Quality Plant Manager
Core
Lead the plant's food safety and quality programs to ensure production of safe, high-quality products meeting regulatory and company standards.
Role type
Senior IC Quality Plant Manager
Builds
Safe, high-quality food products for consumers
Domain
Food manufacturing / Food Safety
Required skills
Food safety program leadership, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) enforcement, HACCP program management, regulatory compliance (USDA/FDA), corrective and preventive action (CAPA), root cause analysis, team coaching and development, continuous improvement initiatives, supplier quality management, new product quality planning, environmental monitoring, recall readiness, pest management, customer complaint investigation.
Preferred skills
None explicitly stated beyond required experience.
Technologies
None explicitly stated.
Responsibilities
Lead food safety and quality programs to ensure compliance with standards and regulations. Promote and maintain a strong food safety culture across all plant functions. Ensure personnel follow GMP, sanitation, and hygiene standards. Develop and maintain employee training programs on food safety and compliance. Partner with Operations and Maintenance to drive quality ownership. Manage direct reports through coaching and performance management. Establish and monitor key food safety and quality metrics. Investigate food safety issues and implement corrective actions. Serve as primary contact for regulatory agencies (USDA, FDA). Lead compliance efforts for HACCP, SQF, environmental monitoring, and recall readiness. Oversee customer complaint investigations. Partner with cross-functional teams on technical and quality issues. Support supplier quality activities. Lead quality planning for new product commercialization. Champion continuous improvement initiatives.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC