Job Description

Titus Talent Strategies has partnered with CAVA as they look to hire a Manager of Food Safety & Quality Assurance for their Verona, Virginia manufacturing facility.

CAVA is a category-defining Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant brand, bringing together healthful food and bold, satisfying flavors at scale. Our non-negotiable? Taking care of the people and things that feed us. This is the cornerstone of our company culture and paramount to everything we do and achieve.

Our mission is to bring heart, health, and humanity to food—we do that through hiring great people who care about our commitment to hospitality and generosity.

At CAVA, we serve food you can be proud of. And we employ people you want to grow with. Discover the right opportunity for you and flavor your future

At CAVA Foods we love what we do, and we manufacture every product to be as fulfilling as the last. At our manufacturing center we are looking for fanatics in food who take pride in our products and are ready to ensure every CAVA Restaurant and retail partner receives products that uphold the high-quality standards of our brand.

Title: FSQA Manager

The CAVA Foods FSQA Manager is a detail-oriented and accountable leader of our Food Safety and Quality Assurance program. This role is critical in ensuring compliance with regulatory and third-party standards, maintaining high food safety and quality benchmarks, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. The FSQA Manager will oversee a team of Quality Assurance Technicians and collaborate cross-functionally to uphold our commitment to safe, high-quality food in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

What You’ll Do

Compliance & Audit Readiness

• Maintain and continuously improve the facility’s Food Safety Plans and prerequisite programs.
• Ensure full compliance with regulatory (FDA, State) and third-party certifications (GFSI, Organic).
• Lead internal audits and prepare for external inspections and certification renewals.
• Manage traceability, recall, and product hold/release programs with precision and accountability.

Team Leadership & Development

• Supervise, mentor, and develop Quality Assurance Technicians, fostering a high-performance team culture.
• Provide ongoing training in food safety, sanitation, and quality protocols.
• Promote ownership and accountability across the facility to foster and grow a strong Food Safety and Quality Culture.

Operational Excellence

• Oversee sanitation processes including manual and automated systems (CIP), ensuring validation and documentation are complete and accurate.
• Manage third-party vendors for pest control, sanitation, and chemical supplies.
• Support new product development by maintaining specifications, standards, and quality protocols.
• Investigate and analyze consumer complaints and quality issues, using data to drive corrective actions.

Continuous Improvement & Risk Management

• Lead environmental monitoring programs and support supplier performance reviews.
• Provide technical expertise in risk analysis, root cause investigations, and corrective/preventive actions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and implement process improvements and corrective and preventive actions.
• Provide critical thinking and problem solving skills to tackle issues as they arise

The Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Food Safety, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in food manufacturing, including 2+ years in a supervisory or management role.
• Strong knowledge of HACCP, Preventive Controls, GMPs, sanitation, and food safety regulations.
• Experience with GFSI schemes (BRC preferred), FDA inspections, and audit preparation.
• PCQI and HACCP certification required.
• Experience with High Pressure Processing (HPP) is a plus.
• Exceptional attention to detail, organizational skills and accountability.
• Strong leadership, communication, and team development capabilities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and quality management systems.
• Ability to work flexible hours and adapt to a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to maintain stationary position to be able to operate a computer and other office equipment
• Must be able to identify, analyze and assess details
• Ability to communicate with others and exchange information accurately and effectively
• Constantly positions self and move about to support ordinary restaurant or food production support or office operations, as applicable
• Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner
• Physical dexterity, ability to lift up to 50 lbs and push/pull rolling bowls, carts, and containers.
• The ability to work in varied environmental conditions (dry, cold)
• Ability to squat, kneel, bend and twist
• Allergens: We prepare products with milk and sesame containing ingredients. Team members must be able to work with these ingredients.

Compensation Details

• Competitive salary, plus bonus and long-term incentives*
• Unlimited PTO, paid parental leave, plus paid opportunities to give back to the community
• Six (6) paid holidays annually
• Health, Dental, Vision, Telemedicine, Pet Insurance plus more!
• 401k enrollment with CAVA contribution
• Company-paid STD, LTD, Life and AD&D coverage for salaried positions*
• Free CAVA food
• Casual work environment
• The opportunity to be on the ground floor of a rapidly growing brand

*Indicates qualifying eligible positions only

CAVA – Joining “A culture, not a concept”

As an equal opportunity employer, CAVA considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, height, weight, marital status, sexual orientation, familial status, genetic information or any other characteristic or protected classes as defined by federal, state, or local law.

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