Quality, Food Safety & Sanitation Program Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Minnesota.

📋 Description

• Oversee Quality Assurance, Food Safety, Regulatory, and Sanitation initiatives for innovative processing technologies across various dairy manufacturing plants.

• Act as the main quality and regulatory liaison for a multi-year capital project.

• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, R&D, Manufacturing, and external regulatory bodies.

• Ensure that new equipment, processes, and products are developed, validated, and launched in accordance with food safety, quality, customer, and regulatory standards.

• Create and execute quality systems, sanitation programs, regulatory compliance strategies, environmental monitoring protocols, testing initiatives, and customer readiness processes.

• Direct quality, food safety, and regulatory collaboration with essential quality team members.

• Formulate and implement quality and food safety systems.

• Oversee regulatory compliance and customer readiness.

• Design laboratory and testing protocols.

• Assist in the hygienic design, commissioning, and validation of new equipment and processes.

• Aid in the execution and training of master sanitation programs.

• Provide training, education, and foster team development.

• Maintain thorough communication and reporting to senior leadership to facilitate decision-making and timelines.

• Perform additional tasks as required by business needs.

• Travel to project sites and operate in office, manufacturing, and construction settings.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in food science, Dairy Science, Microbiology, Biological Sciences, Engineering, or a related technical field.

• 7+ years of experience in dairy, food manufacturing, quality assurance, food safety, sanitation, or regulatory compliance.

• Proven experience in implementing quality systems within manufacturing settings.

• In-depth knowledge of HACCP, Preventive Controls, Environmental Monitoring Programs, and Sanitary/Hygienic Design.

• Familiarity with regulatory inspections and compliance.

• Understanding of dairy manufacturing processes.

• Proven capability to manage intricate, cross-functional projects.

• Willingness to travel approximately 50–70%, primarily within the US.

• Ability to work during off shifts as needed based on project timelines and deliverables.

• Flexibility in working hours and travel arrangements.

• Comfortable operating in office, manufacturing, and construction environments.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• PTO

• Life and disability insurance

• Education assistance

• 401(k)

• Well-being resources

• Holiday pay

• Employee development programs

• Prorated education assistance for eligible part-time employees

• Drug-free workforce