Are you passionate about advancing food safety and quality standards in a USDA-inspected environment? Join a company where your leadership as QA Manager ensures products our customers can trust every day. Lead key programs including HACCP, SQF Certification, sanitation, and regulatory compliance while guiding a dedicated team focused on excellence. Bring your expertise to a role where it truly makes an impact.

Butterfield Foods

At Butterfield Foods, we make a variety of private label food products. We promote a culture of food safety and culinary integrity and pride ourselves on our commitment to delivering our products on time and defect-free.

We believe in creating a positive work environment where our employees can thrive and grow. We invest in our staff so that they can reach their full potential. Butterfield has been in business for over forty years, but we’re still committed to continuous improvement every day.

What You Will Do

We are seeking a driven and detail-oriented Quality Assurance & Food Safety Manager to lead our efforts in ensuring every product we make is safe, defect-free, and meets the highest industry standards. In this role, you’ll oversee a dedicated team—including QC Technicians, Dish Room staff, and Night Shift Sanitation associates—and be at the forefront of upholding our commitment to food safety and regulatory excellence. Your leadership will be essential in keeping our operations compliant, efficient, and audit-ready.

This position is not just about maintaining standards—it’s about raising them. If you’re passionate about food safety, energized by leadership, and ready to make a meaningful impact in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities:

Ensures company focus on producing food that is always safe for customers
Leads staff of QC Technicians, Dish Room and Night Shift Sanitation associates
Improves and maintains HACCP plan
Provides direction and leadership of the company’s Quality Assurance, Food Safety, GMP, Sanitation, and Pest Control Programs
Leads effort to maintain company’s SQF 2000 Level 3 Certification
Prepares and validates Standard Sanitary Operating Procedures
Develops, implements, and maintains plant allergen and pest control programs
Coordinates plant Sanitation/Regulatory/GMP inspection and audit program
Acts as main point of contact for all customer and 3rd party food safety and quality audits
Drives corrective action program; coordinates internal improvement activities to comply with all regulations
Develops and delivers sanitation, GMP, Pest Control, Allergen, QA, Safety and Regulatory Programs
Develops constructive relationship with USDA FSIS personnel
Ensures accuracy of labels as per regulatory requirements
Manages laundry process and leads cost reduction effort in coat program

Who You Are

We seek a results-driven Marketing Manager who combines strategic thinking with strong tactical execution capabilities to drive our firm's growth initiatives. This role requires both analytical rigor and hands-on expertise in modern marketing tools and technologies to deliver measurable business outcomes for our firm and clients.

Qualifications:

Degree in Food Science or related field - Master’s or PhD preferred
SQF or Equivalent external audit experience
Minimum of 2-5 years’ experience in food manufacturing Quality Control
Must have USDA plant experience
Leadership / supervisory experience
Positive attitude with strong initiative
Excellent communication skills

Benefits

• Salaried position
• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Annual Employer Contribution toward Personal Savings
• PTO and Holidays
• Life Insurance
• Disability

We believe in creating a positive work environment where our employees can thrive and grow. We invest in our staff so that they can reach their full potential.

Quality Assurance Manager