Quality and Food Safety Manager

Are you passionate about driving world-class quality and food safety standards in a manufacturing environment? In this highly visible leadership role, you'll partner closely with operations, plant leadership, and cross-functional teams to ensure compliance, strengthen food safety culture, and deliver products that meet the highest standards of excellence.

Responsibilities

• Oversee quality, food safety, and sanitation programs for the business unit, ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements, corporate policies, and industry standards.
• Identify risks, analyze trends, and implement sustainable improvements that enhance product quality, food safety performance, and operational effectiveness.
• Collaborate closely with operations leadership, plant quality teams, and hourly associates to promote best practices, maintain compliance, and strengthen food safety culture.
• Manage and coach quality, food safety, and sanitation leaders and associates, fostering accountability, capability development, and high performance across a 24/7 operation.
• Lead preparation, coordination, corrective action management, and follow-up activities for internal, customer, and third-party audits.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Biological Sciences, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Quality and food safety leadership experience within a manufacturing environment.
• HACCP certification.
• Knowledge of GMPs, preventive controls, and food safety regulations applicable to FDA, USDA, and CFIA standards.
• Experience leading food safety, sanitation, and quality management systems.
• Audit management experience, including internal and external audits.
• Experience leading teams and managing technical and operational processes.
• Permanent legal authorization to work in the United States (Kellanova does not sponsor employment visas for this role).

Pay

The annual salary range is $137,700 - $180,705, based on various factors such as location, experience, and skill. Discretionary bonuses based on company and individual performance are also available.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
• Employee assistance program.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Voluntary income protection benefits such as supplemental life and accident insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company contributions.
• Part-time employees may have access to benefits on a pro-rated basis.

Get to Know Us: We’ve always been driven to unleash the full potential of our differentiated brands and our passionate people. Our iconic, world-class brands at Kellanova include Pringles, Cheez-It, Pop-Tarts, MorningStar Farms, Special K, Krave, Zucaritas, Tresor, Crunchy Nut, among others. Mars, Incorporated has acquired Kellanova in a transaction that brings together iconic brands, storied legacies, and outstanding capabilities with a view to shape the future of snacking.