QA Manager / Quality Assurance Manager

QA Manager / Quality Assurance Manager

Join a team where quality and collaboration drive everything we do. We are recruiting a Quality Assurance Manager with Diary industry experience to lead our QA team at our NE facility. If you’re passionate about food safety, dairy, and continuous improvement, this is your opportunity to make an impact.

Salary up to $120,000 + Benefits + Bonus + Paid Relocation to the NE USA

Why work with us?

• We have a culture of teamwork and trust – “Operations and QA work together here.”

• Our leadership values openness, accountability, and shared success.

• You’ll have a fully staffed QA, including supervisors and specialists, ready to support your vision.

What You’ll Do

• Oversee QA operations for a diverse dairy product lines

• Bring your Dairy Industry knowledge & experience to your team

• Drive quality systems and program overhauls, ensuring compliance with SQF, SMETA, BRC, HACCP, FSMA standards

• Collaborate closely with Operations and Project Management to maintain and improve SSOPs and documentation

• Lead audits and reviews, ensuring excellence in food safety and regulatory compliance

• Manage in-house testing of microbiology, SPC, pH, water activity, fats & solids and coordinate third-party pathogen testing

• Champion environmental controls, GMP practices, and continuous improvement initiatives.

What We’re Looking For

• Dairy experience is required – ice cream expertise is a plus.

• Strong science background in Food Science or Chemistry

• Proven QA leadership with hands-on lab and food safety experience

• Skilled in SQF, HACCP, FSMA compliance and audit preparation

• A self-starter who solves problems independently and thrives in a collaborative environment

• Excellent communication, organizational skills, and servant leadership style.

Ready to lead quality at a plant where collaboration is key?

Apply today and bring your expertise to a team that believes teamwork makes the dream work.

TO APPLY: Email your resume Jeannie@austinallen.com in MS Word or PDF.

* All Interview, relocation, & fee expenses paid by hiring companies. Hiring companies offer excellent compensation packages, benefits, and, where available, generous relocation assistance or packages.

Areas of Specialization...

* Engineering * Six Sigma Black Belts * Accounting * Distribution * Human Resources

* Materials / Purchasing * Quality Engineers & Managers * Manufacturing Management