Senior Manager, Food Safety & Quality
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Rowesville, SC · Posted November 9, 2026
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Our client is seeking a Senior FSQ Manager to lead quality, food safety, regulatory compliance, and consumer protection initiatives at a brand-new, state-of-the-art food manufacturing facility in Orangeburg, South Carolina. This newly created leadership role represents a unique opportunity to help build a manufacturing operation from the ground up and establish the quality culture, systems, processes, and team that will support the site from startup through full-scale production.
This is a highly visible, hands-on leadership position that will serve as the senior quality leader for the facility and sit as a key member of the Site Leadership Team. The successful candidate will be an experienced food manufacturing quality leader who thrives in fast-moving, ambiguous environments and can build processes, develop teams, influence cross-functional leaders, and make sound technical decisions in real time. The role will oversee 5 direct reports and 40 indirect reports once the plant is fully operational in 2029.
What’s the job?
Serve as the senior Quality and Food Safety leader for the Orangeburg facility and a key member of the Site Leadership Team
Lead the site’s quality and food safety agenda from raw materials through finished product release, ensuring standards and systems are consistently executed on the production floor
Maintain a highly visible, hands-on presence in the manufacturing operation to verify standards, coach behaviors, drive accountability, and address issues in real time
Build and establish the site’s Quality and Food Safety culture from the ground up, creating an environment where quality is non-negotiable, issues are escalated quickly, and corrective actions are sustained
Serve as the senior site authority for product holds, risk assessments, quality and food safety escalations, and product dispositions
Ensure compliance with company policies, FDA requirements, FSMA, HACCP/HARPC, GFSI standards, customer requirements, and applicable regulatory expectations
Lead site readiness for internal audits, regulatory inspections, customer audits, corporate assessments, and other compliance activities
Develop, implement, and maintain quality and food safety systems, processes, procedures, and controls necessary to support a new manufacturing facility
Lead investigations involving consumer complaints, foreign material events, microbiological failures, labeling concerns, process deviations, and other quality or food safety risks
Drive disciplined root cause analysis, corrective and preventive action (RCCA/CAPA), and continuous improvement initiatives to eliminate repeat failures and strengthen site controls
Partner closely with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Supply Chain, Sanitation, Planning, Warehousing, and Continuous Improvement to identify and resolve issues at their source
Challenge the status quo and make timely decisions when product safety, regulatory compliance, quality, or consumer trust may be at risk
Have the confidence and technical judgment to stop production when necessary to protect consumers, product quality, and regulatory compliance
Lead, develop, and build the site’s FSQA team, establishing clear decision rights, shift coverage, performance expectations, and accountability
Build technical capability through coaching, training, floor-based verification, problem solving, and development of quality and food safety talent
Establish strong partnerships with operators, supervisors, mechanics, sanitation teams, and site leadership to embed quality and food safety into daily operations
Provide quality and food safety leadership for capital projects, new product launches, commercialization activities, line trials, process changes, and continuous improvement initiatives
Influence operational decisions and ensure quality and food safety considerations are incorporated into site strategy and execution
Develop a high-performing, engaged FSQA organization capable of supporting the facility as it scales toward full production
Help establish the site’s presence and reputation within the Orangeburg community while connecting local operations to broader enterprise quality and food safety strategy
What’s needed?
Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Engineering, Microbiology, or a related field required
10+ years of progressive manufacturing quality leadership experience within food manufacturing or consumer packaged goods manufacturing
Minimum of 5 years of plant-level quality management experience
Strong expertise in GMPs, HACCP, sanitation, environmental monitoring, SPC, process controls, and food safety systems
Strong understanding of FDA requirements, FSMA, GFSI standards, regulatory compliance, and customer quality requirements
Proven experience leading quality and food safety programs within a manufacturing environment
Demonstrated ability to build and lead teams, establish accountability, and develop technical capability
Strong operational acumen with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and make sound decisions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
Experience driving cultural transformation, operational improvement, root cause analysis, and corrective/preventive action initiatives
Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to effectively manage risk and respond to issues in real time
Entrepreneurial, hands-on leadership style with the ability to build processes and teams from the ground up
Strong communication, influencing, coaching, and change-management skills
Ability to work onsite and maintain a consistent presence on the production floor; flexibility is essential, as schedules may vary based on production needs and operational requirements
Advanced degree preferred
Experience with SAP, quality management systems, specification systems, laboratory systems, and manufacturing data systems preferred
Key Details
Compensation: $140,000–$148,000 base salary plus eligibility for an annual bonus based on company performance
Location: Orangeburg, SC
Work Model: Onsite
Schedule: May vary based on production needs and operational requirements
Benefits: Comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and financial wellness programs and paid time off (PTO)
Employment Type: Direct Hire
If this position interests you and you meet the requirements, apply today!
Thank you,
Kelly Wagner
Director
#LI-KO1
LNESC
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What's needed?
- Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Engineering, Microbiology, or a related field required - 10+ years of progressive manufacturing quality leadership experience within food manufacturing or consumer packaged goods manufacturing - Minimum of 5 years of plant-level quality management experience - Strong expertise in GMPs, HACCP, sanitation, environmental monitoring, SPC, process controls, and food safety systems - Strong understanding of FDA requirements, FSMA, GFSI standards, regulatory compliance, and customer quality requirements - Proven experience leading quality and food safety programs within a manufacturing environment - Demonstrated ability to build and lead teams, establish accountability, and develop technical capability - Strong operational acumen with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and make sound decisions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment - Experience driving cultural transformation, operational improvement, root cause analysis, and corrective/preventive action initiatives - Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to effectively manage risk and respond to issues in real time - Entrepreneurial, hands-on leadership style with the ability to build processes and teams from the ground up - Strong communication, influencing, coaching, and change-management skills - Ability to work onsite and maintain a consistent presence on the production floor; flexibility is essential, as schedules may vary based on production needs and operational requirements - Advanced degree preferred - Experience with SAP, quality management systems, specification systems, laboratory systems, and manufacturing data systems preferred
Key Details
- Compensation: $140,000–$148,000 base salary plus eligibility for an annual bonus based on company performance - Location: Orangeburg, SC - Work Model: Onsite - Schedule: May vary based on production needs and operational requirements - Benefits: Comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and financial wellness programs and paid time off (PTO) - Employment Type: Direct Hire
If this position interests you and you meet the requirements, apply today!
Thank you, Kelly Wagner Director
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