Quality Assurance and Food Safety Manager

Location: Lindsay, CA (and Central Valley)
Schedule: On-site with regular travel to nearby facilities

The role

A multi-site food manufacturer is hiring a QA and Food Safety Manager to own the systems, governance, and results for QA, Food Safety, and Hold and Release. Day-to-day execution is handled by a strong Supervisor and team. You set standards, validate effectiveness, and keep programs audit-ready across facilities.

What you’ll do:

• Lead and govern the food safety system across sites, including verification and continuous improvement.

• Serve as HACCP Team Leader and sign off validations, verifications, and prerequisite programs.

• Own FSMA Preventive Controls oversight, management review, and change control discipline.

• Drive supplier approval and verification, including risk assessments and ongoing performance monitoring.

• Review environmental monitoring trends and ensure investigations and CAPAs are timely and effective.

• Partner with Sanitation and Maintenance on validated cleaning, allergen controls, and sanitary design upgrades.

• Own Hold and Release standards, traceability, segregation, and disposition decisions using QA evidence.

• Oversee lab and testing governance, including methods, calibration, specs, and out-of-spec investigations.

• Support customer and regulatory audits, with strong readiness, documentation, and follow-through.

• Manage and develop leaders across QA, Food Safety, Hold and Release, and sampling activities.

• Publish KPIs and improve systems using ERP, LIMS, dashboards, and controlled documentation tools.

• Own the QA and Food Safety budget and build business cases for smart investments.

What you bring:

• 5+ years leading QA and Food Safety in a regulated food or beverage manufacturing environment.

• Working command of HACCP, FSMA, GMPs, GFSI schemes, and audit execution.

• Experience with supplier verification, environmental monitoring, CAPAs, and release governance.

• Comfort leading teams, setting expectations, coaching performance, and building succession coverage.

• Strong data habits with ERP or LIMS, plus solid Excel and reporting fundamentals.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related science is preferred, or equivalent experience in scope.

• Ability to travel between nearby sites and support seasonal peaks, audits, or investigations.

Compensation and benefits

• Base salary: $110,000 to $135,000

• Merit bonus: up to 20% (performance-based, not guaranteed)

• Benefits: health, vision, eye insurance

• 401(k): company match up to 6%