Senior Quality Manager

This role is aligned to the Coffee Operating Unit

Location: 6135 Anderson Mill Rd., Moore, SC 29369

Shift and Scheudle: This is a full-time, salaried position working Monday–Friday during normal business hours while supporting a 24/7 manufacturing operation. Flexibility to support off-shift and weekend operations as business needs arise is expected.

The Senior Quality Manager is responsible for leading the site's Quality, Batching, and Sanitation functions to ensure safe, high-quality products that meet customer, regulatory, and company standards. This role partners closely with Operations, Maintenance, R&D, Supply Chain, and Corporate Quality to drive food safety, regulatory compliance, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

What You'll Do

• Lead, coach, and develop Quality, Batching, and Sanitation teams while fostering a culture of quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.

• Ensure products consistently meet quality, food safety, customer, and regulatory requirements while supporting daily production schedules.

• Manage quality systems, certifications, audits, product specifications, documentation, and compliance with GMP, FSMA, FDA, GFSI/SQF, and company standards.

• Analyze quality data, monitor KPIs, develop dashboards and scorecards, and drive data-based process improvements.

• Lead CAPA and A3 problem-solving efforts to improve product quality, food safety, and regulatory compliance.

• Partner with Production and Maintenance to strengthen quality systems and reinforce quality ownership throughout the plant.

• Support new product launches, material qualifications, supplier approvals, and process improvements in collaboration with R&D and Procurement.

• Oversee sanitation programs, quality reporting, product disposition, third-party audits, and enterprise Quality & Food Safety initiatives.

• Targeted annual compensation range of $130,000- $145,000.
• This is a salaried, exempt position paid biweekly. Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience. 
• Relocation assistance available to qualified candidates.

Benefits (Effective Day One, Where Applicable):

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• Disability Coverage

• Paid Time Off (including vacation and sick leave)

• 401(k) with company match

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Mileage Reimbursement

Benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and applicable collective bargaining agreements.

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Engineering, Quality, or a related field preferred.

• 5–10 years of quality leadership experience in food and beverage manufacturing, including hands-on experience with SPC, DOE, TQM, TPM, Lean, Six Sigma, or similar continuous improvement methodologies.

• 3–5+ years of experience leading and developing technical manufacturing teams.

• Strong knowledge of GMP, HACCP, FSMA, SQF, Food Defense, and Quality Management Systems (QMS).

• Experience introducing new products, materials, suppliers, and manufacturing processes.

• Demonstrated success developing quality strategies that improve KPIs, food safety, and regulatory compliance.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; SAP experience preferred.

• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

• Ability to travel occasionally and work a flexible schedule to support a 24/7 operation.

Keurig Dr Pepper (Nasdaq: KDP) is a leading beverage company with more than 150 owned, licensed and partner brands that meet a wide range of needs and occasions. Our North American refreshment beverage business holds leadership positions across carbonated soft drinks, water, juice and mixers with a portfolio of iconic brands such as Dr Pepper®, Canada Dry®, Mott’s®, A&W®, Peñafiel®, GHOST®, 7UP®, Snapple®, Clamato® and Core Hydrati