Quality Manager - Ready to Eat

Meijer; Middlebury (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Scheduling flexibility

Paid parental leave

Paid education assistance

Team member discount

Development programs for advancement

Job summary

Meijer is seeking a Food Safety and Quality Manager in Middlebury, Indiana, to lead food safety and quality programs in manufacturing operations. The role involves ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and driving continuous improvement initiatives across the site.

The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of quality leadership experience, a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, and certifications like HACCP, PCQI, and SQF. Competitive benefits include weekly pay and scheduling flexibility.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of quality leadership experience in food manufacturing required.
• Progressive experience in food safety and quality within a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Strong knowledge of GMPs, environmental monitoring, and audit readiness.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site food safety and quality management system.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and customer requirements.
• Oversee internal audits and root cause analysis.

Skills

Quality leadership experience

Knowledge of food safety plans

Data analysis

Cross-functional team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science or related field

Tools

HACCP certification

PCQI certification

SQF certification

Job description

As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you're provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family – take care of your career and your community!

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Scheduling flexibility
• Paid parental leave
• Paid education assistance
• Team member discount
• Development programs for advancement and career growth

Reporting to the Director of Food Safety for Manufacturing, this role leads site food safety and quality programs for high-risk manufacturing operations. The position is responsible for maintaining regulatory, customer, and certification compliance; leading food safety plans and prerequisite programs; and partnering across operations, sanitation, maintenance, supply chain, and product development to ensure safe, legal, and high-quality products. This role serves as the primary site contact for inspections and audits and drives continuous improvement through effective quality systems, technical leadership, and risk-based decision making.

Onsite position with Monday‑Friday 8am‑5pm schedule. On call as needed. Occasional travel.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Lead and continuously improve the site food safety and quality management system, including food safety plans, prerequisite programs, sanitation controls, environmental monitoring, document control, and records management.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory, customer, and third‑party requirements; serve as the primary site contact for inspections, audits, corrective actions, and follow‑up activities.
• Primary point of contact for regulatory inspections and provide guidance to site leadership regarding implementation of regulatory compliance.
• Oversee product and material compliance activities, including specifications, labeling, packaging verification, process controls, testing, calibration, and disposition of nonconforming product.
• Provide technical leadership for manufacturing operations, including verification of critical controls, sanitation and hygienic design programs, traceability, recall readiness, complaint investigations, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support product launches, process changes, shelf‑life and validation activities, and risk‑based quality decisions across multiple product categories and manufacturing systems.
• Lead internal audits, root cause analysis, CAPA, KPI reporting, site training, and cross‑functional collaboration to strengthen food safety culture and operational performance.
• Provide oversight for laboratory or external testing support, microbiological risk management, and specialized process controls relevant to the site's operations.
• This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or required.

What You Bring with Your Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Dairy Science, Microbiology, Biology, Chemistry, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of quality leadership experience in food manufacturing required.
• Progressive experience in food safety and quality within a manufacturing environment; experience in ready‑to‑eat, deli, bakery, or similar operations preferred.
• Strong knowledge of food safety plans, GMPs, sanitation systems, environmental monitoring, allergen controls, audit readiness, and quality management practices.
• Experience leading investigations, internal audits, CAPA, complaint management, traceability, recall readiness, and risk‑based product disposition decisions.
• Demonstrated leadership of cross‑functional teams, technical communication, data analysis, and the ability to influence operational performance.
• Experience with regulated manufacturing environments, certification programs, laboratory oversight, and specialized process controls relevant to the facility preferred.
• HACCP, PCQI, SQF certifications required.

Meijer is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are committed to treating all persons with dignity and respect. Meijer's policy is to not discriminate because of any applicant or team member's race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, religion, age, physical or mental disability, uniformed service or veteran status, or any other lawfully‑protected classification. If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of your application, please click here to submit your request. Submissions that are not seeking help to complete the application due to a disability will not be responded to.