Overview In this role, you will lead Quality, Food Safety, Regulatory Compliance, and Commercialization efforts across KDP manufacturing sites and contract partners. You will serve as the primary quality liaison supporting operations, supplier onboarding, and continuous improvement to ensure safe, compliant, high-quality products. You will drive risk assessment, incident management, and governance across multiple product categories while partnering with cross-functional teams. This position offers impact across network-wide quality programs, with a focus on process standardization and digital quality tools.
Compensation / Benefits- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Paid Time Off including parental leave, vacation, sick time
- 401k with company match
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Mileage Reimbursement
- Annual bonus
Responsibilities- Lead implementation of Quality and Food Safety programs across facilities and co-manufacturing partners
- Ensure compliance with FDA regulations, FSMA, GMPs, HACCP, GFSI, and customer requirements
- Drive CI initiatives for defect/waste reduction, consumer satisfaction, and operational excellence
- Lead quality incident management, root cause analysis, corrective actions, audits, inspections, and investigations
- Conduct risk assessments and mitigation strategies to protect consumers, brands, and business performance
- Oversee onboarding, qualification, commissioning, and ongoing management of contract manufacturing partners
- Coordinate formula transfers, process validation, quality requirements, and documentation
- Support supplier qualification, ingredient/ packaging qualification, and quality system verification
- Lead commercialization readiness reviews, trials, and first-production evaluations
- Manage Quality Management Systems, data analytics, KPI monitoring, and digital quality tools
- Drive CAPA, RCCA, and continuous improvement across facilities
- Promote standardization and simplification of quality processes across the network
- Coach and develop site quality leaders and technical professionals
- Lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders without direct authority
- Act as trusted advisor to senior leadership on quality, food safety, compliance, and business risk
Key requirements- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline (Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, Engineering, Biology, Nutrition)
- Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in Quality, Food Safety, Manufacturing, Technical Services, Commercialization, or Supply Chain roles
- Experience supporting multiple manufacturing facilities and/or contract manufacturing partners
- Knowledge of Quality Systems, Food Safety programs, regulatory compliance, risk management, and continuous improvement
- Strong project management, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing organizational change
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- leadership and people development
- strategic thinking
- excellent communication and executive presence
- Quality Management Systems (QMS)
- FSMA, HACCP, GMP, GFSI
- CAPA/RCCA processes
