Quality Assurance Manager Job Cleveland area,Ohio USA,Science

Quality Manager – Beer & Beverage
Since 2011, Market Garden Brewery has brought bold, award-winning beers to the beautiful Ohio City neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. Our Brewpub & Restaurant features a creative, chef-driven food menu that changes with the seasonality of organic and local ingredients. In 2016, we expanded into a 35,000 square-foot production brewery which houses our 35-barrel brewhouse. The facility is equipped with 2,200 barrels of fermentation capacity, analytical, microbiological, and sensory laboratories, a temperature-controlled barrel aging cellar, and state-of-the-art canning and kegging lines.

Located behind the West Side Market, under the giant BEER! sign, here we brew our beer & cider, and offer fun beer-fueled Brewery Tours.

Summary

Market Garden Brewery is seeking a Talented & Qualified individual who is passionate about the beverage industry to lead our Quality Management Program. This position will be “hands on” in all areas of brewing, cellaring, packaging, and the overall operations of the brewery. This individual will also be a part of the “executive team” helping to make weekly decisions on innovation, process, and overall direction of the company.

This role increasingly extends beyond beer and cider into our growing lineup of food and beverage products — cocktail mixers and other food‑adjacent offerings — bringing a food‑science lens to formulation, quality, and shelf‑stability work across the campus.

Reports To

Andy Tveekrem – Owner Operator & Brewmaster

Duties & Responsibilities

Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Microbiological, Analytical, and Sensory evaluation of all beverages.

Shelf‑life studies.

Beer library management.

Sensory panel programs.

Consumer QA inquiries.

Additional executive team responsibilities include regular operations and leadership meetings (including periodic brew/cellar “tile” check‑ins, if reinstated), continuous improvement initiatives and ideas, utility and wastewater monitoring, and collaboration with all innovation and R&D initiatives.

Food science and formulation support for our growing lineup of cocktail mixers and other food‑adjacent offerings — including recipe stability, shelf‑life, and quality testing — plus product testing on request across departments, not limited to the brewery.

SOP creation, implementation, and follow‑through across quality, cellar, and packaging processes.

Requesting and documenting Certificates of Analysis (COAs) for raw materials as part of our Food Safety plan.

This position works at the guidance and under the direction of Ownership and Brewmaster.
The QA Manager works closely with the Operations Manager, brewers, cellarmen, and the packaging team to collaborate and create close working relations with all team members involved in the making and selling of many different beers, ciders, and beverages within the Market Garden Brewery portfolio.
This individual will also collaborate across our hospitality campus — including Bright Side, Bird of Paradise, Nano Brew, Clandestina, Smoke & Mirrors, and our Production Brewery & Taproom — from time‑to‑time through education and quality‑related initiatives.

Requirements

BS in Microbiology (preferred), or related scientific field of study.

3 years laboratory experience in brewing or closely related industry.

Knowledge of and deep interest in beer/beverages and their essential biology and chemistry.

Hands‑on proficiency in biological plating and PCR analysis — this is baseline, everyday work in this seat.

Food science, food chemistry, or related background a plus, particularly for formulation and quality work on cocktail mixers and other food‑adjacent items.

Food Safety certification (e.g., PCQI, HACCP) a plus, given this role’s growing Certificate‑of‑Analysis and Food Safety plan documentation responsibilities.

Additional Qualifications:

Passion to learn, mentor, teach, and succeed with desire for growth.
Must have a strong attention to detail and be highly organized to succeed in a fast‑paced environment that demands quick problem‑solving skills.
Must be able to work independently with the ability to follow up on tasks without prompting.
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