Manager of Manufacturing Quality Job Cashton Wisconsin USA,Quality Assurance

Location: Cashton

Manager of Manufacturing Quality Location – Low Hybrid

This is a hybrid role, which means that you will have the flexibility to work both onsite and at a distance. You will collaborate onsite at our Cashton Conversion & Labeling Facility (CALF) in Cashton, WI for 4days per week, and therest of the time you can choose to work remotely or onsite.

Employee Type – Salaried Bonus – This position is eligible for a 5% annual incentive bonus based on cooperative and individual performance.

Safety Sensitive – Yes Summary of Role

The Manager of Manufacturing Quality – Conversion and Labeling Facility & DC leads and ensures compliance, manages execution, and owns site-level quality and food safety performance across cheese cut and wrap, ghee production, and distribution center operations. This role is responsible for execution and oversight of quality and food safety programs across product transformation, packaging, labeling, storage, and distribution activities. The position ensures compliance with regulatory, certification, and corporate requirements while protecting product integrity throughout post-production handling and distribution.

This role partners closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Fulfillment, Commercial, and Regulatory teams to ensure accurate product labeling, traceability, inventory control, and customer-ready product quality.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Manufacturing Quality, Food Safety & Compliance Leadership – 50%

Lead and ensure compliance with food safety and quality programs across conversion, labeling, and distribution operations
Own and drive performance of site quality systems through KPI monitoring, compliance tracking, and continuous improvement
Direct execution of Food Safety Plans, including HACCP/HARPC, food defense, traceability, and handling controls
Champion a strong food safety and quality culture across operations, warehousing, and fulfillment teams
Align site operations with corporate quality, labeling, and compliance standards
Lead and ensure compliance for site audits, including regulatory, customer, GFSI, and certification audits
Serve as primary QA contact for audits at the facility and distribution center
Ensure audit readiness across conversion, labeling, and DC operations
Oversee regulatory reporting and compliance documentation
Drive corrective action implementation and follow-up
Strong knowledge of food safety systems (HACCP/HARPC, GMPs, traceability, food defense)
Ability to lead operational execution and drive compliance at a site level

Conversion, Labeling & Distribution Quality Management – 20%

Lead and ensure compliance in cheese cut and wrap and ghee production processes
Oversee labeling accuracy and compliance, ensuring alignment with regulatory, customer, and certification requirements
Own and ensure adherence to product specifications, packaging standards, and labeling controls
Manage risks associated with product transformation, including cross-contact, mislabeling, and handling integrity
Drive resolution of labeling and packaging deviations to ensure product accuracy and c0mpliance
Lead and ensure compliance within the distribution center, including storage, handling, and shipping processes
Own and ensure adherence to inventory control and traceability systems at pallet, case, and batch levels
Oversee product status management, including holds, releases, restricted inventory, and disposition
Drive accuracy of SAP/WMS transactions to ensure proper inventory visibility across systems
Manage risks related to storage conditions, product aging, and inventory movement
Experience in manufacturing, packaging, labeling, or distribution quality systems
Understanding of inventory management systems (SAP/WMS) and product traceability

Product Release, Risk…