Director of Quality Assurance & Food Safety

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City of Industry, CA, US

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Director of Quality Assurance & Food Safety

City of Industry, California | Full-time, Exempt | On-site

Every table, PBC is hiring a Director of Quality Assurance & Food Safety to lead quality, food safety, and

regulatory compliance for its City of Industry, CA production facility and its retail, delivery, and

institutional meal programs.

Title Director of Quality Assurance & Food Safety

Location City of Industry, CA (on-site, production facility)

Reports to Chief Operating Officer (or Plant Manager, if the role is scoped to the facility only)

Direct reports QA supervisors, QA technicians, sanitation lead

Base salary range $115,000 to $145,000 per year, depending on experience

Other compensation Annual performance bonus eligibility (target 10 to 15% of base, subject to

Schedule Monday through Friday; early-morning, evening, and weekend availability required during production, audits, and incidents

Every table, PBC is a Los Angeles-based public benefit corporation on a mission to make healthy, fresh

food accessible and affordable in every community. We prepare ready-to-eat meals in our City of

Industry production facility and serve them through company-owned and franchised storefronts,

subscription delivery, workplace programs, and contracts with schools, colleges, senior nutrition

programs, and community organizations. Our social-equity franchise model and variable pricing mean

the same quality meal reaches neighborhoods across the income spectrum. Food safety and consistency

are the foundation of that promise.

The Director of Quality Assurance & Food Safety owns the food safety and quality management system

for Every table end to end: from supplier approval and receiving at the City of Industry facility, through

production, packaging, cold-chain distribution, and the retail and institutional channels where our meals

are served. The Director is the company's Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) and primary

point of contact for FDA, Los Angeles County Public Health, and third-party auditors, and is accountable

for shelf-life, labeling, allergen, and traceability programs. This is a hands-on leadership role for

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someone who is comfortable on the production floor at 5:00 a.m. and in front of a regulator or

executive team at noon.

Own and maintain the facility Food Safety Plan under FSMA (21 CFR Part 117), including hazard

analysis, preventive controls, monitoring, verification, and recordkeeping, and serve as the

designated PCQI.

Maintain HACCP plans, sanitation (SSOP), environmental monitoring, allergen control, and foreign-

material programs; verify compliance with cGMP, the California Retail Food Code, and Los Angeles

County Public Health requirements.

Lead all regulatory inspections and third-party audits (FDA, county health, GFSI-benchmarked and

customer audits); prepare and manage responses to observations, including any FDA Form 483, in

coordination with company leadership and counsel.

Maintain product traceability and recall readiness, including compliance with the FSMA Food

Traceability Rule (21 CFR Part 1, Subpart S) for covered foods; lead mock recalls at least annually

and actual recalls or market withdrawals when required.

Build and run the quality management system: specifications, standard operating procedures, in-

process…