QA Manager

About the role

The Quality Manager is responsible for leading the site Quality and Food Safety programs and ensuring compliance with all customer, corporate, regulatory, and GFSI requirements. The position serves as a member of the site leadership team and provides strategic and operational leadership for Quality Systems, Food Safety, Regulatory Compliance, Supplier Quality, Laboratory Operations, and Continuous Improvement activities. The Quality Manager develops and maintains an effective Quality Management System (QMS), drives a culture of food safety and quality excellence, supports customer and regulatory inspections, and partners with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, R&D, and Procurement to ensure safe, legal, and high-quality products. This role also supports quality initiatives across affiliated operations as needed and develops organizational capability through coaching, training, and succession planning of quality personnel.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the site's Quality Management System.
• Ensure compliance with corporate policies, customer requirements, FDA regulations, FSMA requirements, HACCP principles, and applicable certification standards.
• Maintain document control, change management, deviation management, corrective and preventive action