Director of Quality, Coffee

Director of Quality – Texas (On-Site)

About Our Client:
Our client is a prominent player in the beverage industry, specializing in coffee roasting and private-label manufacturing. With over 25 years of operational expertise, they serve major national brands across convenience, quick-service, and grocery sectors.

What Our Client Offers You:

• Salary Range: $120,000 – $150,000
• Bonus Package: Discretionary performance bonus
• Medical Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
• 401(k) Benefits: Company match 
• Paid Time Off: 3 weeks of PTO plus holidays
• Relocation Assistance

What You’ll Do:
As the Director of Quality, you will lead and oversee all aspects of product quality and food safety for our client’s facility. This vital role ensures the integrity of every batch produced, from incoming raw coffee beans to the finished product delivered to customers. You will develop and maintain quality systems, lead audits, and coordinate improvements across the production line, ensuring compliance and excellence in quality standards.

• Own green coffee intake quality, including shipment sampling, grading, and defect analysis.
• Manage sensory programs, including cupping panels and flavor standard calibration.
• Lead the qualification and validation of roasting processes and finished product attributes.
• Oversee GFSI certification (SQF or BRCGS), third-party and customer audits, and ensure all regulatory compliance.
• Serve as the key contact for customer quality specifications, complaints, and corrective actions.
• Build, develop, and lead the QA/QC team and department budget.
• Collaborate with operations, product development, and supply chain to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications You Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in food science, microbiology, chemistry, or a related field.
• 10+ years of quality or food safety experience in food/beverage manufacturing.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing QA/QC teams.
• Hands-on experience with GFSI-certified sites (SQF or BRCGS).
• PCQI and HACCP certified, familiar with FSMA, FDA labeling, and GMP standards.
• Experience supporting private-label or co-manufacturing clients with audit and specification processes.
• Strong statistical, root-cause analysis, and KPI reporting skills.
• Coffee roasting knowledge and experience with Probat systems is preferred.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish is a plus.

How to Apply:
If you like what you see here, please Apply Now to submit your resume. A real, live Kinsa Group Recruiter, Stephanie Savage, will review your information and get in touch if we think you’re a great fit. But, if you’d rather, please drop an email to stephanies@kinsa.com.

Recruiter Information:
Stephanie Savage
stephanies@kinsa.com