Job description
Senior Manager, Quality required for Leading Food + Bev Company
- Senior Manager, Quality
- Columbia, SC Area
A leading Spirits company is looking for a Senior Manager, Quality to join their rapidly expanding team!
The Senior Manager, Quality will oversee all Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) functions within the brewing facility. The Senior Manager, Quality will be responsible for developing, implementing and upholding operational KPIs, SOPs and best-practices that align with company and industry quality standards.
The ideal Senior Manager, Quality candidate will have the following skill set:
- Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, Biology, Food Science or related field
- 8+ years' Quality experience in a brewing, distilling or similar environment
- 5+ years in a leadership or supervisory position
- Strong knowledge of ISO, GMP, HACCP food safety and other industry standards
- Working knowledge in a lab environment
- Brewing, blending or fermentation experience required
- Superior analytical skills with an outstanding attention to detail
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Proven ability to work collaboratively and cross-functionally with local and international counterparts
The Senior Manager, Quality will have the following responsibilities:
- Develop, implement and uphold strategic processes to create an autonomous Quality organization to run on a 24/7 schedule
- Ensure GMP, ISO, Quality and Food Safety standards are upheld
- Provide QA/QC Support across all areas of the plant as necessary
- Resolve customer delivery discrepancies and amend production schedule priorities accordingly
- Develop, implement and uphold strategic initiatives to ensure long-term goals are met
- Provide both short- and long-term Quality plans to appropriate parties to be used for capacity analysis
- Take a proactive approach to managing and reporting safety and quality standards in the plant
- Maintain a comprehensive quality system and strategy related to the receipt, storage and distribution of materials in compliance with regulatory standards
- Validate quality measurement accuracy to create recurring results
- Establish, implement, and uphold department-wide SOPs & KPIs to foster superior quality continuous improvement mentality
- Design, develop and execute quality and safety instructions across the plant
- Prepare SOPs for department to guarantee compliance with industry regulations and standards
