Quality Manager Plant Food, Beverage, Pharma

Job Juncture; Modesto (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food/beverage manufacturer in Modesto seeks a proactive Quality Manager to oversee food safety and quality in their flagship plant. The role involves regulatory compliance, team leadership, and collaboration with various departments, offering significant growth potential and excellent benefits.

Benefits

Relocation support

Excellent benefits

Performance bonuses

401K match

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience in Quality Assurance in Food, Beverage, or Pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• 5+ years of Leadership experience.
• Excellent understanding of HACCP, GMPs, FSMA.

Responsibilities

• Ensure daily plant operations comply with all internal policies and regulations.
• Lead the plant's HACCP, SQF, and FSMA programs.
• Manage and mentor a team of QA professionals.

Skills

Food Safety Compliance

Quality Assurance

Team Leadership

Continuous Improvement

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Quality Manager Plant Food, Beverage, Pharma

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Job description: Quality Manager / Quality Assurance Manager / Quality Food Safety Manager

Position Summary

Our client, a well-respected multibillion-dollar food/beverage manufacturer with well-known, iconic brands, seeks a hands-on, energetic Quality Manager for their key flagship plant.

As a key member of the plant leadership team, youll oversee all aspects of Food Safety and Quality including regulatory compliance, continuous improvement, training, and team leadership.

You'll manage a large team of over 50 employees, and serve as the sites key liaison for audits, product quality, and professional support to Sales, R&D, and Operations on customer support.

This highly visible role offers significant growth potential, excellent benefits, and relocation support.

Location: Modesto, CA

Compensation: 115K - $145K base + 15% Bonus + 9% 401K match + strong benefits + excellent relocation.

Position reports to: Corporate Director, Food Safety and Quality.

Responsibilities

• Food Safety & Quality Compliance: Ensure daily plant operations comply with all internal policies, customer requirements, and federal/state regulations (FDA, CFIA).
• Audit & Certification Leadership: Lead the plants HACCP, SQF, and FSMA programs. Serve as site liaison for regulatory and third-party audits and inspections.
• Team Leadership: Manage, mentor, and develop a team of QA professionals. Promote ownership of Food Safety & Quality throughout the facility.
• Training & Orientation: Deliver and maintain robust onboarding and annual training programs on GMPs, Food Safety, and Quality standards.
• Continuous Improvement: Lead and track performance on quality KPIs, including complaint reduction, audit readiness, and quality incident prevention. Own FS&Q pillar for continuous improvement systems.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with Operations, Maintenance, R&D, and Sales to support production quality, resolve customer issues, and implement new product launches.
• Vendor Quality: Collaborate with Corporate QA to address supplier performance and drive corrective actions.
• Documentation & SOPs: Develop and maintain plant and lab SOPs. Manage the departmental budget.
• Sanitation & Environmental Monitoring: Ensure strong programs are in place for sanitation, pest control, and environmental monitoring.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in Quality Assurance in Food or Beverage or Pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• 5+ years Leadership experience.
• Excellent understanding of HACCP, GMPs, FSMA, SQF Code, Food Allergens, Microbiology and root cause analysis.
• Familiarity with continuous improvement.
  
  

Why is This a Great Opportunity: Great company, excellent benefits, significant opportunities for advancement

Salary Type : Annual Salary

Salary Min : $ 120000

Salary Max : $ 145000

Currency Type : USD

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Quality Assurance

• Industries

  Staffing and Recruiting

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