Sr. Manager, Quality and Food Safety

The Coca-Cola Company; United States; Remote; USD 131,000 - 153,000; Full time

Job summary

The Coca-Cola Company seeks a Senior Manager in Quality & Food Safety to enhance product quality and safety across its North America operations. This role requires extensive experience and skills in food safety regulations and program management, fostering a high-performance quality culture.

Benefits

Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in QFS in food or beverage processing.
• Experience managing quality in a co-manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage and improve quality and food safety programs across products.
• Audit food safety and quality systems to ensure compliance.

Skills

Compliance

Effective communication skills

Problem-solving methodologies

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in food sciences, food safety, microbiology, or related field

HACCP & PCQI certification

Job description

Location(s):

United States of America

City/Cities:

Remote

Travel Required:

51% - 75%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date:

June 6, 2025

Shift:

Job Description Summary:

Our purpose, refresh the work and make a difference, is uniquely us and part of our vision includes making a positive difference in people's lives, communities, and our planet by doing business the right way.

The Senior Manager, Quality & Food Safety is a member of the North America Operating Unit (NAOU) Supply Chain Technical organization. This role is responsible for assuring that all bottling operations manufacturing for, or on behalf of The Coca Cola Company are producing products of the highest quality, both safely and sustainably, and in accordance with company standards, policies, practices, and procedures. This role will ensure programs are developed, maintained, and monitored is to ensure adherence to food safety regulations

We are looking for an experienced individual, with a proven track record in driving exceptional quality performance, continuous improvement, risk mitigation and regulatory compliance within a large FMCG organization, seeking exposure with one the World’s largest and most successful food and beverage Companies, leading to future technical career opportunities within the Coca-Cola system.

What You’ll Do for Us:

• Develop, manage, monitor performance, and improve the organization’s quality and food safety programs, specific to all the products and processes.
• Monitor and audit the effectiveness of food safety and quality systems, ensuring compliance with local, national, and organizational guidelines.
• Implement QFS strategies and policies to protect and enhance TCCC resources, assets, trademarks and corporate reputation.
• Lead QFS programs for the NAOU SC to include, but not limited to HACCP maturity, EMP, Sensory Program, Micro Proficiency and any other QFS programs required by the technical governance framework or manufacturing practices.
• Reporting the performance of food safety and quality systems to key stakeholders.
• Provide direction and leadership in areas of QFS to build a high-performing food safety and quality culture.
• Lead and coordinate activities for managing food safety and quality risks across operational units.
• Provide guidance, support, and organize training to key stakeholders on quality and food safety policies and global initiatives.
• Develop and manage key performance indicators (KPIs) to track and report quality and food safety performance.
• Coordinate with key stakeholders and third-party contractors to ensure quality and food safety programs are adequately managed and implemented.
• Continuously stay updated with new food safety regulations and quality practices, incorporating necessary and/or recommending changes into the company’s QFS program.

Requirements & Qualifications:

• The ideal candidate will have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in food sciences, food safety, microbiology, or related field.
• HACCP & PCQI certification required.
• Extensive experience with QFS in food or beverage processing,
• Experience managing quality in co-manufacturing environment
• Comprehensive knowledge of food safety regulations, quality and food safety program development and implementation are crucial for this role.
• Demonstrated effective communication skills (written, oral and presentation)
• Experience with comprehensive root cause analysis and problem-solving methodologies. Demonstrated examples of use of these tools in the solving of quality problems/risk.
• Understanding of importance of technical governance in delivering a quality product
• Demonstrated evidence of critical thinking, logic, patience, reasoning, empathy, continuous learning, and development

Travel Required: 51-75% Travel within North America & Canada

What We Can Do For You

• Iconic & Innovative Brands: Our portfolio represents over 250 products with some of the most popular brands in the world, including Coca-Cola, Simply, Fairlife & Topo Chico.
• Expansive & Diverse Customers: We work with a diversified group of customers which range from retail & grocery outlets, theme parks, movie theatres, restaurants, and many more each day.

The Coca-Cola Company will not offer sponsorship for employment status (including, but not limited to, H1-B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require The Coca-Cola Company's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.

Skills:

Compliance

Pay Range:

$131,000 - $153,000

Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.

Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:

15

Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target.

Our Purpose and Growth Culture:

We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. When we collect your personal information as part of a job application or offer of employment, we do so in accordance with industry standards and best practices and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.