Quality Lead

Responsibilities

• Auditing production activities to ensure compliance with quality assurance, GMP, and BRCGS standards.
• Leading and performing routine audits and inspections of production processes and employee work activities.
• Maintaining and controlling quality documentation, records, SOPs, and databases to support compliance and audits.
• Overseeing quality holds, product dispositions, AQLs, and tracking to protect product integrity.
• Partnering with production and leadership teams to identify quality gaps and drive continuous improvement.
• Delivering quality training and ongoing coaching to production and quality staff.
• Providing day-to-day leadership support to the quality team, including audit preparation and coverage.
• Conducting regular audits of equipment usage, sanitation, employee work practices, and process controls.
• Performing monthly internal site inspections and compiling findings and corrective actions for plant leadership.
• Reviewing production documentation, logs, inspection sheets, and processing records for accuracy and compliance.
• Maintaining daily quality hold and rework databases, ensuring timely updates and proper documentation.
• Preparing quality paperwork and documentation ahead of production changeovers and schedule changes.
• Participating in product testing and inspections using appropriate measurement tools and equipment.
• Providing quality leadership support and coverage, including periodic night shift oversight as needed.

Requirements

• A high school diploma or GED.
• 4+ years of experience in manufacturing quality, QA, or production environment (foam, thermoforming, injection molding, or similar preferred if no degree).
• Strong working knowledge of GMP and BRCGS standards, including audit readiness and documentation requirements.
• Experience conducting audits, inspections, and internal quality reviews in a plant environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Access, and Word, with the ability to maintain logs, databases, and reports.
• Demonstrated attention to detail with strong organizational and documentation skills.
• Ability to train, coach, and support production and quality staff on quality standards and expectations.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills in English; Spanish is a plus.