QA Manager - Bread

Why choose us?

Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Join us for an exciting opportunity at Albertsons Companies, where innovation and customer service go hand-in-hand!

At Albertsons Companies, we are looking for someone who’s not just seeking a job, but someone who wants to make an impact. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to lead, innovate, and contribute to the growth of a company that values great service and lasting customer relationships. This position offers the chance to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that’s constantly evolving.

What will you be doing?

The Quality Assurance Manager serves as the site leader for Food Safety, Quality, and Regulatory Compliance, accountable for protecting consumers, ensuring brand integrity, and enabling business growth.

This role leads and continuously improves the site’s Food Safety & Quality Management System (FSQMS) to meet and exceed FDA, SQF/ BRC (GFSI), Organic, and customer requirements. The QA Manager partners cross-functionally with Operations, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Product Development, and Commercial teams to mitigate risk, drive operational excellence, and support innovation and commercialization.

This position plays a critical leadership role in fostering a proactive food safety culture, leveraging data and continuous improvement tools to enhance product quality, process capability, and regulatory readiness.

The position will be based in Richmond, CA.

Main responsibilities:

• Lead Food Safety & Quality Systems: Own and continuously improve the site FSQMS (HACCP, FSMA/Preventive Controls, GMPs, SQF/ BRC, EMP, allergen control) to ensure audit readiness and full compliance.

• Regulatory & Audit Leadership: Serve as primary contact for State, FDA, third-party, and customer audits; lead inspections, responses, and corrective action closure.

• Product Safety Authority: Make final decisions on product release, holds, deviations, and disposition; oversee lab, environmental, and microbiological programs.

• Quality Team Leadership: Develop and lead the QA team through effective mentorship, clear accountability, strategic hiring, structured onboarding and ongoing capability development.

• Data-Driven Improvement: Establish KPIs and leverage data to drive risk reduction, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement.

• Supplier & Customer Quality: Lead supplier quality programs and own customer complaint management, including investigation and trend analysis.

• Commercialization & Change Management: Partner with R&D and cross-functional teams to support new product launches and manage formulation, labeling, and process changes.

• People Leadership & Culture: Develop and lead the QA team while embedding a strong food safety and quality culture across the plant.

• Operational Partnership: Collaborate with Operations to improve process capability, reduce waste, and ensure consistent product quality.

We are looking for candidates who possess the following:

All other duties as assigned. We believe the successful candidate has these qualifications and experience:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in food science, Microbiology, or related discipline

• 5 plus years of progressive experience in Quality or Food Safety leadership within a high-speed large-scale production bakery or similar processes (low moisture, shelf-stable goods)

• Deep expertise in SQF/ BRC, HACCP, and audit management

• Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional initiatives, driving change and influencing stakeholders

• Demonstrated expertise in working with internal and external functions including regulators and public brand customers

Preferred:

• SQF Practitioner and/or PCQI certification

• Experience in commercial baking (bread, buns, rolls)

• Familiarity with digital quality management systems and tools

Work Environment:

• Manufacturing and cold room environments

• Flexibility to support audits, inspections, and business critical activities

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Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. Committed to innovation and fostering a culture of belonging, our team is united with a unique purpose: to bring people together around the joys of food and to inspire well-being. We want talented individuals to be part of this journey!

Locally great and nationally strong, Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI) is a leading food and drug retailer in the U.S. We operate over 2,200 stores, 1,732 pharmacies, 405 fuel centers, 22 distribution facilities, and 19 manufacturing plants across 34 states and the District of Columbia. Our well-known banners include Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, ACME, Shaw’s, Tom Thumb, United Supermarkets, United Express, Randalls, Albertson’s Market, Pavilions, Star Markets, Market Street, Carrs, Haggen, Lucky, Amigos, Andronico’s Community Markets, King’s, Balducci’s, and Albertson’s Market Street.

Our vision is to be a retail leader admired for national strength with deep local roots, offering an easy, fun, friendly, and inspiring experience, no matter how customers choose to shop with us. We celebrate the rich diversity of the communities we serve, and strive to create a workplace where everyone has equal access to opportunities and resources, and can fully contribute to their and our company’s success.

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Building the future of food and well-being starts with you. Join our team and bring your best self to the table.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by the employees assigned to this job and are not the official job description for the position. All employees must comply with Company, Division, and Store policies and applicable laws. The responsibilities, duties, and skills of personnel may vary within store and/or from store to store and the official job description will be provided during the application process.

Albertsons is an Equal Opportunity Employer

This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, or on any other basis prohibited by law. Consistent with applicable state and local law, the Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Pay Transparency:

Starting rates will be no less than the local minimum wage and may vary based on criteria such as location, experience, and qualifications. Candidates with unique qualifications may be considered for compensation above this range. Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, sick pay (accrued based on hours worked), PTO/Vacation Pay (accrued based on hours worked) or Flexible Time Off, paid holidays (8-9 days annually), bereavement pay, and retirement benefits (pension and/or 401k eligibility). [If applicable:] Associates in this position may be eligible for a quarterly bonus. ​