality output.
• Lead supplier quality and raw material programs to support ingredient integrity.
• Build, mentor, and develop the Quality and Safety team.
• Partner with Operations and Engineering on new equipment commissioning and process validation.
• Oversee workplace safety programs and promote a safe working environment.
• Support incident management, root-cause investigations, and consumer complaint handling.
• Provide strategic input to leadership on quality/safety risks and opportunities.

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Food Technology, Chemistry, or a related field.
• 10 years of experience in quality assurance and food safety within food manufacturing, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Experience in USDA-inspected food environments is highly preferred.
• Deep knowledge of USDA-FSIS regulations, HACCP, SSOP, FSMA Preventive Controls, GMPs, and GFSI standards.
• Current certifications such as HACCP, PCQI, and GFSI scheme practitioner strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to lead teams and scale quality systems in a high-growth environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience supporting new equipment installation, process validation, and product commercialization is desirable.

We're proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to fostering an inclusive, people-first recruiting experience.

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