Director, Food Safety & Quality

Just Food Company is on a mission to build a healthier, safer, and more sustainable food system—starting with what’s on your plate. From pioneering plant-based eggs to making real meat without slaughter, we’re reimagining the future of food in ways that are better for people and the planet.
We’re a lean, passionate team of scientists, chefs, engineers, and operators who believe that doing hard things well can make a meaningful difference. We’ve brought groundbreaking innovations to market, like Just Egg and GOOD Meat, and we’re just getting started.
If you’re excited by big challenges, real impact, and the chance to shape what the future tastes like—we’d love to meet you.
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Just Food Company is building a better food system through better products—and we’re looking for someone who can own food safety and quality from end to end. This role is ideal for a self-starter who’s passionate about doing the work and doing it right. You’ll be the point person for all things QA/QC across our internal operations and co-manufacturing partners, with the opportunity to both build and execute systems that scale.
This is a hands-on role in a lean team, suited for someone who thrives in ambiguity, can zoom in and out effortlessly, and knows when to roll up their sleeves and when to step back and see the big picture.
This role reports to the CTO with a dotted line to the COO, and will work cross-functionally with all groups and layers of the organization.
Key Responsibilities
Own and continuously improve the company's global Quality Management System (QMS) across internal manufacturing sites and co-manufacturing partners.
Provide quality and regulatory leadership for North American and European operations, including Germany and future potential expansion into additional European markets ensuring compliance with applicable customer, regulatory, and certification requirements. This includes directly or indirectly managing remote quality functions & personnel where appropriate.
Ensure compliance with all applicable food safety and regulatory requirements, including FDA, FSVP, USDA, HACCP, SQF/BRC, export, and international regulations.
Lead internal, customer, certification, and regulatory audits, driving audit readiness, corrective actions, and continuous compliance across the organization.
Oversee raw material, in-process, and finished goods specifications, testing programs, and release standards.
Own product labeling, regulatory reviews, and documentation to ensure ongoing compliance across all markets.
Develop, maintain, and execute regulatory strategies and dossiers to support existing products, new product launches, and international market expansion.
Serve as the company's quality and regulatory subject matter expert, advising executive leadership on food safety risk, regulatory strategy, international expansion, and emerging industry requirements.
Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Manufacturing, R&D, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams to embed quality throughout the product lifecycle.