Food Safety & Quality Systems Program Manager Job at Axion Recruitment, Kent, WA

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  • Axion Recruitment
  • Kent, WA

Job Description

Location

Kent, WA

Compensation

$100,000–$125,000 DOE – Full Time Permanent position

Hours

Days, Monday–Friday core hours

Industry

Food Production Facility

A day in this role

You start your morning aligning with Production, reviewing overnight environmental data and quality holds. By mid-morning you’re walking the floor, checking GMPs and sanitary design, and coaching team members on allergen controls. After lunch, you lead a cross-functional root cause session on a customer complaint, finalize CAPAs from last week’s third-party audit, and prep the team for an upcoming SQF surveillance. Before the day ends, you update quality KPIs, plan next month’s HACCP refresher, and touch base with Sales, Culinary, and Product Development on new items entering validation.

What you’ll lead

  • Ownership of Quality Systems: HACCP, SQF, Preventive Controls (PCQI), internal audits, and continuous improvement of programs.
  • Supplier oversight: monitor performance, conduct risk-based hazard analyses, and drive supplier-related corrective actions.
  • Audit readiness: manage regulatory, customer, and third-party audits; ensure compliance and effective CAPA closure.
  • Policy stewardship: maintain and elevate plant conformance to food safety policies, FSMA, GMP, FDA/USDA expectations, and customer standards.
  • Training and coaching: deliver sessions on HACCP, GMPs, allergens, sanitation, SPC, and other quality fundamentals.
  • Daily QA operations: guide product evaluations, shelf-life/stability studies, microbiological testing, and environmental monitoring.
  • Complaint reduction: partner with Production to investigate issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement lasting fixes.
  • Data and reporting: maintain documentation, track quality scores, and communicate progress on improvements.
  • Cross-functional collaboration: work closely with Operations, Sales, Culinary, and Product Development.

Background you’ll bring

  • Bachelor’s in Food Science, Biology, or related discipline (Master’s a plus).
  • 5+ years in Food Manufacturing or Quality Assurance with proven leadership.
  • HACCP, PCQI, and SQF certifications strongly preferred.
  • Working knowledge of FSMA, GMP, FDA, USDA, and related regulatory frameworks.
  • Excellent communication, organization, and team leadership.
  • Comfort with Microsoft Office and quality systems tools.
  • Ability to work in a refrigerated environment and meet physical demands of the plant.

How to apply

  • Contact: Sam Wild
  • 215 999-6430 or sam@axionrecruitment.com
  • Job reference number: 2492
  • Interested? Click apply to learn more.

Commutable from

Seattle, Bellevue, Tacoma, Renton, Kent, Puyallup, and Federal Way

Similar titles

QA Manager, Quality Assurance Manager, Food Safety Manager, Compliance Manager, HACCP Manager, Food Safety Quality Assurance Manager

Eligibility

Below is a mandatory requirement for consideration:

Must have the legal right to live and work in the USA . Please note, our client is unable to offer sponsorship or Visa support for this role.

Additional information

Due to the volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear back within 10 working days, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Axion Recruitment is acting as the recruitment agency for this role, it is a direct hire position. Job Ref 2492

You should be proficient in

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Food Safety and Quality Assurance (FSQA)
  • Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)

Job Tags

Permanent employment, Full time, Work at office, Visa sponsorship, Monday to Friday, Night shift, Day shift,

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