Job Description

A growing manufacturer is seeking an onsite Quality Assurance Manager to lead quality and product safety for its USDA-regulated ready-to-eat plant in Vanderburgh County, IN. You'll provide visible plant-wide leadership, direct the QA team, and make sure products, processes and records meet customer and regulatory requirements.

What You'll Do

• Lead QA across receiving, production, packaging, labeling, warehousing and distribution
• Supervise, train and coach the QA team
• Verify compliance with HACCP, preventive controls, CCPs, GMPs, SSOPs, allergen and foreign-material controls
• Run environmental monitoring and sampling programs, including trend analysis and follow-up
• Lead investigations, root-cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions
• Own customer, regulatory and annual SQF audits
• Support traceability, mock recalls and continuous improvement

What You Bring

• USDA-regulated plant experience (required)
• 5+ years of QA/QC experience in a ready-to-eat manufacturing environment
• Experience leading QA staff and shift activities
• Working knowledge of HACCP, GMPs, SSOPs, sanitation verification and environmental monitoring
• A degree in science or quality is preferred but not required
• HACCP and SQF certifications are a plus

What's Offered

• Base salary up to $125,000 plus full benefits
• Relocation assistance available nationwide
• A high-visibility plant leadership role

Interested? Apply today to learn more about this confidential opportunity through Gpac.

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.