Senior Quality & Food Safety Lead

Cmotions; Solon (OH); On-site; USD 112,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Healthcare coverage

Performance-based incentives

Job summary

Nestlé USA is seeking a seasoned Quality Assurance leader to coordinate and oversee Nutrition program quality across intermarket supply, factories, and co-manufacturers. You will monitor compliance, drive standard deployment, and ensure organic certification management while guiding escalation and corrective actions.

This role requires strong data analysis, audit experience, and collaboration with Quality Directors, cross-functional teams, and external sites. Travel up to 25% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Engineering, Quality Assurance, or another relevant technical discipline.
• Advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of food-related Quality Assurance, food safety, regulatory, or manufacturing experience.
• Experience with Food Safety and Quality Management System processes, auditing, compliance assessment, and continuous improvement.
• HACCP and Preventive Controls Qualified Individual training preferred.
• Lead auditor training or experience with GFSI-recognized food safety management systems preferred.
• Organic certification experience or training preferred.
• Ability to travel 25%

Responsibilities

• Provide expert technical support, coordination, and oversight for assigned Quality programs supporting Nestlé USA Nutrition business.
• Manage intermarket supply quality activities and oversee factory/co-manufacturer compliance routines.
• Coordinate deployment of Nutrition-specific standards and track implementation.
• Oversee local technical acceptance processes for Nutrition products and sites.
• Maintain organic certification across factories, co-manufacturers, and distribution centers.
• Review consumer and customer complaints with data-driven insights.
• Lead root cause analyses and drive corrective, preventive, and continuous improvement actions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and external partners to ensure regulatory and quality compliance.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Food Safety

Regulatory

Auditing

Continuous Improvement

Cross-functional Collaboration

Data Analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

SharePoint

SAP

Job description

Nestlé USA is seeking a seasoned Quality Assurance leader to coordinate and oversee Nutrition program quality across intermarket supply, factories, and co-manufacturers. You will monitor compliance, drive standard deployment, and ensure organic certification management while guiding escalation and corrective actions.

This role requires strong data analysis, audit experience, and collaboration with Quality Directors, cross-functional teams, and external sites. Travel up to 25% is expected.