Associate Manager Quality Assurance

Your Opportunity as the Associate Manager, Quality Assurance This role ensures co-manufactured, co-packed, and repacked products meet FDA and JMS quality and food safety standards through effective oversight of external manufacturing facilities, personnel, and QA and operational programs.

Location:

Orrville, OH  Work Arrangements:
Monday to Friday - Hybrid  In this role you will:
Lead and support co-pack/co-man partnerships by auditing, managing relationship, and seeking continuous improvement opportunities.

Support R&D teams during on-site production start-ups, trials, and commercialization activities to ensure quality and food safety expectations are met.

Maintain current, accurate, and copacker documentation to support Trace Gains requirements.

Manage, share, and update Prodika specification systems to ensure product information remains accurate, complete, and aligned with business needs.

Partner with cross-functional teams to advance innovation, transformation projects, portfolio changes, and other strategic business initiatives.

Contribute to additional quality assurance projects and business priorities as needed – complaint management, ETQ Holds, scorecard ownership, and other activities pertinent to achieving high co-pack/co-man standards.

What we are looking for:

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor's degree is required in Food Science or related scientific degree

Minimum 2-3 years of quality/food safety experience in food manufacturing plant environment

Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (human or animal food) or HACCP experience is preferred

Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:  Solid working knowledge of quality assurance, food manufacturing, food safety, processing, packaging, and distribution

Strong ability to work in cross-functional & team-oriented environment with multiple disciplines

Proven capabilities in project management

Better Process Control School Certified Self-starter; take charge, positive & proactive attitude

Ability to lead several projects altogether and concurrently

Detail & process oriented with strong problem-solving skillsets

Strong computer skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); other systems desired (ETQ, Prodika, SharePoint, Trace Gains, Centric, etc.)Ability to communicate clearly within the organization and externally

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

High emotional intelligence and ability to work with ever changing conditions

Position may require up to 40% travel annually The Right Place for You We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs. Stay connected with us on Linked In We're an equal opportunity employer.

All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, age, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status. Summary

Location:

Orrville, OHType:
Full time