Assistant Quality Manager

Assistant Quality Manager

We are seeking an Assistant Quality Manager who will ensure food safety and quality standards are consistently met. This role involves acting as the lead point of contact for all quality assurance and food safety documentation, managing Quality Programs and Compliance, and maintaining SQF program documents to be audit-ready. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with food safety and quality standards, acting as the lead point of contact for quality assurance and food safety documents, managing and organizing SQF program documents, ensuring audit readiness. Additional tasks include maintaining Identify Preserved programs, including Organic, Kosher, Halal, and NGMO, performing product and material traces to ensure data accuracy and effective inventory management systems, conducting mock trace exercises as required, supporting and leading company-wide facility quality audits and inspections, engaging employees in Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), programs, and policies to enhance compliance, and leading in resolving consumer complaints.

Qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in science or a similar field preferred, experience with quality control and assurance in food manufacturing, familiarity with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and supervisory skills, experience with SQF audits and customer audits, HACCP and PCQI certifications, and a minimum of 2 years of experience in food quality and leading company quality audits.

The pay range for this position is $75000.00 - $95000.00 / yr. Benefits include 401(k), health insurance, paid time off, vision insurance, and dental insurance.

This is a fully onsite position in Elgin, IL. The application deadline is anticipated to close on Nov 7, 2025. Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.