Food Safety & Quality Senior Manager
21 days ago
Indianapolis
Job Description A fastgrowing food manufacturer is seeking a Senior Quality Manager / Director to lead the facility's quality and food safety programs. This role oversees quality systems, develops the quality team, and partners with operations to ensure consistent compliance with regulatory, customer, and GFSI standards. The Senior Quality Manager will strengthen processes and drive a culture focused on safety, accuracy, and continuous improvement. Responsibilities: • Lead, coach, and develop quality staff; foster a collaborative, accountable culture., • Own daily execution and improvement of quality systems, including HACCP, FSMA, Food Safety Plans, SPC, and SQF/GFSI programs., • Ensure compliance with regulatory, certification, and customer requirements; oversee document control., • Lead internal, external, and regulatory audits, including preparation, onsite support, and corrective actions., • Partner with Operations, Sanitation, Maintenance, and R&D to align quality expectations and resolve issues., • Drive root cause analysis, CAPAs, and continuous improvement initiatives., • Manage quality metrics, data analysis, and reporting; oversee lab operations, calibrations, and testing accuracy. Qualifications: • Bachelor's in Food Science, Microbiology, Engineering, or related field., • 10+ years of food or beverage manufacturing experience, including 5+ in leadership responsibility. Experience with contract manufacturing, and USDA as well as FDA regulatory compliance is ideal., • Strong knowledge of GFSI programs; HACCP and PCQI preferred., • Analytical mindset with experience in statistical tools and quality data systems., • Excellent communication, leadership, and crossfunctional partnership skills. If this role aligns with your background and experience, don't wait to apply. Company DescriptionDSJ Global is a revolutionary search firm, specializing in the bespoke delivery of executive search solutions to clients. Working across a number of niche industries and sectors across the US, UK, and Europe. With offices in New York, Charlotte, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, London, Zurich, Berlin, Hong Kong and Singapore, DSJ Global operates on an international scale providing bespoke search packages which are unrivaled in the widespread recruitment market. Our aim is simple, to provide executive search level services which are flexible and tailored to the individual requirement of each client, on an unrivaled cost structure. We currently specialize in the areas of Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics, OPEX, Finance and Human Resources. We believe that every client should receive the benefit and accuracy of a search approach, whilst being able to dictate how, when and where it occurs, all on a fee structure to suit. Our revolutionary approach allows us to structure each assignment according to the requirements, time scales and budget available. We believe that for too long executive search firms have been too rigid in their approach and have been able to dictate how the search is conducted, leaving the client relatively powerless on the outcome. Our service allows our clients to have increased control, direction and interaction in the search conducted on their behalf and has resulted in successful, on going relationships as search firm of choice with an ever expanding client group.DSJ Global is a revolutionary search firm, specializing in the bespoke delivery of executive search solutions to clients.\r\nWorking across a number of niche industries and sectors across the US, UK, and Europe.\r\nWith offices in New York, Charlotte, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, London, Zurich, Berlin, Hong Kong and Singapore, DSJ Global operates on an international scale providing bespoke search packages which are unrivaled in the widespread recruitment market. Our aim is simple, to provide executive search level services which are flexible and tailored to the individual requirement of each client, on an unrivaled cost structure. We currently specialize in the areas of Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics, OPEX, Finance and Human Resources.\r\n\r\nWe believe that every client should receive the benefit and accuracy of a search approach, whilst being able to dictate how, when and where it occurs, all on a fee structure to suit. Our revolutionary approach allows us to structure each assignment according to the requirements, time scales and budget available. We believe that for too long executive search firms have been too rigid in their approach and have been able to dictate how the search is conducted, leaving the client relatively powerless on the outcome.\r\n\r\nOur service allows our clients to have increased control, direction and interaction in the search conducted on their behalf and has resulted in successful, on going relationships as search firm of choice with an ever expanding client group.