Food Safety & Quality Compliance Lead

PLZ Corp; St. Clair (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401k match

Paid time off

Bonus program

Job summary

PLZ Corp's food plant in St. Clair, MO, seeks an experienced Quality Manager to lead site food safety, regulatory compliance, and quality assurance programs to ensure full compliance with FDA, USDA, SQF, HACCP, FSMA, and other standards.

This role serves as the site's regulatory SME and partners with Operations, R&D, Corporate Quality, and external agencies to drive audit readiness, CAPAs, and a culture of continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of quality assurance, food safety, or regulatory compliance leadership experience within food manufacturing, food packaging, or consumer packaged goods industries.
• Extensive knowledge of FDA regulations, SQF, FSMA, HACCP, GMPs, preventive controls, food defense, sanitation, and food labeling requirements.
• Experience leading regulatory inspections and third-party food safety audits.
• Bachelor’s degree in food science, Microbiology, Chemistry, Biology, Food Engineering, or a related scientific discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead site expert on food regulations and regulatory compliance, including FDA, FSMA, HACCP, GMPs, and labeling requirements.
• Oversee daily quality assurance operations and manage preventive controls, environmental monitoring, and traceability.
• Lead internal, customer, regulatory, and certification audits to maintain audit readiness.
• Develop and deliver regulatory, food safety, and quality training for all levels of the organization.

Skills

Quality leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Audit management

Food safety

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science

Job description

PLZ Corp's food plant in St. Clair, MO, seeks an experienced Quality Manager to lead site food safety, regulatory compliance, and quality assurance programs to ensure full compliance with FDA, USDA, SQF, HACCP, FSMA, and other standards.

This role serves as the site's regulatory SME and partners with Operations, R&D, Corporate Quality, and external agencies to drive audit readiness, CAPAs, and a culture of continuous improvement.