Plant Quality Manager II — Food Safety Leader

McCormick & Company, Inc.; Gretna (LA); On-site; USD 103,520 - 181,150; Full time

Job summary

McCormick & Company in Gretna, LA is seeking a Quality Manager to lead the plant's QA function, ensuring product safety and conformance to requirements.

The role requires strong leadership to drive vendor quality, customer complaint resolution, and development of food safety programs including HACCP, GMPs, and allergen controls. Collaboration with divisional leaders is essential for strategic quality planning.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of functional/leadership experience in quality/related fields.
• Strong leadership with ability to manage multiple projects and people.
• Deep knowledge of HACCP, SSOPs, GMPs, FDA, OSHA, and quality systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead plant quality programs to ensure safety, integrity and conformance to requirements.
• Oversee vendor quality programs and customer complaints with root cause analysis.
• Develop and implement food safety programs (HACCP, GMPs, recall, allergen controls).
• Collaborate with plant and divisional leadership to execute a strategic quality plan.
• Manage department staffing, budget, and capital projects.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, FDA, and local regulations.

Skills

Leadership

Quality Systems

Project Management

Communication

Education

BSc in Technical; Quality/Research/Product Development

Job description

McCormick & Company in Gretna, LA is seeking a Quality Manager to lead the plant's QA function, ensuring product safety and conformance to requirements.

The role requires strong leadership to drive vendor quality, customer complaint resolution, and development of food safety programs including HACCP, GMPs, and allergen controls. Collaboration with divisional leaders is essential for strategic quality planning.