Director of Quality

• Lead food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance programs in alignment with FDA, USDA Organic/NOP, SQF, and applicable state and international regulations.
• Drive a proactive quality culture through effective leadership, training, accountability systems, and engagement.
• Own and continuously improve the Food Safety Plan, HACCP, Preventive Controls, GMPs, and related compliance programs.
• Lead and oversee Quality Assurance and Quality Control programs across internal manufacturing operations, co-manufacturers, and suppliers.
• Serve as SQF Practitioner (or equivalent) and lead certification efforts, audits, and corrective action follow-up.
• Act as executive owner for recall readiness, crisis management, and regulatory response.
• Lead root cause analysis, CAPA development, implementation, and verification.
• Define, track, analyze, and report quality KPIs across manufacturing sites and partners.
• Develop and manage supplier quality programs, including audits and performance monitoring.
• Monitor regulatory trends and proactively update policies and procedures to maintain compliance.
• Develop and manage the quality budget, ensuring fiscal responsibility.
• Oversee packaging and product safety compliance, including material integrity and validation programs.
• Manage label compliance, claims substantiation, and regulatory review for new product launches.
• Partner with R&D, Operations, and Supply Chain to integrate quality throughout product development and commercialization.
• Establish quality standards and validation protocols for new ingredient sourcing.
• Maintain effective communication with employees, contractors, suppliers, and external partners at all levels.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants. Michael Page will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.