QUALITY ASSURANCE Manager (1157700)

About the role

The Quality Manager leads Quality Assurance and Food Safety programs in a high-speed beverage manufacturing environment. This role ensures compliance with regulatory standards, internal quality systems, customer requirements, and plant quality objectives. The position drives food safety, product quality, audit readiness, and continuous improvement while partnering with Production, Maintenance, Warehouse, Sanitation, and other teams. Strong leadership, technical knowledge, and prior beverage manufacturing experience (ideally with major beverage companies) are essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage and improve plant quality systems including HACCP, GMPs, traceability, allergen control, hold-and-release, CAPA, and documentation control.
• Lead regulatory inspections, customer audits, and internal audits; maintain full audit readiness and documentation.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with FDA, FSMA, OSHA, SQF, and related food safety, quality, and workplace standards while keeping policies, SOPs, and specifications current and effective.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of beverage manufacturing experience and at least 2 years in a quality management, leadership, or supervisory role.
• Proven experience with HACCP, SQF, FDA, FSMA, food safety/quality systems, customer audits, and regulatory inspections; experience in major beverage manufacturing environments is strongly preferred.

Pay

$125,000.00 – $150,000.00 USD Annually

Location

Pittston, PA