Quality Control Manager

Brown-Forman; Región Valles; Presencial; MXN 200,000 - 400,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading spirits company in Mexico is seeking a Quality Manager to oversee product quality and compliance at Casa Herradura Operations. This role involves managing quality systems, leading a team, and ensuring regulatory compliance for Tequila and RTD products. The ideal candidate must have a bachelor's degree, specialized certifications, and significant experience in quality management. Bilingual fluency in Spanish and English is essential.

Servicios

Equitable pay structures

Premium employee benefits

Personal and professional growth opportunities

Formación

• 7+ years of experience in quality, production, and R&D roles.
• Bilingual fluency in Spanish and English.

Responsabilidades

• Provide strategic and technical leadership for product quality.
• Manage product release for finished Tequila and RTD products.
• Lead improvement projects for cost savings and process optimization.

Conocimientos

Technical expertise

Leadership

Communication skills

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering or Chemistry

Specialized certifications in food safety

Herramientas

HACCP

ISO 22000

SQF

Descripción del empleo

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Meaningful Work From Day One

Provides strategic and technical leadership for product quality and compliance at Casa Herradura Operations. Oversight of laboratory accreditation and effective implementation of quality and food safety systems. Leads a team of quality professionals focused on analysis, housekeeping and sanitation, and regulatory compliance. Drives quality culture, continuous improvement, and manages root cause investigation and corrective actions for quality issues.

What You Can Expect

The scope includes Tequila & RTD’s chains (Field, Distillery & Bottling, Contract manufacturing) & Mexico’s Distribution & Logistics. As a member of the Casa Herradura Leadership Team, establishes direction and contributes to the organizational objectives achievement and promotes a culture of diversity and inclusion. Leader in diversity, excellent organizational leadership and notable communication skills, responsibility and commitment, time management, professional ethics, morals, confidence, teamwork, search for improvements in productivity in the company, decision making under conditions of certainty, uncertainty and risk.

What You Bring to the Table

• Supports Casa Herradura’s quality objectives by applying structured systems, ensuring regulatory compliance, and proactively communicating quality performance to leadership.
• Supervises critical team activities, including field operation quality and agave development validation.
• Ensures release of raw materials through physicochemical and sensory analysis, and oversees all in-house laboratories, including the accredited lab.
• Manages product release for in-process and finished Tequila and RTD products.
• Handles customer complaints for Tequilas and RTDs, ensuring timely follow-up and resolution.
• Provides technical quality support for imported products from Brown-Forman Mexico and coordinates with production on product holds and investigations.
• Maintains food safety certification and acts as the single point of contact for corporate Quality Assurance.
• Leads or participates in improvement projects, including cost savings, loss elimination, and process optimization; contributes to agave supply, pricing, and technical committees.
• Owns key performance results in safety, morale/D&I, quality, production, delivery, and cost within their area of responsibility.
• Drives strategic initiatives, including contract manufacturing strategy, CAPEX planning, new technology evaluation, supplier/material change control, talent development, and representation in external committees and D&I networks.

What Makes You Unique

• This position stands out for its unique combination of technical expertise, leadership, and strategic impact. It requires a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, Chemistry, or a related field, along with specialized certifications in food safety (HACCP, ISO 22000, SQF), quality auditing, and tequila expertise (Certified Tequila Technician or Master of Tequila). With a minimum of seven years of experience in quality, production, and R&D roles, the role demands a deep understanding of operational excellence and innovation. Bilingual fluency in Spanish and English is essential to effectively collaborate with local teams, international partners, and corporate stakeholders, making this position a key connector across functions and geographies within Casa Herradura and the broader Brown-Forman organization.

Who We Are

We believe great people build great brands. And we know there is Nothing Better in the Market than a career at Brown-Forman. Being a part of Brown-Forman means you will grow both personally and professionally. You will have the opportunity to solve problems, seize opportunities, and generate bold ideas. You will belong to a place where teamwork matters and where you are encouraged to bring your best self to work.

What We Offer

Total Rewards at Brown-Forman is designed to engage our people to ensure sustainable and profitable growth for generations to come. As a premium spirits company, we offer equitable pay structures for individual and company performance alongside a premium employee experience. We offer a range of premium benefits that reflect our company values and meet the needs of our diverse workforce.

Requisition Type: Employee
Management Level: Leader
Global Job Level: L3
Number of Openings Available: 1

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