Food Safety and Quality Assurance Manager
$80,000–$95,000 year
On-siteKansas City, Kansas, United States
Job Summary
Lead Food Safety, Quality Assurance, Sanitation, and Research & Development initiatives at the Tippin's Pie Plant facility. Serve as the primary PCQI and SQF Practitioner while maintaining management systems including SQF, HACCP, FDA, USDA, FSMA, GMPs, and SSOPs. Partner with Operations, Procurement, and Supply Chain to drive continuous improvement and lead investigations into customer concerns or quality events. Support new product development, commercialization, and product validations using ERP systems and data analytics. Develop and coach teammates in Quality Assurance, Sanitation, and R&D while ensuring audit readiness for regulatory and third-party reviews.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Food Safety, Microbiology, Chemistry, Food Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and progressive food manufacturing experience
- Minimum five (5) years of experience in Food Safety, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Compliance, or food manufacturing, including at least two (2) years supporting or leading Research & Development, product development, or commercialization activities
- Three (3)+ years of leadership experience leading technical or operational teams
- Experience developing, implementing, and maintaining Food Safety and Quality Management Systems, including SQF, HACCP, FDA, USDA, FSMA, Preventive Controls, GMPs, SSOPs, environmental monitoring, sanitation, and regulatory compliance
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and experience utilizing ERP, quality management, specification management, or manufacturing systems
- HACCP Certification (or ability to obtain within six months)
- PCQI Certification (or ability to obtain within six months)
Desired Qualifications
- SQF Practitioner Certification
- Experience in bakery or frozen food manufacturing
- Product development and commercialization experience
- Master's degree in Food Science or related field
- Bilingual (English/Spanish)
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