Brewery QA Lead - Drive Quality & Compliance

Anheuser-Busch; North Carolina; On-site; USD 106,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits including Medical, etc

Life Insurance and Disability

Parental Leave and FMLA policies

401(k) Retirement Savings with company

Free Beer!

Job summary

The Quality Assurance Manager at Anheuser-Busch oversees brewing quality initiatives at the Columbus Brewery, focusing on food safety, microbiology, and sanitation. You will partner with operations leadership to strengthen quality systems, monitor metrics and drive improvements across the brewery.

The ideal candidate brings strong leadership, technical quality experience, and a data-driven problem-solving approach to ensure compliance and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in a related field; MBA is a plus.
• Deep knowledge of brewing and packaging processes including CIP/COP.
• Experience with GMPs, HACCP, pest and allergen control; familiarity with GFSI standards (BRC, FSSC22000, SQF).
• 5+ years in the food and beverage industry.
• Strong leadership, collaboration, and data-analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality initiatives and partner with operations to strengthen systems.
• Track and monitor key quality metrics (Food Safety, Microbiology, Consumer Complaints).
• Serve as domain expert on food safety laws; interact with agencies and inspections.
• Drive continuous improvement of Quality policies and metrics.
• Develop and monitor critical control points to ensure consistency and quality.
• Improve sanitation programs, evaluate suppliers to reduce costs and improve results.
• Use VPO tools to hit metric targets and conduct root-cause analysis.

Skills

Quality leadership

Food safety

GMPs & HACCP

Data-driven decisions

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor of Science degree (Food/Brewing Science, Microbiology, Engineering) or related field

Job description

The Quality Assurance Manager at Anheuser-Busch oversees brewing quality initiatives at the Columbus Brewery, focusing on food safety, microbiology, and sanitation. You will partner with operations leadership to strengthen quality systems, monitor metrics and drive improvements across the brewery.

The ideal candidate brings strong leadership, technical quality experience, and a data-driven problem-solving approach to ensure compliance and continuous improvement.