Quality Assurance Manager

Kevin's Natural Foods; Stockton (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A food manufacturing company in Stockton is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager responsible for overseeing food safety programs, managing a QA team, and implementing quality standards. The ideal candidate should have a BS/BA degree in a relevant field and 5+ years of experience in food quality control, along with strong communication and organizational skills. This position emphasizes the importance of adherence to food safety regulations and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in managing a quality control function inside a food manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of GMPs, labeling regulations, HACCP, and GFSI Certification Requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements procedures for food safety and quality objectives.
• Manages QA functions across facilities.
• Develops and implements HACCP plans.
• Collaborates with product development for food safety protocols.
• Works with Production Team on food safety programs.

Skills

Excellent verbal communication skills

Excellent organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to work independently

Education

BS/BA degree in Food Science, Biology, Chemistry or related field

Tools

Excel

MS Word

Job description

The Quality Assurance Manager at Kevin’s Natural Foods is responsible for overseeing the management and implementation of food safety programs for the company’s products. This role involves developing and formalizing food safety plans, supervising their execution, and managing the QA team to ensure adherence to food safety and quality standards. The Quality Assurance Manager plays a key role in securing and maintaining the company’s third-party certifications. A strong understanding of GMPs, labeling regulations, HACCP, and GFSI Certification Requirements is essential.

What You’ll Do:

• Develops and implements procedures for monitoring work activities to support sanitation, microbiological monitoring, overall food quality, and food safety objectives across all facilities.
• Assists in managing all facilities’ QA functions, directly overseeing QA supervisors to ensure consistent execution of food safety and quality programs.
• Responsible for the development, implementation, and oversight of the Company’s HACCP plans.
• Collaborates with product development teams to create risk assessments and food safety protocols for new products, ensuring full commercialization without delays or quality events.
• Works closely with the Production Team to implement and maintain food safety programs, ensuring compliance across production operations.
• Promotes continuous improvement initiatives and cost-reduction objectives, tracking progress and successes.
• Manages the development, implementation, review, and maintenance of the SQF System, including food safety and quality fundamentals, and ensures SQF documents, manuals, procedures, and forms are up-to-date.
• Communicates with relevant personnel to ensure the effective implementation and maintenance of the SQF System across all departments.
• Maintains and updates all SQF documents and requirements, ensuring compliance with current standards.
• Responsible for follow-up activities related to manufacturing site audits, ensuring adherence to SQF Policies and Procedures.
• Other duties as assigned and necessary.

What You’ll Need:

• BS/BA degree in Food Science, Biology, Chemistry or related field is preferred.
• Minimum 5 years experience in managing a quality control function inside a food manufacturing environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and interpersonal skills with ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines.
• Ability to use PC and widely used software, spreadsheets (Excel), word processing (MS Word), etc.
• Ability to work independently as well as maintain constructive working relationships with people at all levels of the organization (inside and outside the company).

Kevin’s Natural Foods is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We deeply believe that diverse backgrounds and experiences make better teams, and we seek to attract talent from all walks of life. The team at Kevin’s is smart, humble, and passionate and we value a work environment that fosters personal development and opportunities to move within our small, but quickly growing organization.

More About Kevin’s Natural Foods:

Kevin's Natural Foods is a line of refrigerated and frozen meals, sides, soups, and sauces on a mission to empower even the busiest people to eat clean without sacrificing flavor. Co-founded by Kevin McCray who battled an auto-immune disorder for years, Kevin's Natural Foods was born from his desire to make clean eating seamlessly fit into any lifestyle. Shockingly delicious and made with clean ingredients, Kevin’s products are ready in minutes and always free from gluten, soy, and refined sugar.

In 2023, Kevin’s Natural Foods joined the Mars Food & Nutrition family, allowing us to expand our reach, accelerate innovation, and bring our mission to even more households while staying true to the quality and integrity that define our brand. A true market disruptor, Kevin's is the first clean refrigerated entrée brand working to prove every day that proper nutrition can be as delicious as it is healthy.

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