Brewbound · 4 hours ago
Quality Systems Manager - Deschutes Brewery
Bend, OR
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expDeschutes Brewery is a leading independent craft brewery in the United States, known for its commitment to quality and innovation. The Quality Systems Manager will lead quality assurance, control, and food safety initiatives across all brewery operations, ensuring compliance with high standards and regulatory requirements.
Craft Beer
Responsibilities
Champion companywide Quality initiatives that ensure high quality and consistency of Deschutes Brewery products at all locations
Responsible for implementing, maintaining, and auditing the Deschutes Brewery Quality Management System throughout company operations
Work closely with Procurement and Operations Teams in managing Supplier Approval Program and selecting new vendors. Set quality parameters or standards regarding working with new vendors. Supplier quality programs (COAs, audits, risk assessments)
Responsible for qualification programs and quality performance for all raw materials in both brewing and packaging
Ensure companywide adherence with GMP, Sanitation, Food Safety, Food Defense, Food Fraud, and HACCP programs
Lead the QA, Sensory, Consumer Service, & Sanitation teams. Prioritize goals, coach and mentor staff, team development, hiring decisions, and performance management
Provide support and technical assistance to the R&D program including the production scale up process through lab and sensory data analysis
Manage Nonconformity, Process Change, and Consumer Complaint programs, utilizing data to drive RCA / RCFA and Continuous Improvement Practices
Determine specifications for finished goods, raw ingredients, and packaging materials through collaboration with Operations Leadership and application of statistical process control
Provide technical quality related support for all brewery expansion and improvement projects
Responsible for meeting all state, domestic, and international government requirements associated with food safety, food defense, food fraud, and technical enforcement
Create annual budget and manages financial performance of Quality teams
Represent Deschutes brewery in industry events, conferences, and trade organizations like MBAA, BA, and ASBC
Manage regulatory pressure, audit stress, and product risk decision-making while maintaining a consistent data supported approach
Perform other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Fermentation Science or a degree in science with comparable specialized training in brewing science
A minimum of 10 years of practical, professional quality assurance, quality control, food safety experience
Experience navigating third party, state, domestic, and international government requirements associated with food safety and technical enforcement
Solid working knowledge of Food Safety, QA/QC, Statistics, Six Sigma, HACCP, HARPC, GMP's, Environmental Monitoring, FSMA, Food Defense, Food Fraud, PCQI, and Project Management preferred
Knowledge of, and ability to navigate, Data Management, ERP, LIMs and Financial Management systems
Company
Brewbound
Brewbound is dedicated to covering the rapidly evolving craft beer industry.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase