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Job Title: Quality Manager** **Job Description

As a Quality Manager, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and enforcing food safety standards and quality assurance programs. Your role will include overseeing HACCP, regulatory audits, and food safety training programs, as well as managing standard operating procedures (SOPs), product inspections, and standardized work instructions. This position operates on the 1st shift from 7 am to 3:30 pm.

Responsibilities

+ Develop, interpret, and implement Quality Assurance and Quality Control procedures and standards, including SOPs, KPIs, and GMPs.

+ Evaluate the adequacy of existing Quality Assurance and Quality Control standards.

+ Ensure compliance with all statutory and system requirements.

+ Devise sampling procedures and directions for recording and reporting quality data.

+ Review the implementation and efficiency of quality and inspection systems.

+ Plan, conduct, and monitor testing and inspection of materials and products to ensure finished product quality.

+ Document internal audits and other quality assurance activities.

+ Investigate customer complaints and non-conformance issues, and develop, trend, recommend, and monitor corrective and preventative actions.

+ Analyze data to identify areas for improvement in the quality system and prepare reports to communicate outcomes of quality activities.

+ Identify training needs and organize training interventions to meet quality standards.

+ Coordinate and support on-site audits conducted by external providers and evaluate audit findings to develop and implement appropriate corrective actions.

+ Ensure quality of processes from supplier materials for production.

+ Look for ways to reduce waste and increase efficiency within the organization.

+ Manage document management systems.

+ Implement best practices in quality management and respective areas of work.

+ Implement product quality, customer, and service excellence to achieve desired business plans and culture.

Essential Skills

+ 3-5 years of food safety/quality experience in food or food packaging manufacturing.

+ Experience with HACCP and SQF Audits.

+ Demonstrates creative problem-solving skills.

+ Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

+ Food safety/Audit certifications.

+ GFSI certification.

Why Work Here?

Join a company that values its employees by offering comprehensive health, life, dental, and vision insurance, along with a 401K plan. Enjoy working in a climate-controlled maintenance department that ensures comfort throughout your workday. End-of-year bonuses based on company and personal performance are also part of the benefits package.

Work Environment

You will be working in a food packaging industrial environment with press machines, winders, and rewinders. The quality department maintains a cleanroom standard, ensuring a clean and organized workspace.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Wheeling, IL.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $60000.00 - $100000.00/yr.

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Dental

Vision

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Wheeling,IL.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jan 28, 2026.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.