Quality Assurance / Compliance Lead

Kelly Services; Plymouth (MA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Seven paid holidays

Floating holiday

Paid time off

401(k) with employer match

On-the-job training

Job summary

Kelly Services in Plymouth, MA seeks a hands-on Quality Assurance Associate / Compliance Lead for a bakery manufacturing environment. You will oversee QA across production, packaging, labeling, and supplier approval.

The role emphasizes GFSI/HACCP compliance, certification management, and close collaboration with production teams to maintain food-safety standards. A Bachelor’s degree and 3–5 years in baked goods QA are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 3–5 years in dry or baked goods manufacturing.
• Experience in food manufacturing quality assurance.
• Knowledge of food-safety practices and GFSI/HACCP compliance.
• Strong documentation and communication skills.
• Able to work hands-on in a bakery.
• Familiarity with relevant certifications and regulatory requirements is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Oversee QA activities for production, packaging, and labeling.
• Support compliance with GFSI and HACCP requirements and food-safety standards.
• Manage certification requirements and documentation for Organic, Gluten-Free, Kosher, GFSI, MDAR, TRACES, USDA, and FDA.
• Oversee and document the supplier approval process.
• Work hands-on in the bakery and collaborate with production and other teams to maintain quality standards.

Skills

Quality assurance

GFSI HACCP

Documentation skills

Communication skills

Hands-on bakery

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Kelly® Professional & Industrial is seeking a hands-on Quality Assurance Associate / Compliance Lead for a bakery manufacturing environment in Plymouth, MA. This role supports quality and food-safety compliance across production, packaging, labeling, and supplier approval.

Compensation: $60,000 / yr

Location: Plymouth, MA

Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Employment type: Direct Hire

What You'll Do:

• Oversee quality assurance activities for production, packaging, and labeling.
• Support compliance with GFSI and HACCP requirements and food-safety standards.
• Manage certification requirements and documentation for Organic, Gluten-Free, Kosher, GFSI, MDAR, TRACES, USDA, and FDA.
• Oversee and document the supplier approval process.
• Work hands-on in the bakery and collaborate with production and other teams to maintain quality standards.

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 3–5 years of experience in dry or baked goods manufacturing.
• Experience in food manufacturing quality assurance.
• Knowledge of food-safety practices and GFSI/HACCP compliance.
• Strong documentation, organization, and communication skills.
• Ability and willingness to work hands-on in a bakery environment.
• Familiarity with relevant certifications and regulatory requirements is an asset.
• Ability to wear required food-safety PPE: head cover, beard cover, white coat, and closed-toe shoes.

Position Highlights:

• Seven paid holidays and one floating holiday
• Paid time off
• 401(k) with employer match
• Family-oriented workplace and casual dress code
• On-the-job training and shadowing during the first 60 days

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Please note: The following benefits reflect Kelly's general offerings. Eligibility may vary by assignment, location, and job type. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Kelly may use AI-powered tools during the recruitment and hiring process. For full details, including how Kelly uses AI, your rights, and how to request a reasonable accommodation, visit the Recruitment Artificial Intelligence Notice (https://www.kellyservices.com/hubfs/myKelly/Resources/Employment_Policies/Recruitment-Artificial-Intelligence-Notice.pdf?hsLang=en).

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.