Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer – Food Manufacturing

Hillsborough Area, NC
$85,000–$100,000 + 6% discretionary bonus

A growing food manufacturer in the Hillsborough area is hiring a Quality Engineer to provide hands-on quality leadership across production, packaging and sanitation operations.

This is a floor-focused role for someone who can identify quality issues, work effectively with Production and help maintain strong food-safety and product-quality standards. It could be a fit for a current Quality Engineer or someone coming from a strong QA Lead, Supervisor or Specialist background.

Schedule flexibility is an asset as the plant runs 24/7.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as an on-shift quality resource for production and operational teams

• Monitor GMPs, hygiene practices, process controls, CCPs and quality standards

• Oversee in-process checks, finished-product testing and environmental monitoring

• Conduct routine GMP, sanitation and process audits

• Support the site Quality Management System and maintain accurate, audit-ready documentation

• Investigate nonconformances, process deviations and product-quality issues

• Assist with root-cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions

• Train employees on GMP, hygiene, food safety and product-quality requirements

• Work with Production, Sanitation, Maintenance, Engineering and Supply Chain to resolve quality issues and improve processes

What We’re Looking For

• 1–5 years of quality experience in food manufacturing or a related high-volume manufacturing environment

• Working knowledge of GMPs, HACCP and food-safety requirements

• Exposure to SQF, BRC or another GFSI-recognized certification system

• Experience with investigations, root-cause analysis and CAPA

• Familiarity with audits, quality documentation and Quality Management Systems

• Bachelor’s degree in food science, food technology, chemistry, biology, engineering or a related field preferred

• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer certification preferred but not required

• Experience with packaging lines, sanitation processes or bakery manufacturing is helpful

• Conversational Spanish is helpful but not required

Compensation

• Target salary of $85,000–$100,000, with flexibility for a particularly strong candidate

• 6% discretionary bonus