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Baton Rouge, LA
80-100K + Bonus + Full Benefits + Paid Relocation
The Quality Assurance Manager is the leading member of the site quality leadership team. This critical role is responsible for ensuring that all products manufactured at the site are safe, compliant with company, customer, and regulatory standards, and consistently meet quality expectations. This individual will provide essential analytical insight, oversee site program maintenance and implementation, and leverage product and process knowledge while actively collaborating with Manufacturing, Product Development, Supply Chain, and Customer Service teams.
Partner with the site food quality and food safety teams to actively apply living Food Safety, Food Quality plans, and prerequisite programs.
Utilize operational excellence processes to drive quality priorities and change initiatives.
Maintain the site in a continuous audit-ready state.
Accountable for quality performance and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) through auditing, execution, and follow-ups.
Demonstrate ability to prioritize and bring visibility to non-conformances and key drivers impacting KPI’s.
Assign actions for containment, correction, and prevention; drive root cause analysis and effective quality commercialization reviews, including specification reviews.
Incorporate operational excellence principles into daily ways of working.
Provide technical expertise and accountability for a high-functioning quality team.
Partner with cross-functional groups to ensure structured onboarding is implemented site-wide.
Ensure ongoing training is structured to drive team success and skill development.
Establish a Culture of Quality and Systems by driving the adoption of system tools and skill development within the function.
Responsible for ensuring food safety and quality, and/or customer issues are escalated for visibility and resource allocation in a timely manner.
Lead the preparation for customer visits and external audits.
Partner with site leaders and cross-functional teams for goal setting, decision-making alignment, and training and development needs.
Support Supply Chain, Learning and Development, and Commercialization functions as needed.
Experience operating in an FDA-regulated environment, ideally food or dietary supplement.
Ability to assess and mitigate food safety, regulatory, and cost risks.
Effective application of sanitation principles.
Proven track record as an effective project manager with ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
Experience with the execution of CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Action) and Customer Complaint systems.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent relevant work experience.
Experience: 2+ years of experience in the food, supplement, or related industry.
Skills:
Team Leadership Experience
Project Management & Change Management Experience
Familiarity with FDA regulations.
Familiarity with a GFSI Scheme (e.g., SQF, BRC).
Certification: PCQI (Preventive Controls Qualified Individual) certification is required.
Physical: Ability to lift 50 lbs; required to stand, walk, sit, and reach.
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