Quality Assurance Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Quality Assurance Manager

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.

Essential Functions

Quality Program Execution and Maintenance

• 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.

Compliance, KPI's, and Operational Excellence

Talent Management and Development

Systems, Culture, and Issue Management

Strategic Partnership

Responsibilities

Area

Focus

People

Develop and manage the performance of the site quality team. Build strong cross-functional relationships and influence site strategy & execution. Drive a culture of quality improvements; deliver and maintain current training focused on food safety and quality.

Systems

Accountable for the effective application of site Product Safety, Product Quality and prerequisite systems . Ensure they interface effectively with change control and commercialization processes. Strong ability to root cause issues and prevent recurrence via persistent pursuit of higher hierarchical levels of control.

Performance

Bring visibility to priorities with the largest positive impact on KPIs (e.g., Inspection / Compliance, First Pass Quality, Complaints, Disposals, Inventory Health, CAPA closure). Ensure professional and timely response to customers, inspectors, and auditors. Collaborate on new product / customer launches to quantify success probability and communicate risks / mitigations.

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