Food Safety QA Manager

Are you passionate about food safety, quality, and building a culture of excellence? As the Coborn's FSQA Manager, you'll play a critical leadership role in safeguarding product integrity, ensuring regulatory compliance, and championing continuous improvement-all while contributing to an employee-owned company where your impact truly matters.

You'll be the driving force behind all food safety, quality, and regulatory programs within the production facility. Your leadership ensures that every product meets the highest standards-delighting guests, protecting the brand, and exceeding federal and state requirements.

Working cross-functionally with Operations, Merchandising, and Supply Chain, you'll help deliver consistency, innovation, and operational excellence.

Additional Duties Include:

• Lead compliance with USDA/FDA regulations (FSMA, HACCP, cGMPs, SSOPs) and maintain all food safety systems
• Own and manage HACCP and Preventive Controls programs, including documentation and SOPs
• Serve as primary lead for audits, inspections, and traceability events
• Establish and enforce product quality standards, including sensory expectations and consistency
• Oversee product evaluations, shelf-life validation, and resolution of quality issues and complaints
• Partner with plant operations to monitor production, manage CCPs, and address risks in real time
• Provide technical support for food safety, quality, and new product development initiatives
• Lead audit readiness efforts and oversee sanitation, environmental monitoring, and allergen control programs
• Train and develop teams on food safety practices while fostering a strong culture of accountability and continuous improvement
• Track and report key performance metrics, driving root cause analysis, corrective actions, and ongoing operational improvements

What's In It For Me?

Our remarkable employees are at the heart of everything we do. At Coborn's, we're committed to creating a supportive and rewarding workplace-one that offers a vibrant, team-oriented environment, ongoing career growth, and meaningful benefits. As an employee-owned company, we believe in investing in our people and their futures.

We're proud to offer a variety of benefits to both our full-time and part-time employees, including:

• Medical Insurance with Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) plan options - we also match up to 20% of the first 5% contributed
• Participation in our Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP) - yes, we're employee-owned! Our team members benefit from the success of the company through this company-sponsored benefit!
• Education benefits, including tuition discounts and scholarship programs
• 10% employee discount on grocery items, with additional franchise-specific discounts available at company-owned Ace Hardware, Caribou Coffee, Erbert and Gerbert's, and Pet Supplies Plus locations.
• Paid Time Off (PTO/Vacation)
• Paid Military Leave
• Employee recognition programs with monetary rewards, including in-store vouchers, years of service, and employee of the month
• Employee Health & Wellness Programs, Challenges and Resources - to assist our team members in living a life of wellbeing!
• Get Paid Daily with DailyPay - for employees who would like access to their pay before payday, we offer this great benefit!
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - unlimited phone access to legal, financial, and work-life services and up to five free in-person counseling sessions, per situation/issue, per year
• Access to a national discount marketplace for travel, electronics, auto/home insurance, entertainment and more!
• Tools, resources, and opportunities for career growth and development

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, or related field
• 5-8+ years of experience in food manufacturing, QA, or food safety
• 2+ years of leadership or supervisory experience preferred

We believe that building a team of people with different backgrounds, beliefs, experiences and perspectives inspires fresh thinking and opens us up to new possibilities. We are an EEO/AA Employer - All qualified individuals, including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Are you friendly, dependable, and passionate about working with people? At Coborn's, Inc., we love serving our guests, supporting our communities, and helping our team members grow their careers. If you're looking for a place where you can build a future while making a positive impact every day, we'd love to talk to you about joining our team!

Coborn's, Inc. is a fast-growing, employee-owned grocery retailer proudly serving communities across the Midwest. Our family of grocery stores includes Coborn's, Cash Wise Foods, Marketplace Foods, Hornbacher's, Tadych's Marketplace Foods, Sullivan's Foods, and Kessler's. We offer our guests an elevated shopping experience-both in-store and online-focused on freshness, value, and convenience. Guided by our company vision to inspire happiness, healthy living, and simplicity, this principle has fueled our growth for more than 100 years and is at the heart of everything we do.

Coborn's, Inc. also owns and operates liquor stores under the Coborn's Liquor, Cash Wise Liquor, Andy's Liquor, and Captain Jack's brands. In addition, we operate fuel kiosks and convenience store locations under the Little Dukes and Coborn's Express names. Many of our grocery stores also feature full-service pharmacies to support the health and wellness of our guests. We manage a variety of other retail businesses in markets where the fit is right, including Ace Hardware, Country Floral Gifts & Greenhouse, Caribou Coffee, Dunn Brothers Coffee, Erbert and Gerbert's, Godfather's Pizza, and Pet Supplies Plus. To support our diverse retail operations, we operate our own central bakery, fresh foods commissary, and grocery warehouse and distribution center.