Hometown Food Company · 4 months ago
Sr Mgr Quality Assurance
Milton, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expHometown Food Company is seeking a Sr. Quality Assurance Manager for their Milton, PA production facility. This role is responsible for establishing and providing strategic vision and leadership for food quality and safety, ensuring compliance with regulations and advocating for product quality throughout the organization.
BakeryFood and BeverageFood Processing
Responsibilities
Provide strategic vision and leadership for the Quality Department (set direction, build capability, and maintain action plans) and serve as the Quality Department representative to the leadership team
Advocates for product quality, safety, and compliance throughout the organization
Perform annual performance appraisals for all direct reports and develop key personnel through coaching, training, and organizational development
Supervises, coaches, and develops direct reports to help them achieve both corporate and department goals
Creates and maintains key initiatives scorecard and reporting, and provides analysis, trend information, and reports as required by senior management
Maintains a relationship with Corporate Quality and partner factory Quality Managers
Establish, maintain, and improve programs and policies designed to ensure compliance with all Federal, State, and local regulatory requirements
Manages corrective and preventative action (CAPA) process and leads continuous improvement activities
Leadership in change management as quality gatekeeper and quality champion for projects
Develop and implement new programs, policies and procedures around Quality Control and Food Safety
Provide technical support to the manufacturing facility in relation to quality and food safety requirements. Key decision maker for disposition of non-conforming goods
Spends time daily on the production floor providing guidance and training to supervisors, maintenance, warehouse and operations personnel. Ensure quality and food safety issues on the production floor are identified and addressed in a timely manner
Verifies and approves new and revised formulas. Assists in plant trials and critical process improvements as needed. Provides for supplier deficiency improvements, problem cause identification and correction, customer complaint resolution, etc
Develop and control the capital and operating budget for the quality department
Performs all other duties, responsibilities, and special projects as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Engineering, or related discipline
5+ years of quality assurance experience in food manufacturing, preferred expertise in canning, UHT, and aseptic processing
Certified Process Authority or experience with thermal processing validation (retort, UHT)
Better Process Control School (BPCS) certification
Strong knowledge of FDA low-acid canned food (LACF) and aseptic regulations (21 CFR Part 113 & 114)
Experience with GFSI schemes (SQF, BRC, FSSC 22000) and audit procedures
Ability to lead, coach, and develop salaried personnel including performing annual performance appraisals for all direct reports and key personnel
Strong attention to detail, and capacity to multitask efficiently
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Proven ability to manage multi-site quality systems and teams
Excellent communication, leadership, and project management skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
Company
Hometown Food Company
Hometown Food Company is the producer and retailer of baking products in the United States.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Tom Polke
Chief Executive Officer
Recent News
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2025-10-07
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