Quality Control Leader - Food Safety & Compliance

Kent Shared Services (Kent Corporation); Columbus (MS); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent Shared Services (Kent Corporation) is seeking a Site Quality Leader in Mississippi to direct QC activities, ensure product quality, and drive continuous improvement. You will manage testing, documentation, and release, lead investigations, and align with operations for GMP compliance and food safety.

Responsibilities include coaching, reporting, and coordinating internal/external audits while maintaining quality systems and CAPA across the site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related scientific/technical discipline with equivalent quality experience.
• Minimum 5 years of Quality Assurance/Quality Control in manufacturing, preferably food/beverage.
• Minimum 2 years of supervisory or leadership experience.
• Experience with laboratory testing, sampling, inspection, and process controls.
• Experience with GMPs, Preventive Controls, sanitation, traceability, CAPA, and root-cause analysis.
• Experience supporting audits (FDA, certification, customer, internal).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; effective cross-functional communication.

Responsibilities

• Manages daily QC laboratory and production quality activities, ensuring timely inspection, testing, documentation, and reporting.
• Reviews and approves batch records and ensures products meet specifications prior to release.
• Leads investigations of nonconformances and ensures root-cause analysis and CAPA.
• Promotes Quality and Food Safety culture through coaching and accountability.
• Monitors quality metrics and prepares routine performance reports for leadership.
• Serves as site Quality lead for audits, inspections, and traceability exercises.
• Supports implementation and continuous improvement of Food Safety and Quality Management Systems.
• Partners with Operations, Maintenance, and Sanitation to improve controls and GMP compliance.
• Escalates significant risks to site and Quality leadership in a timely manner.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Communication

Problem solving

Analytical

Organizational skills

GMP knowledge

Root cause analysis

Education

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

Tools

Microsoft Office

D365/Advanced Quality

SafetyChain

Job description

Kent Shared Services (Kent Corporation) is seeking a Site Quality Leader in Mississippi to direct QC activities, ensure product quality, and drive continuous improvement. You will manage testing, documentation, and release, lead investigations, and align with operations for GMP compliance and food safety.

Responsibilities include coaching, reporting, and coordinating internal/external audits while maintaining quality systems and CAPA across the site.