Senior Quality Lead – Food Safety & Compliance

KENT WORLDWIDE; Columbus (MS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent Worldwide is seeking a site Quality Leader to drive day-to-day QC operations, ensure testing and documentation accuracy, and manage product releases in a food manufacturing setting.

You will oversee investigations, root-cause analysis, and CAPA activities while coordinating across Operations and Sanitation to uphold GMP and regulatory compliance. This role demands strong leadership and QA expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required or equivalent Quality experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of Quality Assurance or Quality Control in manufacturing.
• Minimum 2 years of supervisory/leadership experience preferred.
• Experience with laboratory testing, sampling, inspection, and process controls.
• Experience with GFSI-recognized Food Safety Management System.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to communicate Quality data.
• Experience supporting audits (FDA, certification, customer, internal).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and electronic Quality/ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership to site QC personnel and assign work.
• Coordinate QC activities with Operations, Maintenance, Warehouse, and Sanitation to ensure product quality and safety.
• Review production and QC records for compliance with specs and regulatory requirements.
• Lead investigations of nonconformances with root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Ensure corrective and preventive actions are completed and documented.
• Monitor Quality and Food Safety KPIs and communicate trends to leadership.
• Serve as site Quality lead for audits, inspections, and mock recalls.
• Support maintenance and improvement of Quality Management Systems and ERP systems.

Skills

Leadership

Quality assurance

Problem solving

Communication

CAPA

Root cause analysis

GMP compliance

ERP systems

Education

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

Tools

D365/Advanced Quality

SafetyChain

Job description

Kent Worldwide is seeking a site Quality Leader to drive day-to-day QC operations, ensure testing and documentation accuracy, and manage product releases in a food manufacturing setting.

You will oversee investigations, root-cause analysis, and CAPA activities while coordinating across Operations and Sanitation to uphold GMP and regulatory compliance. This role demands strong leadership and QA expertise.