Quality Manager

Who We Are & About This Role

Since 1946, Blake’s Orchard & Cider Mill has been a cornerstone of Michigan agriculture and agritourism: an 80-year family operation with deep roots in Armada and a genuine growth ambition. Our mission is to cultivate growth in our people, our community, and our business. Blake’s Beverage Company encompasses hard cider production across multiple facilities, alongside our sweet cider business, and we hold every product we make to the highest standard of quality, safety, and craft.

Blake’s is built on three pillars:
Farm
, Community
, and Family
. Every batch we produce is an expression of what this farm stands for. Quality is not a department function at Blake’s. It is a shared responsibility that runs from raw material intake to the moment a product reaches a guest’s hand.

The Quality Manager is the leader accountable for driving a consistent, rigorous quality and safety culture across our production facilities. You will build and maintain the systems, standards, and team capability that ensure every product we make meets or exceeds the expectations of our consumers and the requirements of our regulators. You will also lead our Environmental Health & Safety programs, with an unwavering belief that all accidents are preventable.

This role has the authority to stop production and halt product launches when quality standards are not met. That authority comes with full organizational support.

If you’ve built quality systems from the ground up, led teams through hard problems, and taken genuine ownership over a program’s outcomes, we want to hear from you.

You own the system.
Achievement & Accountability means we build quality in, we don’t inspect it in. Do Not Accept, Build, or Ship a Defect is the operating standard.

• Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of the National Quality Management System (QMS) across all production sites
• Establish and enforce common processes and systems across the organization to ensure consistency regardless of location
• Develop plant quality performance metrics and associated targets; track and report KPIs to leadership
• Lead the implementation of Built-In-Quality principles as part of a Lean Manufacturing System
• Own the quality business planning process for the company

Every product that leaves our facilities needs to taste right, be safe, and hold up. You are the final word.

• Oversee the entire product lifecycle from raw material sourcing through final product release
• Ensure all products meet internal quality standards and all applicable external regulations
• Lead quality activities related to the design and manufacture of new products from concept through commercialization
• Partner with R&D and product development to support new product launches with rigorous quality standards at every stage
• Oversee the identification, investigation, and resolution of field product issues and recalls; ensure corrective actions are implemented swiftly and thoroughly

Safety is the number one operating priority.
Integrity & Commitment means we enforce standards without exception and hold the belief, genuinely and operationally, that all accidents are preventable.

• Establish and sustain a company culture where safety is the top priority and every team member understands that all accidents are preventable
• Lead and implement Environmental Health & Safety programs across all facilities
• Ensure strict adherence to safety protocols, regulatory requirements, and environmental standards
• Foster a proactive safety awareness culture, not a reactive compliance posture

You lead a national team across multiple facilities.
Teamwork & Character is how this function operates: plant quality managers report to you, and you are responsible for their development, their standards, and their results.

• Lead quality assurance managers and technicians across all production facilities
• Establish a lean, focused quality team structure with clear accountability at every level
• Provide training, mentorship, and ongoing…