Quality Assurance Manager

Join our dynamic team as a Quality Assurance and Food Safety Manager, where you will lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of robust quality systems and food safety programs to ensure our products meet the highest standards of safety and excellence. This pivotal role offers the opportunity to influence quality practices across manufacturing operations, while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, customer standards, and internal specifications.

You will champion continuous improvement initiatives, oversee audits, and foster a culture of quality and safety throughout the organization. The ideal candidate is a proactive leader with strong regulatory knowledge, experience in manufacturing environments, and a passion for building food safety culture across teams

• Develop, implement, and maintain Quality Management Systems (QMS).

• Lead and maintain HACCP, HARPC, and/or Preventive Controls programs.
• Ensure compliance with FDA and state regulations.
• Serve as the Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI), if certified.
• Oversee environmental monitoring and sanitation verification programs.
• Lead and manage third-party audits (SQF) and regulatory inspections.
• Maintain recall readiness and crisis management protocols.

• Supervise QA and food safety personnel.
• Train plant employees on food safety, GMPs, and quality standards.
• Foster a culture of accountability, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Supply Chain, and Customer Service.

• Approve suppliers and manage supplier quality documentation.
• Handle customer complaints and lead investigations. Trend results.
• Support customer audits and technical documentation requests.
• Oversee product specifications, quality standards, and inspection procedures.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions (CAPA).
• Manage internal audits and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor KPI’s related to quality performance and report trends to leadership.

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Biology, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in quality/food safety within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of FDA regulations (FSMA,cGMPs).
• Experience leading audits (SQF/BRC/FSSC/ISO).
• Proficient using computer applications including Microsoft Power Bi, Word, Excel, and email.
• Proven leadership and team management experience.
• PCQI certification
• HACCP certification
• SQF Practitioner or similar certification

• Experience with cold chain management
• Experience in food or beverage manufacturing.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred in produce environments.