Quality Assurance Manager

Job Description

Join our team at Bakerly Barn LLC as a Quality Assurance Manager, where you will lead our food safety and quality systems to ensure continuous improvement and exceptional product quality. You will be responsible for managing a team of quality technicians and supervisors, overseeing food safety programs, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of quality technicians and supervisors, including hiring, scheduling, professional development, and payroll tasks.
• Implement and maintain food safety and quality systems in a dynamic production plant environment.
• Develop and nurture an effective Food Safety Culture within the organization.
• Define and maintain site-specific HACCP/HARPC plans and oversee their implementation.
• Lead the site-specific Complaints Program, conducting root cause analyses for customer complaints.
• Establish monitoring activities to improve department-specific key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives leveraging cross-departmental and external resources.
• Manage internal and external auditing programs to ensure compliance with quality standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in science or management, or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of food processing and quality experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of management experience in a food manufacturing environment.
• Certifications in HACCP, PSQM, and SQF.
• Strong knowledge of FDA laws and regulations and food safety principles.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Flexibility to work overtime if needed with good attendance.
• Physical ability to perform essential job functions.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Backup

The Quality Supervisor acts as the Backup in the absence of the Quality Assurance Manager.