FSQA Manager

Korpack; Bloomingdale (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Korpack in Bloomingdale, IL is seeking an experienced Quality Leader to own the SQF program across two facilities, guiding audits, compliance, and day-to-day quality operations.

You will lead a QA team, develop corrective actions, partner with Receiving on inbound inspection, and drive a data-driven culture that reduces non-conformances while supporting rapid, audit-ready production.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of quality leadership in food, beverage, or CPG manufacturing.
• SQF Practitioner status; HACCP and PCQI certified (or able to certify quickly).
• Hands-on audit experience — SQF and customer audits, in the room, answering the questions.
• Data-driven corrective-action discipline: KPIs, trending, verification

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, certification audits, and day-to-day compliance across both facilities.
• Run the Corrective Action Engine: root cause, corrective action, verification, closure.
• Lead the QA Team & the Culture: LMA of QA Techs across three shifts; dashboards, holds, complaints, audit findings.
• Partner with Receiving on inbound inspection standards — seals, infestation, damage — per SQF.
• Quality dashboards leadership trusts: holds, complaints, audit findings, first-pass quality.
• Holds and releases based on evidence; ensure audit readiness every day across both buildings.

Skills

Quality leadership

Audit experience

Data-driven decisions

Education

SQF Practitioner

HACCP & PCQI certified

Job description

Our Mission and Purpose
Our mission is clear: to be North America’s premier packaging solutions provider, simplifying client operations with innovative, technology-driven solutions. We are fueled by the values instilled by Nick Novy, aiming to not just meet but exceed industry benchmarks. Our purpose is to empower our customers with smarter business decisions through our expertise.
Korpack’s Promise: FAST and Beyond
Korpack stands for more than just speed. Our F.A.S.T methodology – Fearless, Adaptable, Simplistic, and Technology-driven – is a testament to our approach toward complex challenges. We’re not afraid to dive deep and tackle the toughest packaging puzzles with agility and clarity, all while harnessing the power of technology.
Culture: The Korpack Difference
In the heart of Korpack, there’s a culture that thrives on agility, innovation, and relentless pursuit of excellence. We’re not your typical packaging company. Our start-up spirit combined with our industry experience makes us uniquely dynamic. We embrace challenges, turning them into opportunities to innovate and grow. Our team, akin to a close-knit family, is dedicated to achieving success for our clients. We believe in building relationships based on trust, integrity, and mutual respect.
This is not a role for someone who manages quality from an office, or whose holds get negotiated away by the plant. Your call stands. That independence is rare, and we built it on purpose.
We run food-grade (SQF) co-packing for leading consumer brands — customers who audit hard and expect perfection — across two facilities, with a 200,000 sq ft expansion bringing us to 350,000 sq ft. You are the SQF practitioner, the food-safety conscience, and the quality standard for a company that is doubling. If accuracy and food safety are convictions for you rather than compliance tasks, keep reading.
THE JOURNEY
Own the SQF Program

• Development, maintenance, certification audits, and day-to-day compliance across both facilities.
• HACCP plans, GMP practices, and audit-ready documentation — any day, unannounced.
  

Run the Corrective Action Engine

• CCARs and ICARs owned end to end: root cause, corrective action, verification, closure. Non-conformances trend down on your watch.
• Hold/release decisions made same-day, on evidence, with the authority to make them stick.
  

Lead the QA Team & the Culture

• LMA of QA Techs across three Madsen shifts and PR — coverage and consistency on every shift.
• Quality dashboards leadership trusts: holds, complaints, audit findings, first-pass quality.
• Partner with Receiving on inbound inspection standards — seals, infestation, damage — per SQF.
  

What Success Looks Like

• SQF certification audits pass without drama; customer audits become a selling point
• Non-conformances and complaints trend down, and everyone can see it on the dashboard
• Holds happen fast, releases happen on evidence, and nobody works around you
• Quality is led from the floor — every shift, both buildings, temps included
  

Required
THE REQUIREMENTS

• 3+ years of quality leadership in food, beverage, or CPG manufacturing
• SQF Practitioner status; HACCP and PCQI certified (or able to certify quickly)
• Hands-on audit experience — SQF and customer audits, in the room, answering the questions
• Data-driven corrective-action discipline: KPIs, trending, verification
  

Preferred

• Co-packing experience; bilingual English/Spanish
  

This is a full-time, on-site position based in Bloomingdale, IL, with regular presence at both facilities across shifts.
THE CHALLENGES

• Enforcing holds when production is behind and the pressure is real — your independence protects you; your evidence persuades
• Building food-safety culture across a temp-heavy, multi-shift workforce
• Being audit-ready every day of the year, not the week before the audit
  

THE REWARD
$90,000–$115,000 plus performance bonus. Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life, and LTD benefits; 401(k) with company match; generous PTO. A direct line to the CEO, and a quality function designed so your professional judgment is final.
OUR CORE VALUES
We're looking for someone who lives these every day: D – Determined

• I – Innovative
• S – Smile
• R – Responsive
• U – Understanding
• P – Proactive
• T – Teamwork. DISRUPT isn't a poster in our lobby — it's the bar.
  

For Those Who Want More Than Just a Job
Korpack is on a mission to become North America's premier packaging solutions provider — and food safety is the license for all of it. If you're the kind of quality leader who walks the floor, holds the line, and builds the culture that makes holding it rare — we want to hear from you.
Our Commitment to You
At Korpack, customer delight is not just a goal; it’s our way of doing business. We are committed to delivering quality services consistently, on time, and maintaining enduring relationships. Our endeavor is to continually enhance our performance and adhere to the highest statutory and regulatory standards.