Qa Associate Jobs in Riverside, CA (NOW HIRING)

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Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Join us for an exciting opportunity at Albertsons Companies, where innovation and customer service go hand-in-hand!

At Albertsons Companies, we are looking for someone who's not just seeking a job, but someone who wants to make an impact. In this role, you'll 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 that's constantly evolving.

Position Overview

The Quality Assurance Manager provides strategic leadership over all quality, food safety, and regulatory compliance functions within a USDA/FDAregulated soup manufacturing facility. This role serves as the site's quality authority, ensuring compliance with USDAFSIS, FDA, SQF, Organic, and customer requirements, while partnering closely with Operations, Product Development, Supply Chain, and Corporate leadership to protect consumer safety, brand integrity, drive continuous improvement, and strengthen food safety culture. 
 

Main responsibilities:

• Provide overall leadership and governance of the site Quality and Food Safety Management Systems, including HACCP/FSMA, GMPs, SOPs, and SQF.
• Act as the primary site representative to USDAFSIS, thirdparty auditors, customers, and regulatory bodies, including management of inspections, audits, nonconformances, and corrective actions.
• Ensure product compliance through oversight of preshipment release, laboratory evaluation, deviations, product holds, and disposition decisions.
• Lead supplier quality and performance programs, including approvals, corrective actions, and audit strategy.
• Own customer complaint management, including investigations, sensory evaluation, root cause analysis, and trend reporting.
• Establish and communicate quality performance metrics, including scorecards, VPM reporting, environmental and microbiological trend analysis.
• Provide quality leadership for new product development and trials, ensuring regulatory compliance, risk identification, and validation activities.
• Oversee labeling, packaging, and formulation change controls to ensure regulatory and customer compliance.
• Lead SQF management reviews, mock recalls, internal audits, and food safety training programs.
• Build and lead a high-performing QA team [MP1.1] through effective mentorship, accountability, hiring, onboarding, performance management, and ongoing capability development..
• Champion a proactive food safety and quality culture across the facility aligned with business priorities and plant WIGs. 

We are looking for candidates who possess the following:

Required 

• Bachelor's degree in food science, Microbiology, or related discipline
• 5 plus years of progressive experience in Quality or Food Safety leadership within a USDAregulated food manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated expertise in USDAFSIS regulations, SQF, HACCP, and audit management
• Proven ability to influence crossfunctional leaders and manage regulatory interactions 

Preferred 

• SQF Practitioner and/or PCQI certification
• Experience with Seafood HACCP
• Experience in RTE food or soup manufacturing
• Familiarity with labeling systems and automated printing (e.g., Videojet) 

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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