What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Food Safety Quality Assurance Manager position at Post Consumer Brands?
Overview
Join our Battle Creek plant leadership team as our Senior Food Safety Quality Assurance Manager, where you’ll own plant-wide Quality and Food Safety and play a key role in driving performance, compliance, and continuous improvement in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
What You’ll Do
- Lead all Quality Assurance & Food Safety programs, ensuring compliance with company, customer, and regulatory standards
- Own HACCP and food safety systems, driving continuous improvement
- Partner with Operations & Engineering to strengthen processes and food-safe design
- Lead internal, customer, and regulatory audits, including corrective actions
- Develop and coach a high-performing QFS team
- Monitor performance metrics and turn insights into actionable improvements
What You Bring
- Strong leadership experience in food manufacturing (quality or food safety)
- Deep knowledge of HACCP, GMPs, and regulatory requirements
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to translate data into action
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Microbiology, or related field
Experience
- 10 years in food manufacturing
- 3 years of people leadership
Preferred
- HACCP certification, PCQI or SQF Practitioner eligibility
- Experience with audits and continuous improvement (Lean, Six Sigma)