Quality Supervisor - Food and Beverage

Sazerac Company Overview

Over 450 of the world’s most extraordinary brands are part of the Sazerac family, including BuzzBallz, Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, Fireball, Svedka, and more. We’re proud to create spirits, cocktails, and experiences for every taste and occasion for people across the globe. Sazerac Company takes pride in fostering a vibrant culture of innovation, craftsmanship, and excellence across our distilleries and operations worldwide.

Job Description/Responsibilities

BuzzBallz is seeking a Quality Supervisor to lead quality and food safety initiatives within our manufacturing operations. This role is responsible for promoting a culture of quality, ensuring compliance with food safety and regulatory standards, and developing a high-performing laboratory and quality team. The Quality Supervisor will partner closely with Operations, Supply Chain, and Leadership teams to drive continuous improvement, enhance product quality, support customer satisfaction, and ensure compliance with FDA, TTB, and other regulatory requirements.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and develop Quality Technicians while fostering a culture focused on food safety, quality excellence, and continuous improvement

• Ensure compliance with company quality standards, FDA regulations, TTB requirements, and food safety programs

• Manage quality assurance processes including inspections, audits, product evaluations, corrective actions, and root cause analysis

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that reduce defects, improve process capability, and enhance customer satisfaction

• Support product hold, release, rework, recall, and nonconformance processes while maintaining accurate documentation and records

• Partner with Operations and cross-functional teams to identify quality risks, implement preventive actions, and improve manufacturing performance

• Monitor key quality metrics and provide reporting, analysis, and recommendations to leadership

Qualifications/Requirements

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree required

• Minimum 2 years of experience in quality assurance, quality control, food safety, manufacturing, or related operational environments

• Change management experience with the ability to influence and drive continuous improvement initiatives

• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate at all levels of the organization

• Strong planning, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills

• Proficiency with computer systems, data analysis tools, and quality management systems