Quality Compliance Manager
Job Location:
San Diego, CA - USA
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Job Summary
The Task At Hand:
This is the role that turns we make good products into a system you can prove audit and stand behind.
As Quality Compliance Manager youll report to the Senior Quality Manager and serve as the technical backbone of JuneShine Brands internal Quality Compliance program. Youll own the day-to-day execution - leading routine audits and corrective actions reviewing external documents investigating supplier quality incidents and advising leadership on matters of food safety. Youll also partner closely with the New Product Team throughout product and facility onboarding proactively identifying and mitigating quality food safety and regulatory risks before they become problems. Youre the companys go-to expert on Quality Compliance - the person every department turns to when product integrity is on the line.
As JuneShine Brands continues to scale this role scales with it - more products more partners more decisions that matter.
- Technically fluent in food science with hands-on knowledge of food safety food and beverage regulations audit requirements and current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP)
- Operationally sharp - you can walk a production line or facility and quickly spot risk
- Highly organized and self-directed with a documentation-first mindset that supports compliance traceability and continuous improvement
- Comfortable making tough calls including saying no when a product or partner isnt ready and backing that decision with data and sound judgment
- Calm under pressure making timely well-reasoned quality decisions that protect both consumers and the business
- Partner with Contract Manufacturing Managers and the New Product Team to evaluate qualify and onboard contract manufacturers - assessing manufacturing capabilities quality systems and food safety programs against company standards
- Establish and maintain quality agreements testing requirements and release criteria for co-manufactured products
- Plan conduct and manage supplier and contract manufacturer audits driving CAPA programs and continuous improvement based on audit findings and performance data
- Collaborate with the Innovation team to support new product and process transfer from development through commercial production developing the quality requirements specs and documentation needed for launch
- Lead cross-functional efforts with New Product Innovation Operations Regulatory and Supply Chain to ensure successful compliant product commercialization
- Maintain broad knowledge of the evolving regulatory landscape and advise the business accordingly
- Lead risk assessments and validation activities for new formulations processes and manufacturing sites
- Lead recruitment hiring and performance management of any future direct reports
- Travel to partner sites for audits onboarding and new product launches
- 21 years of age or older at the time of application
- Bachelors degree or higher in Life Sciences Engineering or related field
- Minimum 5-7 years of professional experience in the food industry within Quality Regulatory or Operations departments
- Minimum 2 years experience managing direct reports
- Experience working in the CPG space (Food THC/hemp supplements beverage)
- Certifications and/or strong working knowledge in Food Safety GMP GFSI and/or Quality Management systems and regulations
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 35% (w/ occasional needs up to 50% for audits partner onboarding and new product launches
- Experience managing R&D scale-up formula transfer and new product commercialization at contract manufacturers
- Experience working in contract manufacturing quality - including auditing performance monitoring and onboarding
Compensation:
- $100000 - $115000 per year
- The final offer will be based on several factors including experience skills location and overall expertise
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Paid sick leave in accordance with state and local laws
- Healthcare coverage: up to 90% company contribution for employees and 25% for dependents
- Voluntary vision dental and accidental plans
- 401(k) with up to 4% company match free financial coaching student loan match support and 529 education savings accounts
- 12 weeks of paid Equal Parental Leave $500 Baby Bonding Bucks and a sustainable baby gift
- Dedicated parental leave support including a personalized dashboard full pay transparency and a specialist to handle every logistical detail so you can focus on your family
- Product and soft goods discounts & perks
- And more!
Our Company
JuneShine Brands was built by people who believe you shouldnt have to choose between living well and working hard. Our founders met through a shared love of surfing the outdoors and chasing experiences worth having. That spirit still runs through everything we do.
We are a company with a purpose beyond profit. Every brand we build exists for a reason. We believe the next generation of consumers will choose brands that reflect their values and we intend to build exactly those brands.
We hire exceptional people and get out of their way. Flexible hours no micromanagement and trust as the default we take cues from Yvon Chouinards Let My People Go Surfing a book we give every new hire on day one. What we ask in return is simple: own your work deliver with excellence and never let flexibility come at someone elses expense.
We value people who are hungry and humble who take ownership without being asked who move fast without cutting corners and who make everyone around them better. If that sounds like you wed love to meet you.
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
JuneShine makes insanely delicious, better-for-you beverages—canned cocktails and hard kombucha. They're sustainably brewed, made with real ingredients, and range from 6-10% ABV. Real. Refreshing.
