Safety and Quality Manager

Top Quality Recruitment (TQR); California (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading packaging manufacturer in California is seeking a Safety and Quality Manager to enhance workplace safety and ensure consistent quality in packaging operations. The role requires collaboration with quality support staff and emphasizes compliance and improvement initiatives. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of experience in safety or quality management. Local candidates only. This position does not offer relocation assistance.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in compliance, safety, or quality management.
• Proven ability to coordinate audits and inspections.
• Experience leading training initiatives across diverse groups.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of safety and quality programs.
• Oversee compliance with OSHA and industry standards.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Facilitate safety training programs.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Safety management

Quality management

Training leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety or quality management

Job description

Recruitment Partner | Food & Beverage | Corrugate and Plastics Packaging | Life Sciences | Manufacturing

About the Company

We are a leading packaging manufacturer in Orange County, CA, producing high-quality solutions with a strong focus on safety, efficiency, and customer satisfaction. Our manufacturing environment is non-union, operating conveyor-based production systems that demand a sharp eye for safety and consistent quality performance.

Overview

The Safety and Quality Manager will play a critical role in driving workplace safety and ensuring consistent quality across our packaging operations. This position will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and enhancing compliance programs while fostering a culture of safety and continuous improvement. While this role has no direct reports, the manager will collaborate closely with two employees who currently hold quality-related responsibilities within other divisions and act as key support resources.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development, implementation, and monitoring of safety and quality programs aligned with regulatory requirements and company standards.
• Oversee compliance with OSHA, industry, and customer requirements to maintain safe and high-performing operations.
• Coordinate and support regulatory audits and inspections, ensuring timely preparation of documentation and responses to inquiries.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance safety performance, product quality, and regulatory compliance.
• Facilitate safety training programs and quality awareness meetings across diverse teams.
• Serve as the point of contact for safety-related incidents, including on-call support in the event of injuries during early or late shifts (starting at 4:30 AM or 11 PM).
• Partner with cross-functional leaders to ensure consistent implementation of safety and quality standards throughout the organization.
• Travel within Orange, Los Angeles, and Riverside counties to support audits, inspections, and warehouse visits as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety, quality management, or a related field (preferred).
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in compliance, safety, or quality management, ideally within a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Proven ability to coordinate and participate in audits and inspections, including documentation preparation and auditor communication.
• Track record of implementing and sustaining compliance programs that deliver measurable safety and quality improvements.
• Experience leading training initiatives and facilitating meetings across diverse groups.
• Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Additional Information

• Reports: No direct reports; collaborates with two quality-support employees from other divisions.
• Relocation: Relocation assistance is not available. Candidates must be local to California.
• Work Hours: Standard 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM schedule, with occasional calls/visits required during earlier or later shifts.
• Travel: Primarily within Orange, Los Angeles, and Riverside Counties. Limited out-of-state travel is expected.
• Certifications: ISO 9001 quality management systems, SQF (Safe Quality Food), as well as additional required add-on standards (SFI and FSC), SOPs and CAPAs, Cal-OSHA requirements and procedures