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This role helps ensure that co-manufacturers consistently meet David’s quality, food safety, product, and documentation requirements.\nThe 3PM Quality Associate will work closely with Quality, Manufacturing, R&D, and external manufacturing partners to support finished goods quality, specification compliance, lot release, traceability, documentation, and continuous improvement across David’s external manufacturing network.\nCore Responsibilities:\nCo-Manufacturer Management\nSupport the qualification and onboarding of new contract manufacturers against David’s quality and food safety requirements.\nCoordinate collection and review of required co-man documentation, certifications, and quality records.\nSupport maintenance of the co-man onboarding materials, and quality agreements.\nParticipate in co-man audits, site visits, production trials, and routine quality meetings.\nMaintain the co-man audit schedule and track completion of required follow-up actions.\nTrack CAPAs and non-conformances, follow up with co-mans on open actions, and escalate overdue or significant issues.\nMaintain co-manufacturer dashboards, scorecards, and performance metrics in partnership with Quality and Manufacturing.\nLot Release & COA Management\nCoordinate finished goods lot release activities for products manufactured by co-mans.\nReview finished goods Certificates of Analysis (COAs) against approved specifications and flag discrepancies for review.\nTrack testing results and required documentation to ensure all release requirements are completed.\nSystems & Documentation\nSupport QMS implementation and ongoing use with co-manufacturing partners.\nMaintain SOPs, specifications, quality agreements, and other controlled quality documentation.\nParticipate in weekly quality and co-man meetings and document actions and follow-ups.\nMaintain co-manufacturer scorecards and dashboards used to track quality and operational performance.\nEnsure quality documentation is accurate, current, organized, and audit-ready.\nHelp translate product development requirements into manufacturing specifications, quality requirements, and production documentation.\nRequirements\nRequired:\nBackground in Food Science, Regulatory Affairs, Quality, Food Safety, or related field\nExperience in food, beverage, or CPG quality, regulatory, supplier quality, or food safety\nWorking knowledge of food safety and regulatory frameworks (FDA, FSMA, GFSI, HACCP, Prop 65)\nStrong organizational skills with a high bar for documentation and follow-through\nAbility to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced, scaling environment\nPreferred:\nExperience with supplier audits, CAPAs, and recall execution\nFamiliarity with TraceGains or similar supplier management systems\nPCQI, HACCP, or GFSI experienceExperience working directly with co-manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, and 3PLs\n\nWillingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed\nBenefits\nThis is a full-time, in-office role based in New York City. 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