Quality Assurance and Food Safety Manager

Job overview

The Quality Assurance and Food Safety Manager role is onsite in Yakima, WA, with full-time employment. Compensation is $80,000–$100,000 per year, depending on experience. The employer’s client is an established fruit processor supplying prepared fruit ingredients to food manufacturers. The manager owns plant quality and food safety programs, keeping operations aligned with regulations, industry benchmarks, and customer specifications. The role builds food safety culture and supports consistent production through audits, corrective actions, employee training, and customer and regulatory communication.

What you'll do

• Partner with operations, maintenance, and leadership on continuous improvement
• track production and conduct inspections and audits
• investigate non-conformances and lead corrective and preventive actions
• maintain certifications and audit readiness
• train employees
• maintain quality records
• respond to customer and regulatory inquiries
• report quality and compliance metrics
• promote food safety culture.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

quality assurance manager

food safety manager

yakima wa

talent acq

onsite

fruit processing

haccp

gmp

food regulations

audits

capa

$80k–$100k

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Leads plant-wide quality and food safety programs at a prepared-fruit processing operation.

About the employer

Talent ACQ is hiring for this role. Industry: Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing. Sector: 31.