Bi-Lingual Quality Assurance Manager

Goodwin Recruiting; Bohemia (NY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodwin Recruiting is seeking a hands-on Quality Assurance Manager in Bohemia, NY to lead the site’s QA team and daily food safety programs. The role emphasizes SQF/GFSI compliance, HACCP, GMP, sanitation, and regulatory adherence within a high-volume food manufacturing environment.

You will balance regulatory compliance, people leadership, and process improvements while maintaining an audit-ready operation and driving a strong quality culture across the plant.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of Quality Systems Management experience.
• Minimum 2 years implementing and maintaining SQF or another GFSI-recognized standard.
• HACCP Certification.
• SQF Practitioner/Auditor certification.
• PCQI Certification.
• Food Defense Certification.
• Strong knowledge of FDA, state, and USDA regulations.
• Ability to write detailed SOPs.
• Fluency in Spanish is required.
• Degree in Food Science or Food Safety preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the plant’s Quality Assurance team and daily food safety programs.
• Supervise and develop QA staff, ensuring audit-ready compliance.
• Manage and improve SQF/GFSI, HACCP, GMP, and sanitation programs.
• Conduct plant inspections, audits, risk assessments and quality reviews.
• Maintain an audit-ready environment and support certifications.
• Analyze quality data to identify trends and root causes; drive improvements.
• Lead customer complaint investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Develop sampling plans for ingredients and finished products.
• Collaborate with Operations to resolve quality issues while supporting production.
• Train employees on food safety, quality standards, regulatory requirements, and SOPs.
• Create and maintain SOPs and quality records; foster proactive culture.
• Ensure staffing and competency in quality and sanitation.

Skills

Quality Systems Management

SQF/GFSI Compliance

HACCP Certification

SQF Practitioner/Auditor

PCQI Certification

Food Defense Certification

FDA/USDA Regulations

GMP & Sanitation

Leadership

Training & Mentoring

Spanish Fluency

Process Improvement

SOP Writing

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Degree in Food Science or Food Safety (preferred)

Job description

Quality Assurance Manager

Food Manufacturing | Food Safety | SQF | HACCP

Bohemia, NY | On-Site

Are you a food safety and quality leader who knows how to build a strong quality culture while keeping a fast-paced manufacturing operation audit-ready?

We are conducting a confidential search for a Quality Assurance Manager for an established and growing food manufacturer in Bohemia, NY. This is a hands-on leadership opportunity for a QA professional with strong SQF/GFSI, HACCP, GMP, sanitation, and regulatory compliance expertise.

Reporting to the Regulatory Compliance Manager, this individual will lead the facility’s day-to-day food safety and quality assurance programs, supervise the quality team, and partner closely with Production, Packaging, Logistics, Maintenance, HR, and plant leadership.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead and develop the plant’s Quality Assurance team
• Manage and continuously improve food safety and quality systems, policies, SOPs, and procedures
• Ensure compliance with SQF/GFSI, HACCP, GMP, sanitation, FDA, state, and applicable USDA requirements
• Conduct plant inspections, audits, risk assessments, and quality reviews
• Maintain an audit-ready environment and support certification requirements
• Analyze quality data and identify trends, root causes, corrective actions, and opportunities for process improvement
• Lead customer complaint investigations and ensure corrective actions are implemented and sustained
• Develop sampling plans for ingredients, finished products, and other materials
• Partner with Operations to resolve quality issues while supporting production needs
• Train and mentor employees on food safety, quality standards, regulatory requirements, and best practices
• Create and maintain detailed SOPs, documentation, and quality records
• Drive a proactive food safety and quality culture throughout the facility
• Ensure appropriate quality and sanitation staffing, training, and competency
• Serve as a change leader, identifying opportunities to strengthen processes, controls, and plant performance

What We’re Looking For

The ideal candidate is a hands-on QA leader who can balance regulatory compliance, people leadership, process improvement, and the realities of a high-volume food manufacturing environment.

Key qualifications include:

• Minimum 2 years of Quality Systems Management experience
• Minimum 2 years implementing and maintaining SQF or another GFSI-recognized standard
• HACCP Certification
• SQF Practitioner/Auditor certification
• PCQI Certification
• Food Defense Certification
• Strong knowledge of FDA, state, and applicable USDA regulations
• Strong working knowledge of SQF/GFSI, HACCP, GMP, sanitation, process controls, and continuous improvement
• Demonstrated ability to write detailed SOPs
• Proven experience training, mentoring, and developing teams
• Strong leadership, organization, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving manufacturing environment
• Fluency in Spanish required
• Degree in Food Science, Food Safety, or a related discipline preferred

Why Consider This Opportunity?

This is an opportunity to have a direct impact on the quality, food safety, compliance, and operational performance of an established food manufacturing facility. You’ll have visibility across the organization and the ability to influence not only systems and processes, but the overall quality culture of the plant.