Home Port Seafoods, Inc. · 17 hours ago
Quality Assurance Manager
Bellingham, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$75K/yr - $85K/yr
3+ years expHome Port Seafoods is a third-generation seafood processor based in Bellingham, Washington. They are seeking an experienced QA Manager to oversee food safety, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance programs, ensuring that seafood processing operations meet federal, state, and customer requirements.
Food Production
Responsibilities
Serve as the facility’s HACCP Coordinator, maintaining and verifying all HACCP plans for seafood processing
Lead hazard analyses, CCP validation, monitoring, verification, and reassessment in accordance with FDA Seafood HACCP regulations (21 CFR Part 123)
Ensure compliant receiving, storage, processing, fulfillment, and shipping controls for raw and value-added seafood
Oversee environmental monitoring, allergen controls, sanitation verification, and product testing programs
Serve as the facility’s SQF Practitioner, maintaining certification and ensuring compliance with the SQF Food Manufacturing Code
Lead annual SQF system reviews, risk assessments, and verification activities
Prepare and lead internal audits, verification of corrective actions, and continuous improvement of food safety and quality systems
Host customer, regulatory, and GFSI audits; ensure audit readiness at all times
Maintain compliance with FDA, USDC, WSDA, and environmental regulations
Ensure accurate product specifications, labels, lot coding, traceability, and documentation
Lead recall/trace exercises and maintain the facility’s crisis management and food defense programs
Manage seafood-specific compliance programs (species declaration, COOL, parasite destruction, etc.)
Adhere to all customer requirements and expectations for processing and finished product
Supervise and develop QA technicians, lab staff, and document control personnel
Train production and sanitation staff on GMPs, food safety programs, and operational quality controls
Investigate non-conformances, customer complaints, and vendor issues; implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
Collaborate with Operations and Procurement to qualify suppliers, evaluate specifications, and verify incoming materials
Oversee product holds, disposition, and positive-release programs
Work with production staff on best practices to ensure product quality standards are met
Maintain all QA documentation, SOPs, monitoring records, and verification logs
Manage digital and/or manual recordkeeping systems; ensure strong version control and traceability
Ensure compliance with preventive controls, verification schedules, and regulatory record-retention requirements
Qualification
Required
HACCP Certification (Seafood HACCP strongly preferred)
Hands-on experience with GFSI programs (SQF, BRCGS, or FSSC 22000) and third-party audits
SQF experience preferred — SQF Practitioner or ability to become certified within 60 days
Minimum 3–5 years QA or food safety experience in food, protein, or seafood processing
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-volume production environment
Strong understanding of FDA Seafood HACCP (NOAA USDC SIP), GMPs, sanitation, allergen control, environmental monitoring, and GFSI programs
Experience leading audits and managing regulatory inspectors, emphasis on GFSI
Strong communication, leadership, coaching, and problem-solving skills
Effective communications skills - written and verbal
Ability to train teams for Food Safety Programs (FSMA, HACCP, etc.)
Excellent relationship building skills
Preferred
Seafood industry experience—fresh, frozen, fillet, smoked, or value-added seafood
Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Biology, or related field OR equivalent QA experience in food manufacturing
Knowledge of environmental testing (Coliform, E. Coli, Listeria spp. etc.), ATP, microbiological sampling, and water quality
Operations experience
Experience working diverse teams
Proficiency in languages other than English
Company
Home Port Seafoods, Inc.
Home Port Seafoods, a third-generation seafood processor based in Bellingham, Washington, founded in 1992 by Glen and Jeanne Binschus.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase