QA Manager - Kennesaw, GA at ADM in Kennesaw, GA

QA Manager - Kennesaw, GA

Job Responsibilities:
The QA Manager – strategic direction and daily execution of quality assurance programs, ensuring the production of safe, compliant, and high-quality products. Responsibilities include oversight of quality systems, document control, batch and finished product release, deviations, investigations, non-conformances, CAPAs, training and competency programs, supplier quality support, audit readiness, and production floor quality activities. The role serves as a key partner to Operations, Compliance, Engineering, Maintenance, R&D, and Supply Chain to drive continuous improvement, regulatory compliance, and a culture of quality and food safety throughout the organization

Quality Management System (QMS)

• Provide leadership and oversight of the Quality Management System (QMS) to ensure continued compliance with regulatory, certification, customer, and company requirements.
• Ensure cGMP, food safety, sanitation, and quality standards are effectively implemented, maintained, and continuously improved throughout the organization.
• Serve as Management Representative for quality-related initiatives and continuous improvement programs.
• Establish quality objectives, metrics, and key performance indicators (KPIs) and communicate performance trends to leadership.

Regulatory & Compliance Management

• Ensure facility compliance with FDA regulations, customer requirements, certification standards, and applicable state and federal regulations.
• Maintain audit readiness and lead preparation activities for customer, regulatory, certification, and internal audits.
• Support and participate in FDA, certification body, customer, and third-party audits, including management of responses and corrective action plans.
• Monitor regulatory changes and industry trends and ensure implementation of applicable requirements.

Quality Operations

• Manage the finished product release program and provide timely disposition of raw materials, in-process materials, and finished goods.
• Review and approve deviations, change controls, investigations, risk assessments, and product disposition decisions.
• Oversee the Non-Conformance and Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) programs, ensuring investigations identify root causes and effective corrective actions.
• Analyze quality data and trends to identify opportunities for risk reduction and process improvement.
• Ensure quality testing, environmental monitoring, sanitation verification, and production floor inspections are effectively performed and documented.
• Lead product hold, release, rejection, and recall readiness activities as required.

Documentation & Records Management

• Oversee document control activities, including review and approval of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Work Instructions, Forms, Master Manufacturing Records, Batch Production Records, Specifications, and Quality Agreements.
• Ensure quality documentation, logs, and records are maintained in accordance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
• Review and approve batch records, laboratory records, certificates, and shipping documentation as required.