Job Description

Food Safety and Quality Assurance Manager

Grecian Delight | Kronos Foods (GDK) is a premier provider of authentic Greek and Mediterranean cuisine. We offer gyros, specialty meats, pitas, flatbreads, tzatziki, hummus, spreads, falafel, ready?to?eat and plant?based proteins, and value?added bakery products. Serving over 400 foodservice distributors, 30,000 independent and national chain restaurants, and the top 40 U.S. retailers, we enrich dining experiences with Mediterranean flavors.

Our Vision: To be the leader in Greek, Mediterranean and inspired world cuisine, serving every table and menu worldwide with delicious flavors.

Our Mission: To be the preferred trusted partner for our customers by delivering mutual value and acting with urgency.

Guiding Principles:

• Customer Centricity: Put the customer at the heart of the business.
• Ownership and Empathy: Act like owners, think like customers.
• Conscious Leadership: Leading with awareness, kindness, and courage.
• Competitive Spirit: Playing to win.

We seek individuals who resonate with our vision, mission, and guiding principles. Your alignment with these core values helps us maintain a legacy of excellence and innovation.

About the Role

The Quality Assurance Manager will lead the development, implementation, and enforcement of quality systems and food safety fundamentals at our Elk Grove Village, IL facility. The incumbent will oversee FDA and USDA regulatory requirements, including HACCP/HARPC, GMP, and SSOPs.

What you are going to be doing

• Oversee QA programs & systems for all manufacturing areas (meat, bakery, sauce, hummus, falafel).
• Lead staffing, training, and scheduling of the QA team.
• Lead HACCP/Food Safety Team activities, developing, implementing, and verifying plans.
• Manage and verify HACCP and prerequisite programs (GMPs, USDA-SSOPs, allergen control, foreign material, inspection, training, sanitation).
• Develop and maintain environmental testing program to meet USDA/FSIS and customer requirements.
• Communicate quality metrics and inspection results in KPI reports to corporate QA, plant management, and stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain SOPs and policies for product quality evaluation and support.
• Manage expense control (landlord, labor, service, supplies) to display Cost of Quality.
• Provide leadership for audits and inspections, including SQF preparation.
• Conduct internal and external audits of vendors and storage facilities.
• Investigate and address customer complaints, develop action plans, and track issues.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions on process failures.
• Lead or participate in projects to improve quality, safety, efficiency, and compliance.
• Maintain USDA export process compliance with customs and regulations.
• Implement procedures to test raw materials, WIP, and finished product.
• Collaborate cross?functionally with Sales, Purchasing, Customer Service, Operations, and R&D.
• Work closely with Engineering, Maintenance, and Plant Management on efficiencies and automation issues.

What you need to have

• B.S. in Food Science, Microbiology/Biology, Chemistry, Public Health Studies, or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in a food manufacturing environment, or equivalent education and experience.
• 3+ years of leadership experience.
• SQF Practitioner Certification preferred.
• Knowledge of HACCP, GMP, SSOP, USDA, FDA, and SQF requirements.
• Strong problem?solving skills; ability to analyze data and recommend actions.
• Excellent written and oral communication.
• Strong planning and organization; prioritizes tasks and develops realistic action plans.

Why work with us

We blend innovation with tradition, offering a respectful work environment, fair compensation, and abundant opportunities for professional growth. Our standards are built on equal employment opportunities, respectful dialogue, integrity, and accountability.

What We Offer

• Highly competitive compensation and bonus programs.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family.
• Safe?harbor 401(k) plan with generous matching and immediate vesting.
• Life, AD&DD, short? and long?term disability programs.
• Health, dependent care, and commuter flexible spending accounts.
• Health savings account contributions.
• Additional voluntary benefit programs.
• Paid vacations and holidays.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).

Compensation Range: $110k $130k with a 10% bonus potential.

Grecian Delight | Kronos Foods Corp is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, marital status, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Job Details

• Seniority level: Mid?Senior level
• Employment type: Full?time
• Job function: Quality Assurance
• Industries: Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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