Quality Manager (Food Safety)

Location: Kendallville, Indiana, United States; onsite manufacturing plant environment with heavy machinery and equipment. Availability is required to support a 24-hour, 7-day operation during critical issues.

Salary: $89,800–$112,200 per year, plus eligibility for a performance-based bonus.

Company

hirify.global operates a large-scale food manufacturing business with plant and corporate quality functions.

What you will do

• Lead the plant quality organization, including laboratory, quality compliance, sanitation, quality supervision, and quality engineering teams.
• Develop and execute quality and food safety strategies, KPIs, work instructions, training, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage corrective and preventive actions, consumer complaint reduction, hold reduction, sanitation execution, and root-cause analysis programs.
• Lead internal and external audits and serve as the primary plant liaison with regulatory agencies including the FDA and CFIA.
• Maintain GMPs, HACCP, prerequisite programs, FSQ permits, licenses, records, testing, sampling, and sanitation controls.
• Partner with corporate, plant leadership, R&D, suppliers, and vendors on commercialization, automation, digital solutions, and manufacturing initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in food science, chemistry, microbiology, or a related field preferred.
• Proven leadership experience with coaching, development, performance management, and conflict management.
• Strong knowledge of GFSI and FSSC 22000 requirements, with experience facilitating audits.
• Understanding of SPC, HACCP, sanitation, analytical and microbiology testing, and hygienic design principles.
• Project management skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, ERP, and quality systems; SAP and Infinity are preferred.
• Ability to work onsite in a manufacturing plant and provide support for critical issues across a 24-hour, 7-day operation.

Culture & Benefits

• Quality leadership role aligned with consumer focus, ownership, and continuous improvement values.
• Healthcare coverage options for employees and eligible dependents, including medical, prescription, dental, and vision plans.
• Paid time off, company holidays, leave programs, flexible work arrangements, training, and recognition programs.
• Financial benefits including 401(k), life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, and disability coverage.
• Wellbeing resources, employee assistance, family support, and physical, social, emotional, and financial wellbeing programs.