MANAGER, QUALITY (SPRINGFIELD)
Bluegrass Ingredients Inc•Springfield, KY
•$100,000 - $125,000•Onsite
About The Position
The Quality Manager is responsible for overseeing the Bluegrass Ingredients Quality Assurance programs, sanitation management, and regulatory compliance activities at the Springfield, KY manufacturing facility and warehouse. This role ensures that all products meet established quality and food safety standards while maintaining compliance with SQF, USDA, FSMA, FDA, and customer-specific requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in food science, Microbiology, or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience may be considered.
- 5 or more years of progressive Quality Assurance experience in food manufacturing (preferably dairy, spray drying, or ingredient processing).
- Strong knowledge of GMPs, HACCP,USDA, SQF, FSMA standards, and sanitation principles.
- Experience managing sanitation programs and leading audit preparations.
- Hands-on experience with ERP Quality modules (BatchMaster, Sage, or SAP).
- Excellent leadership, communication, and training skills.
- Ability to travel to company facilities as required (approx.5-10%).
Responsibilities
- Lead plant-level and corporate quality initiatives to ensure compliance with company standards, customer expectations, and regulatory requirements.
- Provide technical guidance on quality systems, HACCP, preventive controls, and sanitation programs.
- Analyze trends in customer complaints, nonconformances, and audit findings to identify root causes and drive the implementation of the corrective action through continuous improvement at the site.
- Provides strategic direction and oversight to the Plant QA Supervisor.
- Reviews and approves key QA decisions at the plant level, including product releases, nonconformance dispositions, and corrective actions.
- Sets clear expectations and KPIs(e.g., audit scores, hold/release accuracy, sanitation verification rates, complaint trends).
- Develop, implement, and monitor the Master Sanitation Schedule for the site.
- Supervise sanitation supervisor to ensure effective cleaning and verification programs.
- Audits, pre-operational inspections and verification activities conducted by QA Supervisor and Production Supervisor to ensure sanitary conditions before production are adequate.
- Review and approve sanitation chemical usage, SSOPs, and validation documentation in alignment with all regulatory governing bodies.
- Standardize data entry procedures and ensure consistency and accuracy across plants.
- Support plant-level audit preparations, including SQF,USDA, FDA, USDA, and customer audits.
- Coordinate pre-audit readiness checks, mock audits, and post-audit corrective action follow-ups.
- Maintain documentation and records required for regulatory and customer compliance.
- Serve as a key liaison with regulatory inspectors and customers during audits and inspections at plant.
- Provide coaching, mentoring, and performance feedback to Plant QA and Sanitation teams.
- Lead plant-wide QA meetings and promote a culture of food safety and accountability.
- Collaborate with cross-functional departments (R&D, Operations, Maintenance, Supply Chain) to ensure alignment with quality and sanitation goals.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
