Quality Manager

Quality Manager
Location: Tucson, AZ

As the Quality Manager, you will lead the Manufacturing Quality, Batching, and Sanitation operations for the Tucson site. This role is responsible for ensuring product compliance with specifications, maintaining plant certification standards, and supporting the site’s production schedules from a quality perspective. You will collaborate with cross-functional and multi-site teams to build a world-class quality culture and meet defined business objectives.

Shift & Schedule: Full-time | Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Flexibility required for evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of direct reports across Quality, Sanitation, and Batching functions.

• Oversee the collection, analysis, and reporting of performance and product conformance data; communicate quality status and priorities to production leadership.

• Manage plant Quality personnel (QC specialists, technicians, and sanitation staff) to drive data-informed decision-making and continuous process improvements.

• Support new product, material, and supplier qualifications in coordination with R&D and Procurement.

• Drive performance improvements tied to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), dashboards, and quality scorecards for cost, delivery, and quality.

• Partner with production and maintenance teams to promote strong quality awareness and capability throughout the plant.

• Oversee certification processes, including documentation, product specs, audits, and reporting systems.

• Provide timely resolutions to production-related quality issues and product dispositions.

• Develop tools to collect, trend, and analyze production quality data.

• Ensure compliance with food safety and regulatory standards (FSMA, FDA GMP, GFSI).

• Prepare for and resolve issues related to third-party audits.

• Conduct regular facility inspections to ensure adherence to company and regulatory policies.

• Submit monthly quality reports to Corporate Quality and Continuous Improvement teams.

• Actively participate in enterprise-wide Quality, Food Safety (QFS), and Continuous Improvement initiatives.

• Comply with all Keurig Dr Pepper safety policies, ergonomic standards, and operational procedures.

Leadership Expectations

• Foster a culture of trust, inclusivity, and well-being.

• Set clear goals, ensure accountability, and engage in regular performance conversations.

• Embrace diverse perspectives and encourage learning from success and failure.

• Compensation:
  • This is an exempt, salaried position paid on a biweekly basis. Compensation is flexible and determined based on the candidate’s experience

• Benefits Effective Day One

  • Medical, Dental, Vision

  • Disability coverage

  • Paid Time Off (vacation, sick, parental leave)

  • 401(k) with company match

  • Tuition Reimbursement

  • Mileage Reimbursement

• Annual Bonus: Performance-based eligibility

• Education: Bachelor’s degree highly preferred.

• Experience:

  • 5–10 years in food & beverage manufacturing quality leadership, with hands-on experience in SPC, DOE, TQM, TPM, Six Sigma, etc.

  • 3–5+ years of experience managing and developing teams of 20+ technical employees.

  • Experience with new product, material, and process introductions.

• Knowledge:

  • Deep understanding of GMP, HACCP, FSMA, SQF, Food Defense, and QMS principles.

  • Proven track record of building effective Quality Plans and achieving KPI targets.

  • Experience with SAP preferred; proficiency in Microsoft Office required.

  • Strong CAPA and A3 problem-solving experience.

• Skills:

  • Strong written and verbal communication across departments.

  • High attention to detail, strong multitasking ability, and self-motivation.

  • Ability to lead teams of 10+ employees and work flexible hours as needed.

  • Occasional travel required.

Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ: KDP) is a leading beverage company in North America, with a portfolio of more than 125 owned, licensed and partners brands and powerful distribution capabilities to provide a beverage for every need, anytime, anywhere. We operate with a differentiated business model and world-class brand portfolio, powered by a talented and engaged team that is anchored in our values. We work with big, exciting beverage brands and the #1 single-serve coffee brewing system in North America at KDP, and we have fun doing it!

Together, we have built a leading beverage company in North America offering hot and cold beverages together at scale. Whatever your area of expertise, at KDP you can be a part of a team that’s proud of its brands, partnerships, innovation, and growth. Will you join us?

We strive to be an employer of choice, providing a culture and opportunities that empower our team of ~29,000 employees to grow and develop. We offer robust benefits to support your health and wellness as well as your personal and financial well-being. We also provide employee programs designed to enhance your professional growth and development, while ensuring you feel valued, inspired and appreciated at work.

Keurig Dr Pepper is an equal opportunity employer and recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability or association with a person with a disability, medical condition, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.