Quality Assurance Manager
📍 Escalon, CA | Full Time | On Site
💲$95,000 to $110,000 annually
Talent Group is partnering with a growing food manufacturing and agricultural processing organization in California’s Central Valley to identify an experienced Quality Assurance Manager
.This is a high impact leadership opportunity for a quality professional who thrives in fast paced production environments and enjoys building scalable systems, improving audit readiness, and driving operational excellence through data and technology
.The ideal candidate will bring deep food safety and FSQA experience, strong analytical capabilities, and the ability to modernize quality systems, documentation, and traceability processes across the organization
.
Key Responsibiliti
esFood Safety & Quality Syste
ms• Lead and maintain all FSQA programs including HACCP, SQF, preventive controls, sanitation, and regulatory complian
ce• Serve as SQF Practitioner and oversee audit preparation, execution, corrective actions, and continuous audit readine
ss• Manage traceability programs, mock recalls, CCP monitoring, and preventive control verificati
on• Ensure compliance with FDA, USDA, FSMA, and customer quality requiremen
ts
Quality Analytics & Process Improvem
ent• Develop and standardize QA documentation, workflows, and reporting proces
ses• Build measurable quality metrics and dashboards to improve operational visibility and decision mak
ing• Drive modernization of manual QA systems through technology, automation, and structured data practi
ces• Reduce cycle times related to non-conformances, corrective actions, and documentation retrie
valProduct Specifications & Complia
nce• Maintain finished goods specifications, quality standards, and release crite
ria• Oversee laboratory testing and interpretation including moisture, microbiological, aflatoxin, pesticide residue, and related food safety analy
ses• Support customer and export compliance documentation requireme
nts• Manage hold and release programs for non-conforming prod
uct
Customer Documentation & Cross Functional Sup
port• Generate and maintain customer facing documentation including COAs, certifications, lab reports, and compliance rec
ords• Partner with Operations, Sales, Logistics, and Planning teams to ensure quality standards are embedded throughout production and fulfillment proce
sses• Help improve ERP and QA system integration to streamline documentation accuracy and effici
ency
Team Leade
rship• Supervise QA and sanitation team me
mbers• Lead GMP, food safety, and quality training programs across production depart
ments• Establish performance expectations tied to measurable quality outcomes and continuous improvement initia
tives
Qualific
ationsRe
quired• 5+ years of quality assurance or food safety leadership experience within food manufacturing or agricultural proc
essing• Strong knowledge of HACCP, SQF, FSMA, preventive controls, sanitation programs, and audit mana
gement• Experience managing FDA and/or USDA audits and corrective action pr
ograms• Data driven mindset with strong process improvement and systems implementation expe
rience• HACCP certification re
quired• SQF Practitioner and PCQI certification preferred or ability to obtain shortly afte
r hire• Proven experience with traceability systems and quality documentation mana
gement
Pr
eferred• Experience within tree nut, walnut, or agricultural processing environments highly pr
eferred• Familiarity with ERP systems such as Microsoft Business
Central• Bilingual English/Spanish is
a plus• Lean or Six Sigma experience pr
eferred
Work Env
ironmentThis is a full-time, on-site leadership position based in Escalon, California. The role operates within both office and production environments and may require extended hours during peak production or audit
periods.
Compensation &
Benefits• Competitive base salary: $95,000 to $110,000
annually• Health
benefits• Paid
time off• Opportunity to make a significant operational impact within a growing org
anizationTalent Group LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and exp