QA Manager

Bridor USA, Inc.•Vineland, NJ

12h•$85,000 - $105,000•Onsite

About The Position

Bridor USA is seeking an experienced QA Manager – Food Safety & Quality to lead the Quality Assurance, Food Safety, Quality Control, and regulatory compliance functions at its high-volume bakery manufacturing facility in Vineland, New Jersey. The QA Manager will be responsible for developing, implementing, maintaining, and continuously improving the facility’s Quality Management System and Food Safety Management System. This position will ensure that Bridor’s products consistently meet regulatory, customer, certification, and internal quality requirements. This is a highly visible, hands-on leadership position that works closely with Operations, Sanitation, Engineering, Maintenance, Supply Chain, R&D, and other cross-functional partners. The successful candidate will help strengthen Bridor’s culture of food safety, accountability, continuous improvement, and customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate is a collaborative and decisive quality leader with extensive experience managing food safety and quality systems within a GFSI-certified food manufacturing environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Biology, or a related scientific discipline.
At least 10 years of progressive Quality Assurance and Food Safety experience within food manufacturing.
At least five years of experience leading and developing quality teams.
Experience managing Quality Management Systems and Food Safety Management Systems within a GFSI-certified manufacturing facility.
Strong working knowledge of: FDA regulations, FSMA Preventive Controls, HACCP, Current Good Manufacturing Practices, BRCGS and/or SQF standards, Environmental Monitoring, Allergen Management, Supplier Quality Management, Sanitation verification and validation, Root Cause Analysis and CAPA
Demonstrated experience leading customer, regulatory, and third-party certification audits
Experience investigating customer complaints, product nonconformances, and food safety concerns
Strong leadership, communication, organizational, analytical, and decision-making skills
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, changing manufacturing environment
Ability to communicate with employees and leaders at all levels of the organization
HACCP certification
Preventive Controls Qualified Individual certification
SQF Practitioner certification or comparable GFSI program experience

Nice To Haves

Experience in bakery, frozen foods, dairy, protein, beverage, or another high-volume food manufacturing environment
Experience working within a BRCGS-certified manufacturing facility
USDA-regulated manufacturing experience
First-Party or Internal Auditor certification
Statistical Process Control experience
Experience using ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or a comparable platform
Experience with electronic Quality Management Systems
Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or comparable continuous-improvement training or certification
Experience supporting facility expansions, new production lines, new product introductions, or significant operational growth
Experience with automated, high-volume production and packaging systems

Responsibilities

Lead the facility’s Quality Assurance, Food Safety, and Quality Control programs
Develop, implement, maintain, and continuously improve the Quality Management System and Food Safety Management System
Ensure compliance with FDA regulations, FSMA, HACCP, GMPs, BRCGS and/or SQF standards, customer requirements, and Bridor quality standards
Provide oversight for HACCP, Preventive Controls, Environmental Monitoring, Allergen Management, Food Defense, Food Fraud Prevention, Sanitation, Traceability, Recall, and Supplier Quality programs
Ensure quality and food safety standards are consistently achieved throughout receiving, production, packaging, storage, and distribution activities
Maintain a strong presence on the production floor and provide timely guidance to operational teams
Serve as the facility’s primary quality and food safety subject-matter expert
Lead customer, regulatory, and third-party certification audits
Maintain continuous audit readiness across all areas of the facility
Coordinate audit preparation, documentation, responses, corrective actions, and follow-up activities
Oversee product specifications, labeling compliance, quality documentation, record retention, and document-control processes
Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, customer, and industry requirements
Lead mock recalls, traceability exercises, and crisis-management activities related to food safety and product quality
Lead Root Cause Analysis and Corrective and Preventive Action initiatives
Analyze quality trends, audit findings, customer complaints, production data, and key performance indicators to identify improvement opportunities
Develop and maintain quality dashboards, metrics, and management reporting tools
Partner with Operations to reduce waste, improve first-pass quality, strengthen process controls, and enhance manufacturing performance
Promote preventive, data-driven approaches to quality and food safety
Support Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and other continuous-improvement initiatives
Manage supplier qualification, approval, monitoring, and performance programs.
Support the evaluation and approval of new ingredients, packaging materials, suppliers, and contract service providers
Lead investigations involving customer complaints, nonconforming products, foreign-material concerns, deviations, and other quality issues
Ensure investigations are timely, thorough, properly documented, and supported by effective corrective actions
Partner with customers and internal commercial teams to ensure quality expectations are understood and consistently achieved
Support new product introductions, process changes, and commercialization activities from a food safety and quality perspective
Partner closely with Sanitation and Operations to ensure sanitation programs meet regulatory, certification, and Bridor requirements
Review sanitation effectiveness, pre-operational inspection results, environmental monitoring data, and corrective actions
Support sanitation validation and verification activities
Identify trends and improvement opportunities related to microbiological controls, hygienic practices, and facility conditions
Ensure appropriate escalation and resolution of food safety or sanitation concerns
Lead, coach, mentor, and develop the facility’s Quality organization.
Establish departmental goals, performance expectations, accountability measures, and employee development plans
Develop staffing plans, succession plans, training programs, and annual departmental budgets
Build an engaged, knowledgeable, and responsive Quality team capable of supporting a high-volume manufacturing operation
Promote collaboration, professional development, accountability, and continuous improvement
Partner with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Supply Chain, R&D, and Sanitation to achieve facility and company objectives