Food Safety and Quality Assurance Manager

Balls Foods • Kansas City, KS

12h • Onsite

About The Position

Tippin's Pie Plant, a proud Balls Foods brand, has been bringing families together around the table for more than 40 years. Known for premium pies crafted with quality ingredients and time-honored recipes, Tippin's has built a reputation for excellence that customers trust. We're looking for an experienced Food Safety & Quality Assurance Manager to help protect that legacy by leading Food Safety, Quality Assurance, Sanitation, and Research & Development at our Tippin's Pie Plant. If you're passionate about food safety, thrive in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment, enjoy developing teams, driving continuous improvement, and bringing innovative products to market, we'd love to meet you. As our Food Safety & Quality Assurance Manager, you'll provide strategic and operational leadership for Food Safety, Quality Assurance, Sanitation, and Research & Development while partnering across the organization to strengthen product quality, regulatory compliance, and manufacturing excellence.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Food Safety, Microbiology, Chemistry, Food Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and progressive food manufacturing experience
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in Food Safety, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Compliance, or food manufacturing, including at least two (2) years supporting or leading Research & Development, product development, or commercialization activities
• Three (3)+ years of leadership experience leading technical or operational teams
• Experience developing, implementing, and maintaining Food Safety and Quality Management Systems, including SQF, HACCP, FDA, USDA, FSMA, Preventive Controls, GMPs, SSOPs, environmental monitoring, sanitation, and regulatory compliance
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and experience utilizing ERP, quality management, specification management, or manufacturing systems
• HACCP Certification (or ability to obtain within six months)
• PCQI Certification (or ability to obtain within six months)

Nice To Haves

• SQF Practitioner Certification
• Experience in bakery or frozen food manufacturing
• Product development and commercialization experience
• Master's degree in Food Science or related field
• Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Responsibilities

• Lead Food Safety, Quality Assurance, Sanitation, and Research & Development initiatives for the manufacturing facility
• Serve as the facility's Food Safety leader, Primary Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI), and SQF Practitioner
• Maintain and strengthen Food Safety and Quality Management Systems, including SQF, HACCP, FDA, USDA, FSMA, GMPs, SSOPs, Preventive Controls, and regulatory compliance
• Lead customer, regulatory, and third-party audits while ensuring audit readiness and compliance
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance food safety, product quality, operational performance, and customer satisfaction
• Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Procurement, Supply Chain, Sales, and leadership to improve manufacturing performance and support business objectives
• Lead investigations involving customer concerns, food safety events, quality issues, and corrective actions
• Support new product development, commercialization, product validations, customer sampling, and specification management
• Utilize ERP systems, quality management systems, Microsoft Office, and data analytics to monitor performance, support reporting, and identify opportunities for improvement
• Develop and coach Quality Assurance, Sanitation, and Research & Development teammates while fostering accountability, engagement, and professional growth

Benefits

• Opportunity to protect and strengthen one of the Midwest's most recognized bakery brands
• Help shape the future of food safety, quality, and product innovation
• Work alongside a collaborative leadership team that values integrity, continuous improvement, operational excellence, and investing in its teammates

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior