Food Quality & Compliance Leader

Actalent; Saint Cloud (MN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

Relocation assistance available

Job summary

Actalent in Saint Cloud, MN is seeking a Food Quality Manager to oversee QA and food safety in a manufacturing setting, ensuring compliance with USDA and GFSI standards, leading audits, and guiding the quality team. This permanent, on-site role focuses on continuous improvement, cross-functional collaboration, and robust documentation practices.

Responsibilities include audits, supplier quality, regulatory reporting, and lot traceability.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of quality assurance experience in food manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of HACCP, SSOP, GMP, SQF, and Food Defense programs.
• Demonstrated understanding of USDA regulatory compliance and GFSI audits.

Responsibilities

• Oversee QA, food safety, HACCP, SSOP, GMP, SQF, and regulatory programs with accurate documentation.
• Develop and update quality procedures, reports, specifications, sanitation and maintenance logs.
• Lead audits, inspections, certifications, laboratory testing, recalls, and lot tracking.
• Manage supplier programs, cold storage, shipping, receiving, pest control, and corrective actions.
• Support label approvals, UPCs, nutrition docs, net weight, and product specs.
• Investigate customer, supplier, and USDA concerns; document resolutions.
• Provide QA leadership and manage department budgets and training.

Skills

Quality assurance

Food safety

HACCP

SQF

GMP

Food Defense

Education

Bachelors in Food Science

Job description

Actalent in Saint Cloud, MN is seeking a Food Quality Manager to oversee QA and food safety in a manufacturing setting, ensuring compliance with USDA and GFSI standards, leading audits, and guiding the quality team. This permanent, on-site role focuses on continuous improvement, cross-functional collaboration, and robust documentation practices.

Responsibilities include audits, supplier quality, regulatory reporting, and lot traceability.