Overview:
Located in Pilot Point, Texas, Western Son Distillery operates out of a historic, repurposed factory just north of the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Responsibilities:
Quality Supervisor (Food / Beverage)
Western Son Distillery is seeking a hands-on Quality Supervisor to lead and continuously improve food safety and quality systems within a manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for building a strong culture of quality, ensuring regulatory compliance, and developing the quality team while partnering closely with operations. The Quality Supervisor plays a critical role in driving product integrity, consumer satisfaction, and operational excellence in a regulated food and beverage setting.
Duties and Responsibilities
* Lead and oversee quality and food safety programs to ensure compliance with FDA, TTB, and third-party standards.
* Supervise, coach, and develop quality team members through training, feedback, and performance development.
* Manage HACCP, auditing, and inspection programs; serve as the primary liaison for internal and external audits.
* Partner with operations to identify quality risks, investigate issues, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
* Monitor quality KPIs including consumer complaints, inventory on hold, and defect rates; drive continuous improvement initiatives.
* Promote a proactive quality and food safety culture across all departments.
Qualifications:
Requirements (Must-Have)
* Bachelor's degree required.
* Minimum 3 years of relevant quality or food safety experience in a food and / or beverage manufacturing and production environment.
* Strong understanding of food safety, quality systems, and regulatory compliance.
* Proven ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
* Strong planning, organizational, and time management skills.
* High comfort using technology, systems, and data to drive decisions.
* Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Have)
* Entrepreneurial or business startup company experience; while we are an established company since 2011, we encourage new ideas that support continued growth of our company
* Food safety certification or experience working with Global Food Safety standards.
* Experience with ISO and/or HACCP implementation or management.
* Prior supervisory or people-leadership experience.
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