Associate Manager, Co-Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality
Impossible FoodsPosted 2/20/2025
Associate Manager, Co-Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality
Impossible Foods
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Salary Range
69k - 100k USD / YEAR
Job Summary
Impossible Foods is seeking an Associate Manager for Co-Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality. The role involves overseeing third-party manufacturers to ensure quality, safety, and compliance standards are met. Key responsibilities include collaborating with R&D and production teams, monitoring KPIs, conducting food safety inspections, and developing training programs for co-manufacturers. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in Biology or a related field, 2-5 years of leadership experience in food safety, and knowledge of GMPs, sanitation practices, FDA regulations, and GFSI scheme standards. The position offers a competitive salary range, equity, benefits, and bonus plan, with the option for remote work.
Job Description
Impossible Foods was founded to transform the global food system and reduce the impact of climate change by making the world’s most delicious, nutritious, and sustainable meat, fish, and dairy — from plants. We’re building a rockstar team of brilliant, collaborative, mission-driven individuals who take pride in using their diverse skills to contribute to saving our planet.
Want to join the movement? You can help us solve the most urgent, important challenge facing the world today (and have fun doing it).
Job Summary:
This role is responsible for overseeing and ensuring that third-party manufacturers (co-manufacturers) consistently meet Impossible Foods' stringent quality, safety, and compliance standards. The position plays a pivotal role in monitoring and evaluating the food safety and quality performance of co-manufacturers, fostering strong partnerships, and driving continuous improvement to uphold the company's commitment to delivering safe, high-quality products.
Essential Job Functions:
- Collaborate with R&D and production teams to ensure product consistency and adherence to quality standards.
- Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) related to quality, defect rates, and customer complaints, driving continuous improvement initiatives.
- Review and ensure that corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) are effectively implemented to address quality concerns, working closely with co-manufacturers.
- Conduct routine and ad hoc food safety inspections to ensure compliance with company and regulatory standards.
- Maintain detailed and accurate records of audits, inspections, and quality reports for internal use and regulatory compliance.
- Ensure proper documentation is prepared and maintained for regulatory submissions, certifications, and audits.
- Develop and deliver training programs for co-manufacturers to enhance food safety and quality practices.
- Collaborate with procurement, supply chain, and production teams to align on quality expectations and ensure seamless execution.
- Communicate quality expectations, performance metrics, and feedback to co-manufacturers to foster accountability and improvement.
- Perform other duties as assigned, which are representative of the nature and level of work required for this role.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Microbiology, Food Science, or a related field.
- 2 to 5 years of leadership experience in food safety within a food manufacturing environment.
- In-depth knowledge of GMPs, sanitation practices, FDA regulations, and GFSI scheme standards.
- Proven experience with:
- Exceptional collaborative, reporting, and communication skills, with the ability to influence, lead, and develop others through effective training initiatives.
- Hands-on approach with a strong sense of urgency and the ability to meet deadlines.
- Documentation review covers both written and electronic documentations. The document review area includes quality, food safety, sensory, preventative maintenance, and shipping.
- Willingness to travel at least 50% of the time to manufacturing sites and storage warehouses, including on short notice.
- Demonstrated ability to adapt to dynamic environments and prioritize tasks effectively.
○ Root cause analysis tools and techniques.
○ Conducting plant trials and implementing process improvements
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced knowledge of food safety and quality systems.
- Experience in leading cross-functional teams or projects.
- Additional certifications in food safety or quality management (e.g., HACCP, PCQI).
$68,500 - $100,100 a year
This U.S. based, full-time position offers the above base salary range + equity + benefits + bonus plan.
Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Impossible Foods Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other trait protected by law.
Impossible Foods offers opportunities to all job seekers including job seekers with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your application for employment or interview process, please contact us by sending an email to [email protected] or call 855-877-6365. Resumes or CVs submitted to this email inbox will not be accepted.
If the ability to work remotely is indicated, this role can be performed from any US state except for Alaska, Hawaii, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin.
This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.
