Quality Control Lead – Food Safety & Compliance

Sqwincher; Columbus (MS); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Sqwincher in Columbus, MS seeks a Site Quality Leader to direct QC activities, ensure GMP compliance, and drive food safety initiatives across operations. You will lead investigations, manage nonconformances, and coordinate audits with Quality leadership to sustain product quality.

The role requires 5+ years in QA/QC within manufacturing, strong analytical skills, and effective cross-functional communication. Supervisory experience is preferred in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of Quality Assurance or Quality Control in manufacturing, preferably food/bev.
• 2+ years supervisory or leadership experience preferred.
• Experience with laboratory testing, sampling, inspection, and process controls.
• Familiar with GMPs, Preventive Controls, sanitation, traceability, CAPA, and root-cause analysis.
• Experience supporting audits (FDA, certification, customer, internal).
• Strong analytical, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Provides day-to-day leadership to site QC personnel, including work assignments and training.
• Manages daily QC laboratory and production quality activities; reviews batch records.
• Leads investigations of nonconformances with root-cause analysis and CAPA.
• Ensures corrective and preventive actions are implemented and tracked.
• Monitors quality metrics and communicates performance to leadership.
• Serves as site quality lead for audits, inspections, and certifications.
• Maintains and improves QC procedures, testing methods, and documentation.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Quality Control

GMPs

Root cause analysis

Leadership

Documentation

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, Engineering

Tools

D365/Advanced Quality

SafetyChain

Job description

Sqwincher in Columbus, MS seeks a Site Quality Leader to direct QC activities, ensure GMP compliance, and drive food safety initiatives across operations. You will lead investigations, manage nonconformances, and coordinate audits with Quality leadership to sustain product quality.

The role requires 5+ years in QA/QC within manufacturing, strong analytical skills, and effective cross-functional communication. Supervisory experience is preferred in a fast-paced setting.