Quality Assurance Manager

About the Role

The Site QA Manager is the site‑level leader responsible for ensuring the quality, consistency, safety, and regulatory compliance of products manufactured and packaged at the site. This position provides leadership to the site Quality Assurance team and partners closely with Brewing, Packaging, Operations, Maintenance, Supply Chain, and Food Safety to ensure quality is built into every stage of the process. The Site QA Manager is a key decision maker, providing timely, data‑driven decisions when quality or production anomalies occur. The role is responsible for appropriate containment, investigation, escalation, disposition, and corrective action while protecting the consumer and the business. This position also serves as a critical link between site operations and the enterprise QA organization, implementing enterprise quality standards while identifying opportunities to improve site performance, capability, and quality culture.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direct supervision to Quality Assurance Scientists and/or Technicians.
• Provide technical guidance and leadership on decisions concerning product quality, corrective actions, and product disposition.
• Develop and implement innovative, advanced methods for assigned areas including all supporting mechanisms (e.g., SOPs, training documentation/aids, tools, equipment, logs, databases, control charts, etc.).
• Apply advanced methods (e.g., Design of Experiments) and/or specialized skills and knowledge to solve complex problems and/or make improvements to products and processes.
• Mentor and train others including NBB employees, customers, suppliers and/or industry professionals in area(s) of technical expertise.
• Lead major project and/or focused improvement efforts.
• Provide longer‑term strategic direction and shorter‑term detailed plans for the Quality department.
• Participate in industry collaborative and external comparisons to validate NBB test methods.
• Other projects and duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s Degree or the equivalent training and related work experience with a minimum of eight (8) years of on‑the‑job experience.
• Post‑graduate degree desirable.

Preferred Skills

• Post‑graduate degree desirable.

Pay

Starting Salary Range: $80,000 – $102,500. Wage information is provided in compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and is Bell’s and New Belgium's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation range and benefits offered for this position. Compensation may vary based on experience, skills, education, location, or other position‑related reasons.

Benefits

• Medical & Dental Insurance (options available for dependents)
• Basic Term Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Program
• PTO
• 401k Match
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Profit Sharing

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift objects up to 80 pounds and carry for 3 steps.
• Ability to lift objects up to 37 pounds overhead.
• Ability to walk up and down stairs carrying objects up to 6 lbs.
• Ability to stoop, climb, squat, and reach overhead.

Travel

10%‑30% travel.

Working Conditions

• Laboratory
• Office
• Production Areas