Job description
Join Epicurean Foods, a premier producer of premium, sustainable food products, as our next Food Safety & Quality Assurance Manager. This role leads our QA strategy across production, ensuring top-quality products while maintaining rigorous food safety compliance.
We offer a dynamic, growth-focused environment with strong career progression, competitive benefits, and a culture that values integrity, curiosity, and teamwork.
What you'll do: You'll own and drive the quality assurance program, partner with operations, and champion a culture of continuous improvement, all while delivering best-in-class products to our customers.
Responsibility
- Lead development, implementation, and ongoing optimization of QA and food safety programs across all production lines.
- Oversee HACCP, FSMA, GMPs, and regulatory compliance; manage internal and external audits (FDA/USDA as applicable).
- Manage the Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) process; root-cause analysis and action tracking.
- Collaborate with Purchasing/Suppliers to qualify and monitor supplier quality and FOQs (Food Quality Objects).
- Lead incident investigations, traceability, recall readiness, and product disposition decisions.
- Mentor and supervise QA team; provide training and performance feedback; foster a culture of quality.
- Analyze quality metrics, perform data-driven decisions, and drive continuous improvement projects with measurable impact.
Qualification
- Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, or related field (Master's preferred).
- Minimum 5 years of experience in QA/food safety within a manufacturing/packing environment.
- Strong knowledge of HACCP, FSMA, GMPs; experience with FDA/USDA frameworks.
- Proven leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and project management skills.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and data-driven decision-making abilities.
- Effective communication in English; ability to train and influence teams; strong documentation skills.
- Proficiency with quality systems, lab techniques, trend analysis, and CAPA management.