Sr. Manager, Quality Assurance & Quality Control

Vitalus Nutrition Inc.; Abbotsford; On-site; CAD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Vitalus Nutrition Inc. is seeking a Sr. Manager of Quality Assurance & Quality Control to lead QA/QC across all manufacturing sites in Abbotsford, BC. You will shape product release decisions, drive a risk-based quality culture, and develop leaders who uphold the highest standards.

You will ensure CFIA, FSSC 22000 and customer audits readiness, while coaching a team of QA leaders to sustain continuous improvement and food safety across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Degree in Food Science, Dairy Science, Microbiology, Chemistry or related field.
• HACCP certification and Preventive Control Plan training (or equivalent).
• 8+ years of QA/QC experience in food manufacturing, including 4+ years leading managers or supervisors.

Responsibilities

• Set one standard by aligning procedures, specifications, sampling plans and training across all sites.
• Make release decisions backed by data via lab operations overseen by the QC Supervisor.
• Lead audits, manage holds and recalls, and work with regulatory requirements (CFIA, FSSC 22000, FDA FSMA as applicable).
• Initiate root-cause analyses and CAPA to fix problems and drive quality across products and processes.
• Coach and develop quality leaders, build bench strength across sites and foster a food safety culture.

Skills

QA/QC leadership

Quality system

Audits

CAPA/root-cause

Risk-based thinking

Cross-site leadership

Education

Degree in Food Science / Dairy Science / Microbiology / Chemistry

Job description

Sr. Manager, Quality Assurance & Quality Control

Quality Regular Full Time Management Abbotsford, BC, Canada, BC, CA

4 days ago Requisition ID: 1255

Salary Range: $125,000.00 To $150,000.00 Annually

Sr. Manager, Quality Assurance & Quality Control

At Vitalus, quality is a promise to every customer and consumer who trusts what we make. As Sr. Manager, Quality Assurance & Quality Control, you'll turn that promise into one consistent, risk-based quality and food safety system across all our manufacturing plants. You'll lead the Plant Quality Managers and QC Supervisor, shape how product gets released, and build a culture where people raise concerns early. The standards and leaders you develop will keep making a difference long after any single audit or release decision.

Is This You?

• Your deep QA/QC expertise and steady judgment mean you know when to find a practical solution and when you need to hold the line.
• You develop leaders, listen before you decide, and care more about the team's long-term success than your own recognition.
• You're ready to move from running one site to setting the standard for all of them.

What You'll Do

Set One Standard

• Align procedures, specifications, sampling plans and training so the same product meets the same standard at every site.
• Assign quality resources based on risk, production needs and audit commitments.

Make Release Decisions You Can Defend

• Run lab operations through the QC Supervisor so every release decision is backed by accurate, scientific data.
• Use trend analysis and statistical process control to spot drift before product goes out of specification.

Earn Trust Inside and Out

• Keep every plant audit-ready for CFIA, FSSC 22000 and customer audits.
• Lead the response to customer quality issues and strengthen supplier controls with Customer Care and Commercial.

Build a Lasting Food Safety Culture

• Coach and develop independent quality leaders, and build bench strength across sites.
• Run root-cause analysis and corrective action (CAPA) that fixes problems for good, and bring quality into new products and process changes from the start.

What You’ll Bring

• A degree in Food Science, Dairy Science, Microbiology, Chemistry or a related field.
• HACCP certification, plus Preventive Control Plan and FSSC 22000 (or equivalent GFSI scheme) training.
• 8+ years of QA/QC experience in food manufacturing, including 4+ years leading managers or supervisors.
• Hands‑on experience leading audits, managing holds and recalls, and working with the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations and FDA FSMA.
• Calm under pressure, with the confidence to deliver difficult messages clearly and respectfully.
• Bonus: experience leading quality across multiple sites or in dairy manufacturing.