Job Description

Join a team driven by science, grounded in nature, and committed to care. As Quality Assurance Manager, you will play a critical role in protecting the integrity of our colostrum products by ensuring they remain safe, effective, and trusted by producers around the world. This role supports our mission to optimize calf health and help producers start every herd on the right foot by leading food safety, quality, and compliance programs aligned with FSSC 22000 and GMP+. Partnering closely with operations and cross-functional teams, you will drive continuous improvement, strengthen quality systems, and ensure every product reflects our commitment to animal health, research-backed innovation, and producer success.

If you’re passionate about quality, driven by science, and committed to making a meaningful impact on animal health, we encourage you to apply and join us in shaping the future of colostrum innovation.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain and continuously improve the Food Safety Management System aligned with FSSC 22000 and GMP+
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, customer, and internal food safety and quality standards
• Support and participate in external audits (FSSC, regulatory, customer) and internal audit programs, including corrective actions
• Lead mock recall exercises and maintain readiness to protect product integrity
• Investigate non-conformances and implement effective corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
• Oversee vendor qualification programs, including audits, risk assessments, and ongoing monitoring
• Manage document control systems (SOPs, records) to ensure accuracy, consistency, and audit readiness
• Partner with operations and production teams to embed quality, sanitation, and process control into daily practices

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Agriculture, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of quality assurance experience in food, dairy, or agricultural processing environments
• Proven experience with FSSC 22000, HACCP, GMP+, and regulatory inspections or audits
• Strong knowledge of Canadian food safety regulations and risk-based quality systems
• Experience in supplier quality management and vendor qualification processes
• Highly analytical with strong attention to detail and problem-solving ability
• Effective communicator with the ability to influence and collaborate cross-functionally
• Comfortable working in production environments with occasional travel and schedule flexibility

SCCL is the global leader in manufacturing and distribution of colostrum. We manufacture research-proven products created by a veterinarian and her team of immunologists who strive to improve the world’s knowledge about the benefits of colostrum. SCCL provides the most researched, biologically active, whole bovine colostrum for livestock producers globally to maximize their herd’s potential by optimizing newborn health and development. We care about calves We care about the future of the herd. We are colostrum. At SCCL, we strive to optimize calf beginnings with whole bovine colostrum perfected by Science, Nature, and Care.

SCCL has deep roots in the industry through its origin within the URUS family of companies. As a holding company with cooperative and private ownership, URUS is a family of businesses at the heart of the dairy and beef industry – Alta Genetics, GENEX, Genetics Australia, Leachman Cattle, Jetstream, PEAK, SCCL, Trans Ova Genetics and VAS. Each organization has its unique identity, products, and services. These companies work globally to provide cutting-edge dairy and beef genetics, customized reproductive services to maximize conceptions, dairy management information to take producers to the frontline of progressive dairy farming, and an array of products and services to help bovines reach their full genetic potential. URUS has 9 brands in 17 retail countries and employs nearly 2,800 people globally.