Plant QA Manager II - Lead Quality & Compliance

McCormick & Company, Incorporated; South Bend (IN); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Health insurance

Paid time off

Career growth opportunities

Flexible life-stage support

Job summary

McCormick & Company, Incorporated in South Bend, IN is seeking a Quality Manager II to lead the plant's QA function, developing and administering programs to ensure product safety, integrity, and regulatory conformance.

The role partners with Plant leadership to drive a strategic quality plan, manages vendor quality and customer complaints via root-cause analysis, and leads food safety initiatives including HACCP, GMPs, and environmental monitoring.

Qualifications

• Bachelor level in technical quality with 7–10 years of leadership in a plant quality role.
• Extensive knowledge of HACCP, Auditing, SSOPs, GMPs, FDA, OSHA and quality systems.
• Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Maintain customer quality satisfaction through programs controlling raw materials, in-process materials, production, environment, and finished products.
• Coordinate customer/vendor visits and third-party audits; drive continuous improvement and oversee site visits.
• Lead teams using MHPS systems; develop training plans and manage performance and development.
• Collaborate with division QA managers, directors, and corporate QA to develop specifications, BOMs, recipes, and inspection plans.
• Oversee staffing, budget, and capital projects for the QA department.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, FDA and local regulations.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team leadership

Diplomacy

Education

BSc in Technical - Quality/Research/Product Development

MS in Technical - Quality/Research/Product Development

Tools

MHPS Systems

Job description

McCormick & Company, Incorporated in South Bend, IN is seeking a Quality Manager II to lead the plant's QA function, developing and administering programs to ensure product safety, integrity, and regulatory conformance.

The role partners with Plant leadership to drive a strategic quality plan, manages vendor quality and customer complaints via root-cause analysis, and leads food safety initiatives including HACCP, GMPs, and environmental monitoring.