Job Description

A leading innovator in the food safety and preservation industry is seeking a talented individual to lead the Quality Assurance team. Reporting directly to the Regional Quality Assurance Manager, this role is crucial to the plant leadership team and will play a key role in driving quality initiatives across the organization.

• Promote a top-tier quality and food safety culture.
• Solve and improve current quality issues.
• Develop and maintain KPIs, SOPs, best practices, and processes for an effective quality assurance program.
• Manage documentation and registers.
• Collaborate with other departments (Quality, Plant Leadership, Maintenance, Safety) to align quality schedules.
• Hold regular quality meetings for alignment.
• Ensure quality schedules meet production goals and maintenance needs.
• Address strategic and operational challenges using quantitative analysis for profitability, supply chain, transportation, network design, inventory management, and warehousing.
• Apply industry best practices to align company policies and procedures.
• Participate in audits to uphold best practices and company standards.
• Operate urgently in a fast-paced environment to meet deadlines.
• Ensure safety requirements for procedures and materials.

• Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in Food Science, Quality Management, or similar technical field.
• At least 2 years of supervisory experience in quality assurance.
• A minimum of 5 years of QA experience, preferably in the food manufacturing industry.
• Experience in maintaining documentation and registers.
• Experience with HACCP/HARPC programs.
• Leadership or people management experience.
• Experience in food production, food processing, CPG, or similar regulated industries.
• Understanding of GMPs, HACCP, and PCQI.
• Knowledge of OSHA, EPA, and similar regulatory standards.
• LEAN/Six Sigma certifications (a plus).
• Proven success in quality audits.
• Root-cause analysis experience.

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