QA Manager
Company: Branding Iron Holdings
Location: Rochester
Posted on: January 7, 2026
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Job Description:
Description: About the Company For over 60 years, Branding Iron
Holdings (“BIH”) has been producing high quality beef and pork
products while delivering customized solutions to the food service
and retail trade industries. With an eye to the future, BIH has put
a strong focus on building internal talent and on leveraging unique
product lines and national distribution to drive continued growth.
Guided by a strong set of core values (Respect, Integrity and
Stewardship), reflecting a culture of servant leadership at every
level, BIH’s team works hard to foster a culture that embraces and
builds meaningful, long-term relationships with both employees and
its customer base. Position Summary: Responsible for establishing a
quality assurance system and team that promotes customer
satisfaction and that positively impacts the financial performance
of our Rochester, Minnesota facility. Champion continuous
improvement efforts and defect reduction initiatives to establish
and maintain effective Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point
program (HACCP); initiate and implement quality improvement
activities as appropriate (e.g. Food Quality Safety) to raise the
performance of the company’s product lines; develop, validate and
maintain Food Safety and Food Quality systems consistent with the
SQF Code Level 3 certification requirements. Educate and train
employees as to their impact in the quality management system and
maintain a food safety culture. Responsibilities: · Develop,
implement, manage and integrate a HACCP program for manufacturing.
· Serve as the primary quality control resource for problem
identification, resolution, loss reporting and continuous
improvement. · Act as USDA liaison. · Support concurrent
engineering efforts by participating in design development projects
representing quality assurance and the customer. · Design implement
and document procedures for process control, process improvement,
testing and inspection. · Establish and implement metrics (process
capability, control charts, measurement quality) for monitoring
system effectiveness and to enable managers to make sound product
quality decisions · Perform root-cause analysis and other
problem-solving activities to identify effective corrective actions
and process improvements. · Establish collection and analysis
systems of statistical data to predict trends that will affect
improvement of product quality. · Analyze customers’ product
specifications to establish efficient, cost-effective requirements
for ease of manufacture and reproducibility. · Develop quality
planning methods for all product lines. · Develop process
certification standards and assist in process certification. ·
Monitor vendor performance and establish criteria and rating system
for critical vendors. · Review customer purchase orders, contracts
and change requests and ensure that the necessary criteria and
provisions are included in quality and process plans. · Interact
with customers to identify opportunities to improve quality and
establish feedback with manufacturing and development personnel. ·
Oversee calibration and testing programs. · Report to management on
quality issues, trends and losses. · Review suppliers purchase
orders and establish supplier quality requirements. · Participate
in internal and external quality audits. · Interface with supplier
and customer quality representatives concerning problems with
quality control and assure that effective corrective action is
implemented. · All other reasonable duties, as assigned
Requirements: Qualifications · BS/BA in Food Science, Microbiology,
Chemistry, or related fields. · 5 years’ experience in QA systems
implementation and management. · 5 years’ experience in developing,
implementation, and maintaining HACCP and Food Safety programs. ·
Broad knowledge of theory and principles of statistics and
statistical process control. · Experience in designing and
implementing quality systems. · Diverse knowledge of inspection and
control methods, techniques and documentation. · Excellent
communication skills (written and verbal). · Strong computer skills
that include quality control applications, word processing,
spreadsheets and databases. · Thorough understanding of general
safety requirements. · Travel as needed to customers and other
Branding Iron Holdings facilities Work Environment/Physical
Demands: · Work performed in an office and factory settings. ·
Exposure to shop environment such as noise, cold, damp environment
and allergens. · Occasionally required to lift up to 20 lbs. ·
Regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach and move about
facility. Supervisory Responsibilities: · Direct supervision of
Quality Supervisor for the Rochester, MN facility. · Back-up to
position in the event of absence will be the Quality Supervisor.
Benefits Overview Competitive base salary ($90,000- $100,000
annually). Base salary is one component of a competitive
compensation package for employees. Full benefits package,
including medical/ vision/ dental/life insurance, 401(k) with
company match, and paid time off. We take into consideration a
variety of factors including, but not limited to, skills,
abilities, experience, education, credentials, and internal equity
when determining the base salary offered. Roles are eligible for
additional rewards including an annual incentive program based on
individual and company performance. Branding Iron Holdings is an
equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered
without regard to race, color, age, gender identity or expression,
sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, disability,
veteran status, religion, national origin, or any other
characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity
laws. Compensation details: 90000-100000 Yearly Salary
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