Quality Assurance Manager

Our client, a food manufacturing organization, is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager to join their team. As a Quality Assurance Manager, you will be part of the Quality Assurance & Food Safety department supporting QA, Food Safety, and Sanitation priorities across dressings, sauces, and marinades manufacturing operations. The ideal candidate will have strong accountability, independent decision-making, and the ability to coordinate multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment—so you can drive food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance forward every day.

Job Title:Quality Assurance Manager

Location:Brenham, Texas

What's the Job?

• Serve as the Site SQF Practitioner and PCQI, maintaining compliance with applicable SQF and FSMA Preventive Controls requirements.
• Lead day-to-day execution and continuous improvement of Quality Assurance and Food Safety systems, ensuring food safety, quality, regulatory, certification, supplier quality, complaint handling, corrective actions, verification, documentation, and compliance obligations are completed on time.
• Own and maintain key FSQA programs, including the Food Safety Plan, SQF, GMPs, Supplier Approval, CAPA/OCAR, Complaints, Hold/Release, Environmental Monitoring, Food Defense, Food Fraud, Allergen Control, and related programs.
• Provide direct leadership to QA personnel—coaching, development, performance management, staffing, scheduling, training, competency, and cross-training to support operational needs.
• Drive cross-functional corrective actions, investigations, audit findings, complaints, and other quality issues through timely completion and effectiveness verification, while maintaining visibility of open actions and deadlines.

What's Needed?

• B.S. in Food Science or Technology, Engineering, Biological Science, or a related field.
• Minimum 6 years of progressive Quality Assurance, Food Safety, or related experience in a food manufacturing environment, including demonstrated experience managing personnel and multiple concurrent priorities.
• HACCP and PCQI certification required; SQF Practitioner experience and demonstrated GFSI/SQF program experience required.
• Strong knowledge of FDA regulations, FSMA, HACCP, GMPs, and GFSI/SQF requirements, with working knowledge of Organic, Kosher, and other value-added certification programs.
• Strong project-management, organizational, follow-up, and time-management skills, including root-cause analysis, CAPA, risk assessment, and effective cross-functional communication.

What's in it for me?

• Lead and strengthen critical food safety and quality systems that protect customers and consumers.
• Directly manage QA personnel and influence how quality work is prioritized, executed, and verified.
• Own key FSQA programs and drive continuous improvement through data review, investigations, and corrective actions.
• Partner across Operations, Maintenance, R&D, Warehouse, Procurement, and more to resolve issues and support process improvement.
• Work in a clean, climate-controlled, state-of-the-art manufacturing environment with clear accountability and measurable compliance outcomes.

Upon completion of waiting period consultants are eligible for:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account
• Health Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Business Travel Insurance
• 401(k), Plus Match
• Weekly Pay

If this is a role that interests you and you'd like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you!

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