Food Safety and Quality Assurance Manager

Job overview

The Food Safety and Quality Assurance Manager works onsite in Kansas City, KS. The stated salary range is $80,000–$95,000 per year. The role supports Tippin’s Pie Plant, a Balls Foods brand known for premium pies. The manager leads food safety, quality assurance, sanitation, and research and development to protect product quality, maintain regulatory compliance, and support manufacturing performance. The role also develops team members and contributes to product development and commercialization.

What you'll do

• Lead food safety, quality assurance, sanitation, and research and development initiatives
• serve as facility Food Safety leader, PCQI, and SQF Practitioner
• maintain food safety and quality systems
• lead customer, regulatory, and third-party audits
• drive continuous improvement
• partner across departments
• investigate customer concerns and quality or food safety events
• support product development, commercialization, validations, sampling, and specifications
• coach QA, sanitation, and R&D teammates.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

food safety manager

quality assurance

kansas city ks

balls foods

tippin’s pie plant

food manufacturing

sanitation

research and development

sqf

haccp

pcqi

$80k–$95k/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Leadership spans food safety, quality assurance, sanitation, and research and development at a pie manufacturing facility.

About the employer

Balls Foods is hiring for this role. Industry: Retail Bakeries. Sector: 31.