Food Safety Quality Lead

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Full Time Technical Stockton, CA, US

4 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $19.40 To $20.40 Annually

The Food Safety Quality Lead is responsible for overseeing daily food safety and quality operations to ensure compliance with regulatory, customer, and internal standards. This role provides hands-on leadership to the Quality team, supports production operations, and serves as a key point of contact for food safety programs including HACCP, GMP, and SQF. The Quality Lead plays a critical role in driving continuous improvement, audit readiness, and a strong food safety culture throughout the facility.

• Lead and support daily quality and food safety activities across production and laboratory operations.
• Supervise, coach, and provide guidance to Food Safety Quality Technicians to ensure consistent execution of procedures and standards.
• Verify daily equipment calibration, testing activities, and documentation accuracy.
• Oversee raw material, in-process, finished product, and environmental testing to ensure compliance with specifications and regulatory requirements.
• Review and approve quality records, SPC data, corrective actions, and product holds/releases.
• Identify, investigate, and lead resolution of out-of-specification results, non-conformances, and food safety incidents.
• Communicate quality and food safety issues promptly to Production, Maintenance, and Management teams.
• Ensure compliance with FDA, USDA, HACCP, GMP, SQF, and customer-specific requirements.
• Assist in the development, implementation, maintenance, and verification of food safety and quality programs.
• Lead pre-operational inspections, sanitation verification, and environmental monitoring programs.
• Support internal audits, third-party audits, and regulatory inspections; act as a facility escort as needed.
• Train and retrain employees on food safety, sanitation, quality standards, and procedures.
• Ensure laboratory areas, equipment, and supplies are maintained in a clean, organized, and audit-ready condition.
• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities for continuous improvement and recommend corrective actions.
• Serve as a role model for food safety culture and enforce food safety policies consistently.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the QA Manager or Quality Leadership.

• High school graduate or equivalent preferred

• 2-5 years of experience in food safety, quality assurance, or food manufacturing.
• Strong working knowledge of HACCP, GMP, SQF, and regulatory requirements.

• Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with shifting priorities.
• Ability to read, interpret and follow written job instructions.
• Ability to follow and comply with quality standards.
• Ability to comprehend and comply with GMP rules and Food Safety guidelines.
• Ability to work as contributing member within the team.
• Ability to frequently lift/move material weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to operate a PC (keyboard/mouse).
• Proficient in documenting and reporting data clearly and concisely.

• None

As part of a team-based work environment, must be able to demonstrate the following Job

Competencies:

• Reliability/Dependability – Responds to internal customer needs, questions, and concerns in accurate and timely manner. Follows through on commitments, assignments, and tasks; is at work when scheduled; takes timely breaks/lunches; uses work time wisely.
• Safety Awareness – Demonstrates use of safe and proper work methods and follows established safety procedures. Reports and corrects working conditions that may increase risk factors for injury.
• Good Manufacturing Practices/Food Safety – Demonstrates Good Manufacturing Practices and proper Food Safety procedures when performing daily job functions. Correctly wears required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in designated areas. Recognizes areas for GMP and Food…