Quality and Food Safety Supervisor

Quality & Food Safety Supervisor

The Quality & Food Safety Supervisor serves as the subject matter expert for Quality and Food Safety within Barton Brands of Kentucky, ensuring the highest standards of product quality, food safety, and regulatory compliance. This role leads quality systems, develops team capabilities, drives continuous improvement initiatives, and partners with cross-functional teams to strengthen the facility's quality culture and operational performance. If you enjoy leading quality improvements in a fast-paced manufacturing environment while developing people and making a direct impact on consumer satisfaction and product excellence, this is an excellent opportunity to grow your career.

• Lead and develop the Quality team through coaching, mentoring, training, and performance development to build a strong quality culture and technical skill base.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve Quality and Food Safety systems, including HACCP, ISO standards, audits, and regulatory compliance programs.
• Partner with Production, Operations, and cross-functional teams to identify improvement opportunities, drive corrective actions, and improve quality performance across the facility.
• Lead internal and external audits, serve as the site liaison for third-party auditors and regulatory agencies, and ensure compliance with customer and food safety requirements.
• Oversee laboratory processes, standardize testing methods, reduce variability in results, and support continuous improvement of quality processes and systems.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Food Science, Chemistry, Microbiology, or a related scientific field.
• Experience leading quality, food safety, or manufacturing operations in a production environment.
• Previous supervisory experience with the ability to coach, develop, and motivate team members.
• Strong communication, planning, organizational, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Experience leading change initiatives and proficiency with manufacturing systems and technology.

• Food Safety Certification and experience with Global Food Safety standards.
• Experience with ISO and HACCP implementation or management.
• Experience working with internal and external auditors, along with knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles and the Alcohol Beverage, Food Manufacturing, or Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry.

Sazerac offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401K, paid time off, and more. These benefits may vary depending on location and work type. Learn more about how we support our employees here.

Sazerac is committed to equality of opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, veteran status, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected status.

What's Next:
After you apply, a recruiter will review your application and reach out to qualified candidates. Selected candidates will follow our interview process, which may include a phone screen, hiring manager interview, and panel interviews with business leaders. There may be additional steps or assessments throughout the process dependent on the position. Applicants who are not selected to move through the process, at any stage, will be notified via email.

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