Quality Assurance Manager - Indianapolis

The Quality Assurance Manager at FreshRealm is responsible for ensuring compliance with quality and safety policies, as well as regulatory standards, to maintain food safety and safe production standards. They will manage and lead a fast-paced QA department within a FreshRealm facility, focusing on maintaining the highest standards of quality, legislative requirements, and company specifications. The Quality Assurance Manager will also provide training and motivation to team members, enforce health and safety standards, and ensure the use of GMPs and PPEs.

• Conduct daily and general audits of QA operational activities
• Serve as the key point of contact during pre-operational checks and day-to-day functions
• Discuss inspection results with those responsible for products and recommend necessary corrective actions
• Monitor quality equipment to ensure conformance to specifications
• Ensure products are inspected, tested, and measured for conformance to specifications
• Remove raw materials, packaging, labels, and final products that do not meet acceptance criteria
• Manage HACCP and GMP Program to ensure hygiene and good manufacturing practices are followed
• Provide technical support for cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with company quality and safety policy
• Work closely with onsite USDA inspector
• Establish, maintain, and promote communication with all departments, levels of management, and external representatives
• Offer mentoring, coaching, and support to new Team Leads, Supervisors, and Plant Managers
• Coordinate and prepare for external quality audits and Government/State agency visits
• Liaise with the Commercialization department on product trials
• Verify, collate, and log Key Performance Indicators (KPI) information
• Conduct regular quality panel and testing
• Manage labor resource within given budgets/targets for required output

• Responsible for ensuring compliance with FreshRealm's Quality and Safety policy and regulatory standards
• Manage and direct a fast-paced QA department within a FreshRealm facility
• Conduct daily and general audits of QA operational activities
• Monitor quality equipment to ensure conformance to specifications
• Ensure products are inspected, tested, and measured for conformance to specifications
• Manage HACCP and GMP Program to ensure hygiene and good manufacturing practices are followed
• Work closely with onsite USDA inspector
• Establish, maintain, and promote communication with all departments and external representatives
• Offer mentoring, coaching, and support to new Team Leads, Supervisors, and Plant Managers
• Coordinate and prepare for external quality audits and Government/State agency visits
• Liaise with the Commercialization department on product trials
• Responsible for verifying, collating, and logging Key Performance Indicators (KPI) information
• Effectively manage labor resources within given budgets/targets for required output

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Opportunity to work in a rapidly growing industry
• Chance to revolutionize the fresh meal category
• Partnership with leading retailers
• Focus on service, quality, and consistency
• Opportunity for growth and leadership
• Entrepreneurial environment
• Collaboration with industry leaders
• Emphasis on health and safety standards
• Training and development opportunities
• Positive work environment with recognition and rewards
• Opportunity to work with the country's largest retailers
• Access to top-quality products
• Supportive and caring community