FSQ Director

Kinsa is Seeking: Quality Assurance Director
Location: Madison, Wisconsin (On-Site)

About Our Client: Our client is a beverage industry employer focused on delivering high-quality, food-safe products through strong Quality and Food Safety standards across the end-to-end supply chain.

What Our Client Offers You:

• Salary: $140,000.00 – $170,000.00
• Bonus Package: 5% (potential for higher)
• Medical Benefits: Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
• 401k Benefits
• Paid Holidays and PTO
• Relocation Assistance: Yes

What You’ll Do:
As the Quality Assurance Director, you will lead and own the quality and food safety assurance processes for finished and semi-finished products produced at the plant. This role ensures a consistent approach to Quality and Food Safety standards across the end-to-end supply chain—driving continuous improvement to meet customer and consumer expectations while embedding quality into key business processes from new product development through procurement and logistics.

• Supervise and coordinate quality and food safety assurance activities across the end-to-end supply chain, including Suppliers Quality (brewing and packaging materials)
• Lead implementation of Quality policies, strategic initiatives, standards, and procedures across country operations and internal processes (e.g., NPD, procurement, CAPEX)
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and company standards, including HACCP, GMP, and GFSI (SQF) practices; manage hygiene, safety, and product quality
• Oversee audit/inspection readiness and compliance, including regular inspections and staff training on quality control processes and procedures
• Lead root cause analysis (RCA) on high-risk quality incidents, complaints, and recalls at country level, ensuring corrective and preventative actions are implemented and learnings are shared
• Partner with internal stakeholders and relevant local, state, and federal authorities, including participation in the crisis committee for product incidents

Qualifications You Have:

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree
• Experience: 10+ years of progressive experience (not necessarily 10 at a Director level)
• Certifications/Technology: HACCP; GFSI (SQF) and ISO 9001 / 22001 knowledge; ISO auditing experience
• Additional Requirements: Strong understanding of food and beverage legislation; advanced quality/food safety and project management skills
• Leadership: Proven stakeholder management and ability to build trust and influence without line authority
• Travel: Not specified in the provided information

How to Apply: If you like what you see here, please Apply Now to submit your resume. A real, live Kinsa Group Recruiter, Tiffany Nazer, 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 tiffanyn@kinsa.com.

Recruiter Information:
Tiffany Nazer
tiffanyn@kinsa.com