We are looking for a detail-oriented Quality Assurance specialist to join a food and food processing organization in El Segundo, California on a contract-to-permanent basis. In this role, you will help keep quality and packaging initiatives moving forward by coordinating priorities, maintaining compliance standards, and supporting timely project delivery. This position is well suited for someone who thrives in a fast-paced setting, communicates effectively across teams, and brings strong organization and follow-through to day-to-day operations.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead quality assurance and packaging projects from planning through final execution, ensuring work progresses according to established goals and timelines.<br>• Partner with operations, quality, packaging, and outside suppliers to align activities, resolve issues, and keep deliverables on track.<br>• Monitor schedules, milestones, and dependencies across multiple active initiatives while providing clear progress updates to stakeholders.<br>• Anticipate project risks, identify potential delays, and take timely action to minimize disruption and maintain momentum.<br>• Verify that packaging components and product quality practices meet internal expectations as well as applicable regulatory standards.<br>• Prepare and maintain organized project records, meeting notes, status reports, and supporting documentation for cross-functional teams.<br>• Facilitate discussions, coordinate follow-up actions, and serve as a central point of communication among internal partners and vendors.<br>• Contribute to process improvement efforts that strengthen quality assurance workflows and packaging execution.<br>• Support coordination related to inbound shipments as needed to help maintain continuity across operational and packaging activities.
<p>We are looking for a Quality & Safety Manager to lead quality operations for a manufacturing organization in Henrico, Virginia. This position oversees the quality function, strengthens compliance-driven processes, and supports product excellence through effective systems, audits, and team leadership. The role also partners across departments to improve performance, uphold safety and regulatory expectations, and drive measurable quality outcomes for customers and the business.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Direct the day-to-day activities of the quality team, ensuring manufacturing support, customer focus, and adherence to workplace safety expectations.</p><p>• Build and execute a quality strategy that aligns standards, processes, and performance objectives across multiple operating locations.</p><p>• Develop, update, and maintain quality procedures and management system documentation to support consistent product quality and regulatory compliance.</p><p>• Lead continuous improvement efforts by applying structured quality methods to reduce defects, lower quality-related costs, and improve operational efficiency.</p><p>• Plan and oversee internal and external audits, serving as the primary contact for regulators, certification bodies, and other compliance stakeholders.</p><p>• Manage corrective and preventive action activities, including investigation, follow-up, and verification of effective resolution.</p><p>• Establish meaningful quality metrics, analyze trends, and translate findings into practical actions that improve performance.</p><p>• Oversee product complaint handling, including escalation activities such as recalls and required regulatory reporting when necessary.</p><p>• Coach, develop, and evaluate quality personnel while shaping a strong and effective quality organization.</p><p>• Prepare and manage the quality department budget to support staffing, compliance, and improvement priorities.</p>
<p>This role will be responsible for establishing and maintaining quality standards, driving root cause and corrective action initiatives, overseeing audits and compliance activities, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement throughout the organization.</p><p><br></p><p>The ideal candidate will bring experience in quality management within a manufacturing environment, a strong understanding of quality systems and process improvement methodologies, and a collaborative leadership style.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Establish and maintain quality systems that support consistent production of conforming, defect-free products delivered on schedule.</p><p>• Evaluate drawings, specifications, and work instructions to confirm product and material requirements are clearly understood and applied throughout manufacturing.</p><p>• Assess incoming materials and components against defined standards, making disposition decisions on acceptance or rejection based on quality and performance.</p><p>• Create, document, and refine procedures that improve process control, reduce defects, and strengthen overall operational consistency.</p><p>• Track production and quality performance to identify trends early, prevent recurring issues, and implement improvements before problems escalate.</p><p>• Investigate product and process nonconformances, determine root causes, and lead corrective actions that address underlying issues effectively.</p><p>• Partner with production and engineering teams to evaluate how design decisions affect manufacturability, quality outcomes, and process efficiency.</p><p>• Respond to customer-reported quality concerns by analyzing relevant data, coordinating solutions, and putting preventive measures in place.</p><p>• Perform regular safety and compliance inspections, address workplace risks promptly, and support required training and handling practices for regulated materials.</p><p>• Provide coverage for production leadership as needed and contribute to additional operational priorities assigned by management.</p>