Miami, FL (onsite)
Salary: $80,000 – $100,000 annually (based on experience)
Travel Required - 20-25%
Join a Global Leader in Food Safety & Quality
At Merieux NutriSciences, our mission is to make food systems safer, healthier, and more sustainable. Operating in 27 countries with more than 8,200 team members worldwide, we partner with leading food brands to protect public health and drive innovation throughout the food supply chain.
We are seeking a Beef QA Commercialization Manager to support one of North America's most recognized Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) brands. This is an exciting opportunity for a quality professional with strong beef industry expertise to influence food safety, supplier quality, and product commercialization across more than 7,000 restaurant locations throughout the U.S. and Canada.
If you're passionate about food safety, supplier excellence, and bringing high-quality beef products to market, we'd love to hear from you.
What You'll Do
As a key member of the North America Quality Assurance team, you will:
- Lead quality assurance and supplier management activities for beef and protein commodity categories.
- Partner with suppliers to ensure compliance with food safety, quality, regulatory, and brand standards.
- Support product commercialization, scale-up activities, and new product launches.
- Analyze supplier performance data, audits, testing results, and consumer feedback to identify trends and drive continuous improvement.
- Develop and maintain product specifications, quality standards, and supplier requirements.
- Collaborate with Product Innovation, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing, and Restaurant Operations teams.
- Investigate quality and food safety issues and lead corrective action initiatives.
- Monitor regulatory requirements from FDA, USDA, FSIS, and CFIA.
- Present supplier performance metrics and quality insights to leadership teams.
- Support third-party auditing and supplier approval programs.
- Review nutritional information and product compliance documentation.
What We're Looking ForRequired Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Animal Science, Meat Science, Microbiology, or a related scientific field.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Quality Assurance, Supplier Quality, Food Safety, or Food Manufacturing.
- Direct experience with beef manufacturing, beef processing, or beef supplier quality management.
- Strong understanding of beef production processes, food safety systems, and protein manufacturing environments.
- Experience managing supplier relationships and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
- Knowledge of HACCP, GMPs, regulatory compliance, and food safety systems.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting QSR, foodservice, or consumer packaged goods (CPG) organizations.
- Experience with pork or additional animal protein categories.
- HACCP, CQE, CQM, or related certifications.
- Knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Process Capability.
- Experience with laboratory testing programs and supplier verification systems.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, Tableau, and data analysis tools.
Why Join Merieux NutriSciences?
- Opportunity to work with a major North American QSR brand.
- Influence quality and food safety across thousands of restaurant locations.
- Career growth within a rapidly expanding global organization.
- Collaborative, entrepreneurial, and mission-driven culture.
- Be part of a company dedicated to improving public health worldwide.
Ideal Candidate Background
This role is especially well suited for candidates coming from:
- Beef processing or meat manufacturing companies.
- Protein suppliers serving QSR or foodservice customers.
- USDA-inspected beef facilities.
- Supplier Quality or QA leadership roles within the beef industry.
- Food safety and commercialization positions supporting national restaurant chains.
Ready to help shape the future of food safety and quality? Apply today and join a team committed to protecting consumers and elevating food standards across North America.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $80,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Will you now or in the future require employer visa sponsorship?
- Do you have experience in the Beef industry?
Experience:
- Quality assurance: 4 years (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Miami, FL 33126 (Required)
Work Location: In person
