Quality Assurance Manager

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At Albertsons Companies we are looking for someone whos not just seeking a job but someone who wants to make an this role youll have the opportunity to lead innovate and contribute to the growth of a company that values great service and lasting customer relationships. This position offers the chance to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment thats constantly evolving.

Position Overview

The Quality Assurance Manager serves as the site leader for Food Safety Quality and Regulatory Compliance accountable for protecting consumers ensuring brand integrity and enabling business growth.

This role leads and continuously improves the sites Food Safety & Quality Management System (FSQMS) to meet and exceed FDA BRC (GFSI) Organic and customer requirements. The QA Manager partners cross-functionally with Operations Maintenance Supply Chain Product Development and Commercial teams to mitigate risk drive operational excellence and support innovation and commercialization.

This position plays a critical leadership role in fostering a proactive food safety culture leveraging data and continuous improvement tools to enhance product quality process capability and regulatory readiness.

Main responsibilities:

• Lead Food Safety & Quality Systems: Own and continuously improve the site FSQMS (HACCP FSMA/Preventive Controls GMPs BRC/ SQF) to ensure audit readiness and full compliance.
• Regulatory & Audit Leadership: Serve as primary contact for State FDA third-party and customer audits; lead inspections responses and corrective action closure.
• Product Safety Authority: Make final decisions on product release holds deviations and disposition; oversee lab environmental and microbiological programs.
• Quality Team Leadership: Develop and lead the QA team through effective mentorship clear accountability strategic hiring structured onboarding and ongoing capability development.
• Data-Driven Improvement: Establish KPIs and leverage data to drive risk reduction root cause analysis and continuous improvement.
• Supplier & Customer Quality: Lead supplier quality programs and own customer complaint management including investigation and trend analysis.
• Commercialization & Change Management: Partner with R&D and cross-functional teams to support new product launches and manage formulation labeling and process changes.
• People Leadership & Culture: Develop and lead the QA team while embedding a strong food safety and quality culture across the plant.
• Operational Partnership: Collaborate with Operations to improve process capability reduce waste and ensure consistent product quality.
• Compliance: Maintain complex regulatory compliance testing programs and schedules to ensure continuous compliance with state federal and customer requirements.

We are looking for candidates who possess the following:

Required

• Bachelors degree in food science Microbiology or related discipline
• 5 plus years of progressive experience in Quality or Food Safety leadership within a Grade-A dairy or similar pasteurization processes (aseptic retort low acid canned food)
• Deep expertise in BRC/ SQF HACCP and audit management
• Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional initiatives driving change and influencing stakeholders
• Demonstrated expertise in managing complex regulatory compliance testing schedules

Preferred

• HACCP PCQI SQF Practitioner or related food safety certifications
• Proficiency with utilizing digital quality management software and tools

Work Environment

• Manufacturing and coldroom environments
• Flexibility to support audits inspections and businesscritical activities

We also provide a variety of benefits including:

• Competitive wages paid weekly

• Associate discounts
• Health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates (Medical Dental 401k and more!)
• Time off (vacation holidays sick pay). For eligibility requirements please visit myACI Benefits
• Leaders invested in your training career growth and development
• An inclusive work environment with talented colleagues who reflect the communities we serve

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***Hiring locations: California Arizona or Oregon***

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