Food Safety Quality Assurance Manager -

Dairy Manufacturing Date Posted:

26 September 2026

Closing Date:

October 26, 2026

Recruiter:

Agropur Location:

Lake Norden, South Dakota Salary:

USD104,000

to

USD136,000

Job Type & Industry:

Production, Manufacturing & Operations, Assurance, Quality Assurance Contract Type:

Permanent Job Reference:

2988838024-2 Apply for this job now Job Description Agropur is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager to lead plant-wide quality and food safety programs in our dairy manufacturing facility. This role oversees QMS, HACCP, GMPs, and regulatory compliance while managing a QA team and lab activities. The QA Manager monitors production quality, conducts audits, analyzes data and trends, and drives corrective and preventive actions. Partnering with operations, this role champions continuous improvement, employee training, and customer specifications, ensuring safe, high-quality dairy products and supporting Agropur's cooperative values of safety, collaboration, and sustainability. Responsibilities Lead and maintain plant quality management system and food safety programs Oversee HACCP plans, GMP compliance, and regulatory requirements Manage QA team, lab operations, and product testing Monitor production quality metrics and analyze trends Investigate nonconformances and drive CAPA and root cause analysis Conduct internal audits and support external audits and customer visits Ensure adherence to customer specifications and documentation standards Collaborate with operations on process improvements and standardization Develop and deliver quality and food safety training for plant staff Support continuous improvement and sustainability initiatives in production Required Skills Quality management systems (QMS) HACCP and food safety standards GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) Statistical process control (SPC) Root cause analysis (5 Whys, Fishbone) Corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) Internal and external auditing

ISO 9001 / FSSC 22000

familiarity Sampling and inspection methods Microsoft Office and ERP/MES systems