Quality Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in food science, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in beverage manufacturing required.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a quality management, quality leadership, or supervisory role required.
• Experience with HACCP, SQF, FDA, FSMA, and food safety/quality systems in a regulated manufacturing environment required.
• Candidates with prior experience in Coca-Cola, Coke system plants, beverage bottling, or other major beverage manufacturing environments are strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting customer audits, regulatory inspections, and plant quality programs is required.
• Strong knowledge of food safety systems, internal auditing, sanitation programs, and quality compliance in a beverage manufacturing environment.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage, coach, and develop cross-functional quality teams.
• Excellent documentation, communication, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Strong problem-solving ability, including root cause analysis and CAPA management.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, quality databases, and QMS systems.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced plant environment and manage multiple priorities with a high level of accountability.
• Must be able to walk and stand for long periods in production and warehouse areas.
• Ability to lift up to 30 lbs and operate standard testing and inspection equipment.

Nice To Haves

• Candidates with prior experience in Coca-Cola, Coke system plants, beverage bottling, or other major beverage manufacturing environments are strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage and continuously improve plant quality systems including HACCP, GMPs, traceability, allergen control, hold-and-release procedures, CAPA processes, and documentation control.
• Lead all regulatory inspections, customer audits, and internal audit activities; ensure full documentation, preparation, follow-up, and audit readiness at all times.
• Maintain compliance with FDA, FSMA, OSHA, SQF, and other relevant food safety, quality, and workplace safety standards.
• Ensure quality policies, SOPs, specifications, and work instructions are current, effective, and properly implemented throughout the plant.
• Oversee non-conformance reporting, deviation investigations, corrective actions, preventive actions, and verification of closure.
• Supervise and develop QA technicians, sanitation supervisors, and QC line staff.
• Provide training and reinforcement on quality standards, food safety requirements, SOPs, GMP expectations, and product specifications.
• Promote a proactive culture of accountability, quality ownership, and continuous improvement across the operation.
• Coach team members and cross-functional partners on quality expectations, issue escalation, and compliance discipline.
• Partner with Production, Batching, Maintenance, Warehouse, and Sanitation teams to ensure in-process and finished product quality.
• Participate in daily production, quality, and sanitation meetings to align on compliance risks, plant issues, and preventive actions.
• Support engineering, operations, and commercialization initiatives through validation activities, process changes, change control, and implementation of new products or systems.
• Work closely with plant leadership to identify quality risks, communicate performance gaps, and develop practical improvement plans.
• Monitor quality performance metrics such as consumer complaints, non-conformances, batch rejections, hold incidents, audit scores, and other plant quality KPIs.
• Lead root cause analyses and develop effective CAPAs to address recurring or critical quality issues.
• Prepare and present quality dashboards, trend reports, and executive summaries to plant leadership.
• Use data analysis and plant observations to identify continuous improvement opportunities and strengthen process control.
• Support customer complaint investigations and ensure timely follow-up and resolution.
• Ensure plant readiness for customer visits, validation activities, and quality-related start-up or commercialization needs.
• Execute additional responsibilities as required to meet evolving business needs and leadership directives.

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer status