Quality Manager

Software Placement Group; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Software Placement Group is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Manager / SQF Practitioner in Louisville, KY. The role leads food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance within a fast-paced production environment and reports to the VP of Quality & R&D.

The successful candidate will maintain the SQF Food Safety Management System, lead the Food Safety Team, and drive continuous improvement across HACCP, audits, traceability, and corrective actions to ensure top-quality products.

Qualifications

• Excellent documentation, organizational, leadership, and communication skills.
• Experience developing and maintaining HACCP plans.
• Strong knowledge of SQF Food Safety Code for Manufacturing.
• Experience preparing for and participating in SQF, regulatory, customer, and third-party audits.
• Strong GMP, sanitation, allergen controls, traceability, recall procedures, and preventive controls knowledge.
• Root cause analysis and corrective action experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the site's designated SQF Practitioner and maintain the SQF Food Safety Management System.
• Lead the site's Food Safety Team and HACCP program.
• Develop, verify, and improve HACCP and Food Safety Plans.

Skills

Documentation

Leadership

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science or related field

Job description

Location: Louisville, KY | Schedule: Full-time, on-site | Compensation: $75,000–$90,000

Overview

A growing food manufacturer is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Manager / SQF Practitioner to lead food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance in a fast-paced production environment. This individual will serve as the site's designated SQF Practitioner and Food Safety Team Leader, overseeing the Quality and Food Safety Management System, HACCP programs, SQF certification, audit readiness, and continuous improvement, while reporting to the VP of Quality & R&D.

What you'll do

• Serve as the site's designated SQF Practitioner and maintain the SQF Food Safety Management System
• Lead the site's Food Safety Team and HACCP program
• Develop, maintain, verify, and continuously improve HACCP and Food Safety Plans
• Ensure compliance with SQF, HACCP, GMP, regulatory, customer, and internal quality requirements
• Lead preparation for SQF certification and recertification audits
• Coordinate regulatory inspections, customer audits, third-party audits, and internal audits
• Maintain site audit readiness and ensure documentation and records are accurate and current
• Manage corrective and preventive actions, including root cause analysis and verification of effectiveness
• Oversee GMP, sanitation, allergen control, pest control, supplier approval, traceability, recall, environmental monitoring, chemical control, and foreign-material programs
• Coordinate mock recalls and maintain effective traceability systems
• Investigate food safety incidents, customer complaints, product failures, labeling issues, allergen concerns, and quality non-conformances
• Oversee supplier approval and supplier quality monitoring programs
• Review laboratory, environmental, microbiological, chemical, and other required testing results
• Maintain controlled procedures, specifications, forms, records, and quality documentation
• Coordinate employee training related to GMP, HACCP, SQF, food safety, sanitation, and quality procedures
• Support new product development, process changes, validation activities, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Promote a strong food safety and quality culture throughout the facility

Required qualifications

• Formal HACCP training required
• Experience developing and maintaining HACCP plans
• Strong working knowledge of the SQF Food Safety Code for Manufacturing
• Experience preparing for and participating in SQF, regulatory, customer, and third-party audits
• Strong knowledge of GMPs, sanitation, allergen controls, traceability, recall procedures, and preventive controls
• Strong root cause analysis and corrective action experience
• Excellent documentation, organizational, leadership, and communication skills
• Ability to work cross-functionally and hold teams accountable to food safety and quality standards

Preferred qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Microbiology, Quality Assurance, Food Safety, or a related field preferred
• 5+ years of experience in food manufacturing, quality assurance, food safety, HACCP, SQF, or a related technical role preferred
• Previous experience as an SQF Practitioner or equivalent food safety system leader strongly preferred

Compensation and benefits

• Salary: $75,000–$90,000
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off

Why this role

This is an opportunity to take ownership of the food safety and quality systems for a growing food manufacturer, with direct influence over SQF certification, audit readiness, operational quality, food safety culture, and continuous improvement throughout the facility.