Job description
Join our growing food production team as a Quality Assurance & Food Safety Manager. You will oversee QA programs, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive continuous improvement across our operations in Austin, TX. This role partners with operations, R&D, and supplier teams to uphold product safety, quality, and consistency.
We offer a collaborative culture, competitive salary, and opportunities to influence product quality from facility to fork.
Responsibility
- Develop and implement comprehensive QA programs, including HACCP, prerequisite programs, and supplier quality controls.
- Lead internal audits, external certifications, and supplier approvals to maintain compliance and performance.
- Monitor critical control points, allergen control plans, and microbiological testing to ensure product safety.
- Manage QA documentation, batch record reviews, deviations, CAPA processes, and trend analyses.
- Collaborate with Operations and R&D to scale quality systems for new products while maintaining consistency.
- Train and mentor manufacturing staff on quality and food safety standards, procedures, and best practices.
- Prepare and present KPI reports to leadership; identify opportunities for continuous improvement in processes and materials.
- Lead root-cause investigations and incident response, implementing effective corrective actions.
Qualification
- Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Microbiology, or a related field.
- Minimum 5 years of QA/food safety experience in a food manufacturing environment.
- HACCP, BRC, SQF, or equivalent certification.
- Strong knowledge of FDA FSMA, allergen controls, GMPs, and regulatory requirements.
- Experience with quality management systems, CAPA, deviations, corrective action, and documentation control.
- Excellent data analysis, problem-solving, and root-cause investigation skills.
- Effective cross-functional communicator with internal teams and external suppliers.
- Proven ability to drive improvements in fast-paced production settings.