Flour Fusion LLC | Perris, CA
$83,000–$87,000 per year, depending on experience
Full-Time | Salary Exempt | On-Site
Join Flour Fusion as Our Quality & Food Safety Leader
Flour Fusion is seeking an experienced Quality & Food Safety Manager / SQF Practitioner to lead our Quality Assurance and Food Safety programs at our Perris manufacturing facility.
This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who knows food manufacturing, understands what it takes to maintain an audit-ready operation, and can effectively lead quality systems, corrective actions, food safety programs, and a quality-focused team.
You will have direct responsibility for SQF, HACCP, GMP compliance, internal auditing, food safety plans, quality systems, CAPAs, product testing, regulatory compliance, employee training, and continuous improvement. The role also supports and oversees Quality Assurance, Quality Control, and Sanitation functions.
What You’ll Do
- Serve as Flour Fusion’s SQF Practitioner and lead the ongoing implementation and maintenance of the SQF System.
- Ensure compliance with SQF, HACCP, GMP, FDA, OSHA, customer, and company food-safety requirements.
- Maintain and improve Food Safety Plans, SOPs, GMP programs, and quality systems.
- Lead internal audits and support customer, regulatory, and certification audits.
- Review HACCP, production, quality, and food-safety records for accuracy and completeness.
- Manage non-conformances, root-cause investigations, corrective actions, and CAPAs.
- Oversee product, microbiological, sensory, and environmental testing.
- Monitor quality metrics, lab results, customer complaints, product testing, and corrective-action trends.
- Verify raw-material, ingredient, packaging, and finished-product specifications.
- Partner with Production, Purchasing, R&D, and other departments to resolve quality issues and improve processes.
- Conduct or oversee product weight, temperature, specification, and process-verification activities.
- Maintain an audit-ready quality system and ensure required records are complete and accessible.
- Provide regular SQF and food-safety updates to senior management.
- Develop and deliver food-safety training to employees.
- Coach and develop Quality Assurance, Quality Control, and Sanitation team members.
Flour Fusion’s job description specifically assigns this position responsibility for internal audits, SOPs, food-safety training, HACCP-record verification, specifications, corrective actions, testing, and SQF reporting to management.
What We’re Looking ForRequired
- 5+ years of Quality Assurance / Quality Control experience in food manufacturing, bakery manufacturing, or a related food-production environment
- SQF Practitioner Certification
- HACCP Certification
- Food Safety Certification
- Strong working knowledge of SQF, HACCP, GMPs, sanitation, allergen controls, and food-safety regulations
- Experience with internal audits, CAPAs, non-conformances, corrective actions, and root-cause analysis
- Experience implementing and maintaining HACCP-based Food Safety Plans
- Strong leadership and coaching skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently, make sound decisions, and manage competing priorities
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and reporting or quality-management systems
Preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Engineering, or a related field
- Previous leadership experience within bakery or food manufacturing
- Bilingual candidates preferred
The role’s current qualifications include SQF Practitioner, HACCP, and Food Safety certifications, five years of food-industry QA/QC experience, strong leadership skills, and in-depth knowledge of SQF, HACCP, GMP, and food-safety requirements.
What Success Looks Like
You’ll be successful in this role if you can keep the facility audit-ready every day, build accountability around food safety and quality, close corrective actions on time, reduce repeat issues, develop the quality team, and work effectively with Production to improve consistency and reduce waste.
We are looking for someone who is comfortable being visible on the production floor, asking questions, identifying risks, and holding processes to a high standard.
Compensation
$83,000–$87,000 per year, depending on experience
This is a full-time, salary-exempt position.
Compensation will be based on relevant food-manufacturing experience, leadership background, certifications, education, and demonstrated SQF and quality-management expertise.
Benefits
Flour Fusion offers:
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid holidays
- Continued training and professional development
- Cross-training opportunities
- Monthly employee recognition
- Opportunities for professional growth within food manufacturing operations
Work Environment
This is an on-site position in Perris, California.
The Quality & Food Safety Manager will work both in administrative areas and throughout the production facility. The position requires regular standing and walking and the ability to work in food-manufacturing areas with varying temperatures while wearing required PPE and safety footwear.
Why Flour Fusion?
At Flour Fusion, Quality and Food Safety directly impact every product we manufacture.
This role offers the opportunity to take ownership of the quality function, influence operational performance, develop employees, improve systems, and play a key role in maintaining the standards our customers and consumers expect.
If you are an experienced Quality Assurance Manager, Food Safety Manager, SQF Practitioner, or Quality & Food Safety professional looking for a hands-on leadership role in food manufacturing, we encourage you to apply.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $83,000–$87,000 per year
FLSA Status: Exempt
Work Location: In person – Perris, CA
Industry: Food / Bakery Manufacturing
Pay: $83,000.00 - $87,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Application Question(s):
- Are you comfortable and have you worked in a bakery enviornment with ovens and racks?
- Have you actively supported SQF audits?
- Do you have experiance updating SOPs?
Experience:
- Management: 2 years (Required)
- Microsoft Word: 1 year (Required)
- Microsoft Excel: 1 year (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Perris, CA 92571 (Required)
Work Location: In person
