Quality Plant Manager
Core
Lead plant food safety and quality programs to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and company standards, driving a culture of ownership across the facility.
Role type
Senior IC Quality Plant Manager
Builds
Safe, high-quality food products meeting regulatory and customer standards
Domain
Food manufacturing / Food safety and quality
Required skills
Food safety program leadership, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) enforcement, HACCP program management, regulatory agency liaison, root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions, team coaching and development, continuous improvement initiatives, supplier quality resolution, new product quality planning
Preferred skills
USDA regulatory standards knowledge, environmental monitoring expertise, pest management oversight, recall readiness management, cross-functional collaboration
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Lead food safety and quality programs; promote food safety culture; ensure personnel follow GMP and sanitation standards; develop and maintain employee training programs; partner with Operations and Maintenance for performance ownership; manage direct reports; monitor quality metrics; investigate issues and implement corrective actions; serve as primary contact for USDA and FDA; lead compliance efforts (HACCP, SQF, environmental monitoring, recall readiness); oversee customer complaint investigations; partner with Sales, R&D, and Regulatory teams; support supplier quality activities; lead quality planning for new product commercialization; champion continuous improvement initiatives
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC