QA Lead

Job Title: QA Lead

Job Description

The QA Lead provides leadership and support for the quality and operations teams during night shift operations. This role ensures compliance with regulatory, customer, and internal standards by supervising the night shift quality team, monitoring quality assurance processes, conducting audits and training, and supporting continuous improvement across packaging and sanitation operations. The QA Lead acts as a key liaison between departments, ensuring that the night shift operates in alignment with food safety and quality expectations.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the night shift quality team, which includes 5 Quality Technicians and a Quality and Compliance Specialist.
• Monitor quality assurance processes to ensure compliance with regulatory, customer, and internal standards.
• Conduct audits and provide training to uphold quality standards.
• Support continuous improvement across packaging and sanitation operations.
• Act as a key liaison between departments to ensure alignment with food safety and quality expectations.
  
  

Essential Skills

• Associates degree in the sciences or Bachelor's degree in the life sciences (Food Science, Microbiology, Biology or related field).
• At least 2 years of experience in the food industry, with baking industry experience being most comparable.
• Experience working under GMP, HACCP, and Food Safety principles.
• Familiarity with SQF (GFSI).
• Lead or supervisory experience.
• Experience writing SOPs/procedures.
  
  

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with metal detection/X-ray for troubleshooting is a plus.
• Independent worker with the ability to spearhead projects and confidently implement changes.
  
  

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $72800.00 - $83200.00/yr.

PTO- holiday and vacation

Medical benefits

Vision

Dental

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Madison,WI.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 15, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

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

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