Description
Kelly Services® has been providing outstanding employment opportunities to the most talented individuals in the marketplace. We are proud to offer a full time Direct Hire opportunity to work as a QA Manager located in Kennesaw, GA.
Salary: $90k-$110k (flexible dependent on experience)
Opportunity Overview
Are you ready to take your career to the next level in food manufacturing and contribute to crafting some of North America's finest desserts? This role offers the chance to join a collaborative team dedicated to ensuring top-quality and food safety in every product.
As a Quality Assurance Manager, you will be responsible for leading quality initiatives at our Kennesaw, Georgia facility. This role involves implementing and supporting the Quality Management System (QMS), assessing Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) compliance, and ensuring excellence in food safety protocols.
Responsibilities- Provide leadership to ensure all regulatory and quality requirements are met across site operations.
- Oversee food safety and quality assurance functions, including HACCP system verification and QMS management.
- Manage and mentor a team focused on quality assurance, quality control, and environmental compliance.
- Lead document control, process control, and training initiatives to support quality standards.
- Validate facility operations, equipment, and processes.
- Collaborate on QA reviews, management oversight, and product development.
- Offer technical guidance in new product development to ensure quality and shelf life optimization.
- Investigate consumer and customer complaints, implementing corrective actions as needed.
- Support sanitation teams with technical solutions to ensure safety standards.
- Confirm that all released products meet testing specifications and labeling requirements.
- Plan, execute, and analyze internal audits to assess and address quality gaps.
- MS/BS in Food Science, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience managing and executing QA strategies within the food industry.
- Proven experience in benchmarking, implementing, and enhancing best practices in quality assurance.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills to effectively delegate tasks and report outcomes.
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage deadlines and multitask.
- Experience with HACCP, GFSI, AIB, SPC, and other quality programs.
- In-depth knowledge of QA methodologies, product formulation, and documentation.
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As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.
Why Kelly® Science & Clinical?
Kelly Science & Clinical is your connection to premier scientific and clinical companies looking to hire industry experts just like you. Our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world's most critical challenges. Every day, we match science professionals with dream jobs that fit their skills, interests, and career goals—it's the way we think job searching should be. Nearly 100 percent of our science recruiters have a professional background and education in science, so we know a thing or two about the science market and how to get your expertise noticed.About Kelly
Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we're obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it's about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It's the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It's the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly's Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California's state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
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