Quality Manager: Food Safety & QMS Leader

Land O'Frost; Lansing (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Land O’Frost is seeking a Quality Manager to lead the Quality Management System and food safety programs in a dynamic food manufacturing environment. You will partner with plant leadership and cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement and ensure SQF and regulatory compliance, delivering high-quality products that meet customer expectations.

As a leader in quality, you will manage internal and external audits, leverage VOC data, and coach teams to strengthen capabilities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Quality or Food Safety within food manufacturing.
• Experience in meat or protein production is strongly preferred.
• Preferred fields include Food Science, Biology, Quality Management, Meat Science, or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all components of the Quality Management System (QMS) to ensure SQF, customer and regulatory compliance.
• Establish, maintain and leverage internal audit programs to verify SQF, MOPs, SOPs and other standards.
• Oversee third-party and regulatory audits with plant leadership to ensure successful outcomes.
• Drive process improvements with plant leadership to support metrics including Cost of Quality.
• Identify and mitigate product and process risks via root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Utilize VOC data to refine product quality and communicate insights to operations.
• Provide leadership, coaching and mentorship to quality and technical teams.
• Develop team capability across quality competencies and support career growth.
• Facilitate training to ensure employees understand role impact on food safety and quality.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to drive alignment and meet organizational objectives.
• Support stakeholders through data analysis, project leadership and technical expertise.

Skills

Quality management

Food safety

Regulatory compliance

Audit coordination

Education

Food Science, Biology or related discipline

Job description

Land O’Frost is seeking a Quality Manager to lead the Quality Management System and food safety programs in a dynamic food manufacturing environment. You will partner with plant leadership and cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement and ensure SQF and regulatory compliance, delivering high-quality products that meet customer expectations.

As a leader in quality, you will manage internal and external audits, leverage VOC data, and coach teams to strengthen capabilities.