Regional Quality Assurance Manager - Minnesota

Regional Quality Assurance Manager

Balchem Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets specialty ingredients that improve and enhance the health and well-being of life on the planet, providing state-of-the-art solutions and the finest quality products for a range of industries worldwide. Our corporate headquarters is located in Montvale, New Jersey and we have a broad network of sales offices, manufacturing sites, and R&D centers, primarily located in the US and Europe. Founded in 1967, Balchem is a publicly traded company with annual revenues over $950 million and a market cap exceeding $5.0 billion. The company consists of three business segments : Human Nutrition & Health; Animal Nutrition & Health; and Specialty Products. Balchem employs over 1,400 people worldwide who are engaged in diverse activities, committed to developing the company into global market leadership positions.

Position Summary

The Regional Quality Assurance Manager is a key member of the corporate quality leadership team, responsible for ensuring that products manufactured across multiple sites are safe, compliant with Balchem, customer, and regulatory standards, and meet quality expectations. This role drives a culture of excellence through leadership, coaching, and cross-functional collaboration.

People

The Regional Quality Assurance Manager is responsible for :

• Development and performance of the regional quality team
• Building strong cross functional relationships and demonstrating ability to effectively influence sites strategy
• Developing a culture that drives quality improvements and efficiently interfaces with operational excellence processes
• Develop and deliver training programs focused on food safety and quality
• Communicate effectively with internal and external customers
• Timely escalation and communication of food safety, quality, financial issues
• Effectively cascade goals using tools such as SMART goals. Aligns with teams on standard work
• Motivates and builds team strength

Systems

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Knowledge & Experience

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Requirements

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Balchem is committed to a workplace culture that values and promotes diversity, inclusion, equal employment opportunities, and a work environment free of harassment and hostility.