🚨 Vice President of Food Safety & Quality | Confidential Opportunity 🚨
📍 Southwestern Indiana | National Food Manufacturing Company
We are partnering with a rapidly growing national food manufacturer seeking a Vice President of Food Safety & Quality to lead enterprise-wide FSQA strategy across USDA-regulated and SQF-certified operations. This is a high-impact executive leadership opportunity with a company experiencing strong growth within the K12 and retail food space.
This individual will play a critical role in driving food safety culture, regulatory compliance, customer confidence, and operational excellence across multiple facilities and co-manufacturing partners nationwide.
What We’re Looking For:
• 10+ years of progressive FSQA leadership experience within food manufacturing
• Strong USDA/FDA regulatory background within ready-to-eat foods, meat, bakery, frozen meals, or portable foods
• Extensive experience leading SQF, BRC, HACCP, and customer audits
• Proven experience managing co-packers and supplier quality programs
• Strong understanding of food safety integration within R&D and commercialization processes
• Executive-level leadership skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams
• Experience handling recalls, crisis management, and continuous improvement initiatives
Key Responsibilities Include:
• Leading corporate food safety and quality strategy across multiple operations
• Overseeing regulatory compliance, audit readiness, and certification programs
• Partnering closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, and R&D
• Managing supplier quality and co-manufacturing relationships
• Driving continuous improvement and strengthening food safety culture company-wide
• Leading and mentoring FSQA teams across manufacturing operations
Why This Opportunity Stands Out:
• Executive leadership visibility with direct impact on company growth
• Rapidly growing and financially stable organization
• Collaborative leadership team and strong company culture
• Opportunity to help shape the future of food safety and quality across a national platform
💡 FACT: According to the CDC, an estimated 48 million people get sick from foodborne illness each year in the U.S. Companies continue investing heavily in elite FSQA leadership to strengthen compliance, protect consumers, and maintain customer trust.
For immediate confidential consideration, please send resumes directly to hillary.cooley@gogpac.com
All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.
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