Quality & Food Safety Leader – Bakery Operations

Flowers Baking Co. Newton, LLC; Johnstown (CO); On-site; USD 98,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Professional growth & leadership培训

Paid vacation & parental leave

Job summary

Flowers Foods, Inc. in Colorado is seeking a skilled Plant Quality Manager to lead Good Manufacturing Practices, food safety, and regulatory compliance. You will guide the quality team to ensure high-quality, safe, and legally compliant products that meet design and customer expectations.

The role requires strong leadership, GMP knowledge, and a track record of managing audits, corrective actions, and KPI reporting across production lines.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of plant quality assurance / control experience in the food industry
• 2+ years in a supervisory role
• B.S. in Food Science, Food Technology, Cereal Chemistry, Chemistry, or related discipline

Responsibilities

• Promote teamwork across departments.
• Maintain log of all documented GMP and internal audit GAPs and corrective actions.
• Manage audits and inspections by third party inspectors; collaboration with teams for quality program management.
• Manage preventive control and foreign material compliance; conduct root cause analyses and corrective actions.
• Monitor physical, chemical, and biological findings with corrective actions.
• Maintain a foreign material log per company requirements.
• Oversee KPIs related to food safety, quality, regulatory compliance.
• Ensure disposition of Hold and Release products per Corporate Quality policies.

Skills

Quality assurance

GMP

HACCP

Education

B.S. Food Science/related

Job description

Flowers Foods, Inc. in Colorado is seeking a skilled Plant Quality Manager to lead Good Manufacturing Practices, food safety, and regulatory compliance. You will guide the quality team to ensure high-quality, safe, and legally compliant products that meet design and customer expectations.

The role requires strong leadership, GMP knowledge, and a track record of managing audits, corrective actions, and KPI reporting across production lines.