Chomps · 2 hours ago
Manager, Quality Assurance
Missouri
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$115K/yr - $120K/yr
5+ years expChomps is the fastest-growing snack brand in the U.S. seeking a Manager of Quality Assurance to uphold the quality and food safety standards of their products. The role involves providing FSQA guidance, managing relationships with manufacturing partners, and ensuring compliance with food safety regulations.
Food and BeverageSnack FoodWholesale
No H1B
Responsibilities
Build and maintain strong, positive relationships with third-party QA partners. Promote teamwork and collaboration in quality improvement efforts
Conduct routine visits to regionally assigned contract manufacturing plants
Participate in routine risk assessments and gap audits as needed
Lead weekly meetings between manufacturing partners and Chomps teams
Participate in Quarterly Business Review with manufacturing partners leadership providing FSQA overview
Ensure compliance with Chomps Food Safety and Quality standards, USDA-FSIS regulations, and internal company policies
Routinely evaluate product from assigned facilities for sensory compliance
Analyze sensory evaluation dashboards and reporting – share data with all manufacturers to be reviewed in weekly meetings and offer guidance in process/product improvement initiatives
Work alongside FSQA Leadership on risk assessment to onboard vendors including contract manufacturers, warehouses/repack sites, and ingredient suppliers
Aid in the reassessment of Chomps' Food Safety and Quality standards and ensure adherence to these standards
Stay current with industry trends and USDA-FSIS regulations to continuously improve and update existing programs
Collaborate with R&D and Manufacturing teams to support qualification of new manufacturing, warehousing partners and ingredient suppliers
Support trials, ingredient sampling, first production runs, and continuous improvement initiatives at manufacturing, repacking, and warehouse facilities in partnership with R&D and Operations teams
Work with R&D and Manufacturing teams in the creation of process control and product specification sheets
Communicate USDA label approvals for new products, artwork changes, and new protein suppliers
Provide trending data to Operations Team including but not limited to quality, consumer complaints, holds, sensory evaluations, etc
Lead or support food safety and quality investigations alongside Chomps Manufacturing and R&D Teams for quality-related issues at co-manufacturers to ensure RCA and CAPA are thorough, data-driven, and coherent
Lead execution of mock recall exercises with contract manufacturing and warehousing partners to verify the traceability of products
Perform annual internal product traceability audits to verify the accuracy and effectiveness of Chomps traceability systems spanning from the purchase of raw proteins to manufacturing, repack, distribution, and customer delivery for continuous improvement opportunities
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 5+ years of progressive leadership experience in food safety and quality assurance management within FSIS inspected processing facilities
In-depth experience managing HACCP, USDA-FSIS and GFSI standards
Proficiency in meat and poultry manufacturing, spanning raw processing through ready-to-eat production
Strong FSQA background, including but not limited to HACCP, sanitation, pre-operational inspection programs, environmental monitoring programs, foreign material detection and GFSI audit compliance requirements
Proven ability to assess and manage process flow, risk mitigation strategies, and shelf-life programs
Strong/advanced experience with RCA, analyzing CAPA, and Quality Management Systems
Self-motivated, autonomous, and able to manage priorities independently
Positive attitude, adaptable to change
Ability to travel up to 50% to Missouri based manufacturing facilities with occasional travel to other manufacturing and warehouse operations within the Midwest
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in food science, microbiology, or related field preferred
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401K 6% match
Monthly reimbursements for wellness and home office
Unlimited PTO and 11+ paid holiday days
Hybrid & flexible remote schedule
Paid maternity and paternity leave
Bi-annual total team in-person activities
Company-wide Continual Education budget
Unlimited snacks
Company
Chomps
Chomps offers grass-fed meat sticks made from sustainably sourced beef, venison, and turkey snacks.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$180MKey Investors
Wells FargoStride Consumer Partners
2025-04-24Debt Financing· $100M
2022-01-20Private Equity· $80M
Leadership Team
Rashid Ali
Co-Founder, CEO
Peter Maldonado
Co-Founder & Chairman
Recent News
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