Quality Assurance Manager

New Belgium Brewing Company Inc; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Dental Insurance

Term Life and AD&D Insurance

Short Term Disability Insurance

Flexible Spending Account

PTO

401k Match

Paid Caregiver Leave

Profit Sharing

Job summary

Bell’s and New Belgium seek a Site QA Manager to lead the Quality Assurance team across production, packaging, and operations, ensuring quality and regulatory compliance. The role partners with brewing, maintenance, supply chain and food safety to embed quality at every stage of the process.

The position serves as a key decision-maker for containment, investigations, disposition, and corrective action, while driving enterprise QA alignment and continuous site improvement.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's Degree or the equivalent training and at least eight years of related work experience.
• Postgraduate degree desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to Quality Assurance Scientists and Technicians.
• Lead decisions on product quality, corrective actions, and disposition.
• Develop and implement SOPs, training documents, tools, logs and databases.
• Apply advanced methods (e.g., Design of Experiments) to solve problems.
• Mentor and train staff and industry professionals.
• Lead major improvement projects and strategic QA initiatives.
• Collaborate with enterprise QA to align quality standards.

Skills

Leadership

Quality systems

DOE

Analytical chemistry

Microbiology

Sensory analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

The Site QA Manager is the site-level leader responsible for ensuring the quality, consistency, safety, and regulatory compliance of products manufactured and packaged at the site. This position provides leadership to the site Quality Assurance team and partners closely with Brewing, Packaging, Operations, Maintenance, Supply Chain, and Food Safety to ensure quality is built into every stage of the process. The Site QA Manager is a key decision maker, providing timely, data-driven decisions when quality or production anomalies occur. The role is responsible for appropriate containment, investigation, escalation, disposition, and corrective action while protecting the consumer and the business. This position also serves as a critical link between site operations and the enterprise QA organization, implementing enterprise quality standards while identifying opportunities to improve site performance, capability, and quality culture.

Essential Duties

• Provide leadership and direct supervision to Quality Assurance Scientists and/or Technicians.
• Provide technical guidance and leadership on decisions concerning product quality, corrective actions, and product disposition.
• Develop and implements innovative, advanced methods for assigned areas including all supporting mechanisms (e.g., SOPs, training documentation/aids, tools, equipment, logs, databases, control charts, etc.)
• Apply advanced methods (e.g., Design of Experiments) and/or specialized skills and knowledge to solve complex problems and/or make improvements to products and processes
• Mentor and trains others including NBB employees, customers, suppliers and/or industry professionals in area(s) of technical expertise
• Lead major project and/or focused improvement efforts
• Provides longer-term strategic direction and shorter-term detailed plans for Quality department
• Participate in industry collaborative and external comparisons to validate NBB test methods
• Other projects and duties as assigned

Education / Experience / Skills

• Requires a Bachelor’s Degree or the equivalent training and related work experience with a minimum of eight (8) years of on‑job experience
• Post graduate degree desirable
• Expert working knowledge of disciplines related to assignment (e.g., Analytical Chemistry, Microbiology, Sensory, Material Quality and/or Quality Systems)
• Well respected and recognized by peers in the industry as an expert in their field
• Demonstrated ability to develop, deploy and improve assigned processes to industry leading or one of the best in the industry.

Wage information is provided in compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and is Bell’s and New Belgium's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation range and benefits offered for this position. The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including experience, skills, education, location, or other position-related reasons.

Starting Salary Range: $80,000 - $102,500

All Full time Coworkers at Bell’s and New Belgium enjoy the following benefits after one calendar month of employment: Medical & Dental Insurance (options available for dependents), Basic Term Life and AD&D Insurance, Short Term Disability Insurance, Flexible Spending Account, Employee Assistance Program, PTO, 401k Match, Paid Caregiver Leave, and Profit Sharing. Details will be shared and questions answered during our interview

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift objects up to 80 pounds and carry for 3 steps
• Ability to lift objects up to 37 pounds overhead
• Ability to walk up and down stairs carrying objects up to 6 lbs.
• Ability to demonstrate their ability to stoop, climb, squat, and reach overhead

Percent of Travel: 10%-30%

Working Conditions

Laboratory, Office, Production Areas

EEO Statement Bell’s and New Belgium welcomes all. We are committed to building an environment that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive within our own walls and amidst the entire craft beer community. Bell’s and New Belgium strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, gender identity and expression (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender individual), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current or prospective service in the uniformed services, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

At New Belgium, we’re committed to proving that business can be a force for good. When you join our team, you’ll play a role in bringing world‑class beer to our fans – and you’ll have a hell of a lot of fun doing it. Empowered people make exceptional beer – and build successful, lasting businesses. At Bell’s, this philosophy drives us every day. If our commitment to investing in our coworkers makes us a bit eccentric—well, it wouldn’t be the first time someone has used that word to describe us. We believe beer and business can be a catalyst to renew trust and unity in our communities. This includes doing right by our team members through competitive benefit programs, exclusive employment perks, and opportunities for continued education. Over 38 years, we’ve found it’s the best way to build a fantastic community of damn good people with a diversity of identities and perspectives who make the best beer in the world. And our company’s future depends on it, too. While we retain our independent spirit in countless ways, Bell’s Brewery joined forces with New Belgium Brewing in early 2022. We are integrated two iconic breweries as one company with shared policies, benefits, and programs. As we bring the best of our two companies together, we will continue to strive for transparency with all our current and future coworkers.