QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER
Leads food safety, quality, and regulatory programs at a food manufacturing co-packer: owns HACCP/HARPC, SQF/GFSI, and FDA compliance systems, manages a QA team, drives audit readiness, and is a hands-on, floor-focused leader. Requires 10+ years in food QA and bilingual English/Spanish.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Dallas, TX, US
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- C level
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Category
- Qa
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 10+ years in food manufacturing or quality assurance
- Experience with GFSI, SQF, HACCP/HARPC, and FDA compliance
- Bilingual: English and Spanish
- Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Biology, or related field (or min. 12 years equivalent experience)
- Direct experience with FDA labeling compliance and regulatory review
- Hands-on experience with QA testing in production environments
- PCQI and NACCP certifications
- Building, maintaining, and defending QA system audits in a food manufacturing environment
- Strong leadership and team development experience
- Hands-on, floor-focused management style
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
Nice to have
- Background in sauces, soups, dressings, or similar products
Full description
About Us – National Food & Beverage
At National Food & Beverage, we don't just manufacture products – we build brands. As a trusted co-packer serving Retail, Club Store, and Food Service customers nationwide, we partner with our customers to develop and produce high-quality food products that consumers know and trust. Our success is built on quality, innovation, food safety, and long-term partnerships.
For more than 30 years, we've earned a reputation for excellence through exceptional customer service, operational reliability, and an unwavering commitment to quality. Our nearly 100,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility is equipped to support a wide variety of food production and packaging operations while providing the flexibility to meet changing customer demands.
We proudly maintain the highest industry standards, including:
- FDA Compliance
- SQF Certified
- Organic Certified
- Non-GMO Standards
- Robust Food Safety & Quality Programs
Our in-house Research & Development team works alongside customers from concept through commercialization, providing formulation expertise, regulatory support, labeling assistance, and product innovation. As we continue to grow, we're looking for talented professionals who want to make an impact, solve challenging problems, and help build the future of food manufacturing.
About the Role
The Quality Assurance Manager leads Food Safety, Quality, and Regulatory programs within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. Reporting to the VP of Operations, this hands-on leadership role is responsible for maintaining and strengthening food safety and quality systems, leading audit readiness and regulatory compliance, developing and implementing programs and procedures, and managing a team of Quality Assurance professionals.
The ideal candidate is a highly visible, floor-focused leader with strong technical knowledge of food manufacturing, SQF requirements, Preventive Controls, HACCP/HARPC, regulatory compliance, and quality systems. This role requires confidence in developing programs, leading audits, resolving complex food safety and quality issues, and partnering cross-functionally with Production, R&D, Operations, Sanitation, Warehouse, Purchasing, customers, suppliers, and regulatory partners. Bilingual Spanish and the ability to communicate effectively in English are required.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Own and manage all QA and food safety systems (HACCP, HARPC, GFSI/SQF)
- Ensure compliance with FDA regulations and customer requirements
- Maintain audit readiness and lead all internal/external audits
- Establish and enforce raw material, in-process, and finished product specifications