Director of Quality

Job Description

Job Description

A leading food manufacturing organization is seeking an accomplished Director of Quality. This role provides the opportunity to shape quality and food safety strategy, elevate standards across multiple facilities, and ensure a consistently outstanding customer experience.

The Role

As the Director of Quality, you will provide strategic leadership for quality assurance and food safety programs across a national manufacturing network, working closely with senior executives and plant leadership teams. You will own the overall quality and food safety framework, champion a strong quality culture, and ensure products meet regulatory, customer, and internal standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of a company wide quality management system and food safety programs aligned with business objectives, customer requirements, and regulatory obligations.
• Establish and standardize testing methods, laboratory practices, and verification activities to drive consistency of quality and food safety performance across all sites.
• Serve as the senior quality authority for complex quality and food safety issues, directing investigations, root cause analysis, and timely resolution.
• Promote an authentic culture of quality and food safety through clear communication, visible leadership, and targeted training and development initiatives.
• Coach and mentor quality teams and cross‑functional leaders, building capability in quality systems, problem solving, and compliance expectations.

Qualifications

Company Description

At Shirley Parsons, we enable clients to optimize their operational performance by delivering reliable and efficient EHS solutions.

In 2005, a small team founded a specialized recruiting business that was committed to building a safe, sustainable, and prosperous world. Over the last 16 years at Shirley Parsons, we have worked tirelessly for our community of clients and candidates, solidifying our position as the go-to source for EHS talent around the globe.

As our reputation has grown, so have the career opportunities available to our employees; we have diversified our business to include subscription and EHS management consulting services, and now have more than 300 associates delivering for partners across 3 continents.

Company Description

At Shirley Parsons, we enable clients to optimize their operational performance by delivering reliable and efficient EHS solutions.\r\n\r\nIn 2005, a small team founded a specialized recruiting business that was committed to building a safe, sustainable, and prosperous world. Over the last 16 years at Shirley Parsons, we have worked tirelessly for our community of clients and candidates, solidifying our position as the go-to source for EHS talent around the globe.\r\n\r\nAs our reputation has grown, so have the career opportunities available to our employees; we have diversified our business to include subscription and EHS management consulting services, and now have more than 300 associates delivering for partners across 3 continents.