Quality & Food Safety Leader

Weaver Popcorn; Carmel (IN); On-site; USD 130,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Paid time off in first year

401(k) plan with company match

Health, vision, dental, life and long‑

Education reimbursement

Job summary

Weaver Popcorn is seeking a Director of Quality to provide strategic and hands-on leadership for food safety, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, and audit readiness across multiple manufacturing sites.

The role emphasizes standardizing quality systems, developing talent, and partnering with plant and business leaders to meet customer, certification, and regulatory requirements while driving continuous improvement and day-to-day quality execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in food science, food safety, microbiology, chemistry, biology, engineering, or related fields.
• 8–10+ years of progressive quality or food safety experience in the food manufacturing industry.
• At least 5 years of people-management experience, including supervisory and manager-level responsibility.
• Proven leadership of SQF certification programs and successful food manufacturing audits.
• Demonstrated knowledge of food safety principles, quality assurance procedures, HACCP-based programs, risk assessment, corrective action, and preventive controls.
• Experience leading internal, customer, certification, and/or regulatory audits across food manufacturing environments.
• Hands-on experience with quality management system software and electronic quality records.
• Ability to travel regularly to manufacturing facilities and business locations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the company’s quality and food safety strategy across multiple manufacturing locations.
• Ensure QA and food safety programs are effectively implemented, maintained, verified, and improved.
• Set quality standards from grower receipt to shipment, ensuring controls throughout the supply chain.
• Provide leadership on the manufacturing floor with risk reviews and verification activities.
• Lead a culture of accountability and continuous improvement across Quality, Operations, and Supply Chain.
• Oversee SQF certification programs, audits, and corrective actions.
• Standardize quality documentation and reporting across facilities.
• Lead investigations into customer complaints and drive root-cause analysis.
• Partner with operations to resolve quality issues without compromising safety.

Skills

Leadership

Quality management

Audits & compliance

Food safety

Cross-functional collaboration

Operations knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science or related field

Tools

SQF system software

LIMS (Laboratory Information System)

Job description

Weaver Popcorn is seeking a Director of Quality to provide strategic and hands-on leadership for food safety, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, and audit readiness across multiple manufacturing sites.

The role emphasizes standardizing quality systems, developing talent, and partnering with plant and business leaders to meet customer, certification, and regulatory requirements while driving continuous improvement and day-to-day quality execution.