Quality Assurance Manager

Title: Quality Assurance Manager
Location: Sterling, VA
Type: Fulltime
Shift: 3PM to 12AM

Key Responsibilities:

• Support FSQA programs and ensure compliance with food safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain strong knowledge of GFSI certification standards, including SQF, BRC, and ISO 22000.
• Support quality initiatives within a food manufacturing environment.
• Identify quality risks, investigate issues, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Collaborate with R&D teams to support product development and commercialization processes.
• Participate in product trials, validations, and manufacturing evaluations.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to product quality and manufacturing processes.
• Partner with R&D, operations, production, and other internal teams to drive quality objectives.
• Lead and support quality-related projects while maintaining effective communication across departments.
• Provide technical guidance and problem-solving support for quality challenges.
• Review and maintain quality documentation, procedures, and records.
• Support audits, certifications, and compliance activities.
• Ensure products meet customer, regulatory, and internal quality standards.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, or a related technical field with 4-6 years of food manufacturing experience, or Graduate degree with 2 4 years of relevant industry experience.
• Minimum 2 years of FSQA and cross-functional leadership experience.
• Strong experience working in a food manufacturing environment is required.
• Working knowledge of GFSI certification standards such as SQF, BRC, and ISO 22000.