Director Of Quality

[p]Factory6 is a growing nutraceutical contract manufacturer and co-packer with two decades of experience partnering with brands to create products consumers love. We support customers across formulation, development, scale-up, and manufacturing, helping bring high-quality nutraceutical products to market while meeting strict regulatory, quality, and customer standards.[/p] [p]As a full-service development and manufacturing partner, Factory6 simplifies the process for brands while maintaining transparency, accountability, and a commitment to operational excellence.

Our teams work collaboratively to deliver customized supplement products made with quality ingredients, meaningful benefits, and great consumer experiences.[/p] [h3]WHY JOIN FACTORY6?[h3] [p]At Factory6, you’ll be part of a collaborative, fast-growing team that values innovation, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement. You’ll have the opportunity to work on a wide range of products for both emerging and established brands while helping strengthen the systems and standards that support our next phase of growth.[/p]

[h3]THE ROLE[h3] [p]The Director of Quality leads Factory6’s Quality and Food Safety organization within a regulated nutraceutical manufacturing environment. This role owns Quality Assurance, Quality Control, and the Food Safety program, ensuring Factory6 maintains strong, scalable systems that support product quality, customer confidence, regulatory compliance, and continued business growth.[/p] [p]As the executive owner of Factory6’s certification portfolio, the Director of Quality is responsible for maintaining and advancing key certifications, including NSF/ANSI 455-2, SQF with the Costco Addendum, and any additional certifications needed to support customer and market commitments.

This leader plays a critical role in preparing for and leading regulatory inspections, customer audits, and third-party certification audits.[/p] [p]The ideal candidate will bring both technical depth and practical leadership — someone who can mature quality systems, strengthen audit readiness, improve decision speed, and build a culture of compliance, accountability, data integrity, and continuous improvement across the manufacturing facility. This role operates within the regulatory framework of 21 CFR Part 111, FSMA, and applicable global quality and food safety standards.[/p]

[h3]KEY RESPONSIBILITIES[h3] [h3]Quality, Food Safety & Compliance Leadership[h3]

• Lead Factory6’s overall quality, food safety, and compliance strategy across QA, QC, laboratory, and production support functions.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory, certification, and customer requirements, including 21 CFR Part 111, FSMA Preventive Controls, HACCP / HARPC, SQF, the Costco Addendum, and NSF/ANSI 455.
• Maintain effective quality systems for documentation, batch review, product release, deviations, CAPA, complaints, change control, supplier quality, and risk management.
• Provide quality leadership for product hold, release, rework, rejection, escalation, and customer-impacting decisions.
• Promote a culture of quality, food safety, accountability, and continuous improvement throughout the organization.

• Lead preparation, execution, and follow-up for regulatory inspections, third-party certification audits, customer audits, and internal audits.
• Own the maintenance and improvement of Factory6’s certification programs, including SQF, Costco Addendum, NSF/ANSI 455, and future certifications required by customer or business needs.
• Ensure audit findings, corrective actions, and root cause analyses are completed thoroughly, on time, and with appropriate effectiveness verification.
• Serve as Factory6’s primary quality representative in interactions with regulators, certification bodies, customers, suppliers, and other external partners.

• Oversee QC laboratory operations, including raw material, in-process, and finished product testing programs.
• Ensure laboratory methods, instruments, specifications, contract labs, and testing records meet regulatory, certification, and…