QA Manager

Quality Assurance Manager – Monrovia, CA (Onsite)

About Our Client:

Our client is a small, family-owned meat manufacturing company with an engaged, accessible leadership team and a strong sense of urgency around strengthening plant-level food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance. This is a hands-on environment where QA has direct visibility and impact across the entire facility.

What Our Client Offers You:

• Salary: $125,000–$145,000
• Bonus: Profit share based on overall company performance
• Medical Benefits: Medical benefits offered
• 401(k): 401(k) offered
• Paid Time Off: Paid Time Off offered

What You’ll Do:

As the Quality Assurance Manager, you’ll take full ownership of the plant’s QA/QC and food safety systems—bringing steady leadership, strong USDA/RTE experience, and the confidence to drive compliance, audit readiness, and continuous improvement. This role is highly visible and works closely with ownership and senior leadership to protect the business and its customers through best-in-class quality and regulatory execution.

• Own and continuously improve SQF, HACCP (USDA/FDA), GMPs, SSOPs, allergen controls, sanitation compliance, SOPs, and corrective action programs
• Lead audit readiness and execution for SQF, regulatory, customer, and third-party audits; support supplier audits as needed
• Serve as the primary liaison with USDA/FSIS, FDA, and other regulatory bodies; ensure labeling and compliance requirements are met
• Oversee microbiological testing programs with third-party labs, trend results, and implement corrective actions when needed
• Manage and develop the Quality team, including direct supervision of the SQF Practitioner and three Quality Control Technicians
• Partner cross-functionally with operations, production, maintenance, sanitation, and leadership to drive a strong food safety culture and resolve plant-level quality issues quickly

Qualifications You Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Microbiology, or a related food-focused field
• 5–10 years of progressive QA/QC or food safety experience in food manufacturing
• Hands-on experience in a USDA-inspected food manufacturing environment (RTE meat/poultry strongly preferred)
• HACCP-trained and certified Practitioner (required)
• SQF Practitioner qualified with experience implementing and maintaining SQF systems (required)
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and documentation/data management systems

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Recruiter Information:
Rob Navarro
RobN@kinsa.com