Brand: Post Consumer Brands
Categories: Quality
Locations: Battle Creek, Michigan
Position Type: Regular Full-Time
Remote Eligible: No
Req ID: 31075
Job Description
Business Unit Overview
Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats, PEBBLES, Grape-Nuts and Malt-O-Meal cereal and Peter Pan peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish, Kibbles 'n Bits and 9Lives dog and cat food. Post also provides private label solutions to customers in pet food, cereal, nut butters and granola. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn (http://linkedin.com/company/postconsumerbrands/) or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Post-Consumer-Brands/1919490918137560/) for the latest news.
Location Description
Post Consumer Brands in Battle Creek, Mich., the cereal capital of the U.S., is the company's largest manufacturing plant and home to about 600 team members. When you join the team here, you'll be helping to produce some of the most iconic cereal brands, including Honey Bunches of Oats cereal, PEBBLES cereal, Grape-Nuts and Honeycomb cereal. The Battle Creek plant is also unique as it is home to the original barn where C.W. Post started the Postum cereal company in 1895. The Battle Creek team has deep community roots, supporting the city's Cereal Festival, The Post Foundation, and participating in several volunteer events throughout the year.
Responsibilities
Overview
Join our Battle Creek plant leadership team as our Senior Food Safety Quality Assurance Manager, where you'll own plant-wide Quality and Food Safety and play a key role in driving performance, compliance, and continuous improvement in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
What You'll Do
Lead all Quality Assurance & Food Safety programs, ensuring compliance with company, customer, and regulatory standards
Own HACCP and food safety systems, driving continuous improvement
Partner with Operations & Engineering to strengthen processes and food-safe design
Lead internal, customer, and regulatory audits, including corrective actions
Develop and coach a high-performing QFS team
Monitor performance metrics and turn insights into actionable improvements
What You Bring
Strong leadership experience in food manufacturing (quality or food safety)
Deep knowledge of HACCP, GMPs, and regulatory requirements
Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to translate data into action
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Microbiology, or related field
Experience
Preferred
HACCP certification, PCQI or SQF Practitioner eligibility
Experience with audits and continuous improvement (Lean, Six Sigma)
Overview
Join our Battle Creek plant leadership team as our Senior Food Safety Quality Assurance Manager, where you'll own plant-wide Quality and Food Safety and play a key role in driving performance, compliance, and continuous improvement in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
What You'll Do
Lead all Quality Assurance & Food Safety programs, ensuring compliance with company, customer, and regulatory standards
Own HACCP and food safety systems, driving continuous improvement
Partner with Operations & Engineering to strengthen processes and food-safe design
Lead internal, customer, and regulatory audits, including corrective actions
Develop and coach a high-performing QFS team
Monitor performance metrics and turn insights into actionable improvements
What You Bring
Strong leadership experience in food manufacturing (quality or food safety)
Deep knowledge of HACCP, GMPs, and regulatory requirements
Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to translate data into action
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Microbiology, or related field
Experience
Preferred
HACCP certification, PCQI or SQF Practitioner eligibility
Experience with audits and continuous improvement (Lean, Six Sigma)
Post Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.
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