Quality Manager Madison
IFF, Madison, WI, United States
Overview
Job Summary: Are you ready to lead quality excellence and drive continuous improvement? IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products. Health & Biosciences: Channeling our passion for nature and bioscience into sustainable, life-enhancing technologies that power innovative solutions across healthcare, food, consumer, and industrial markets. This role is based at our Madison, WI, plant. This is an on-site role. You will be part of a collaborative, solution-oriented, and safety-focused manufacturing team where together we can achieve excellence and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.
Where You’ll Make a Difference
Lead and develop the site Quality team, fostering a strong culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement
Drive compliance with Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S), quality, food safety, regulatory, and permit requirements
Own and continuously improve the site's Quality and Food Safety Management Systems, including training and internal audits
Manage quality control and quality assurance activities to ensure finished products and raw materials meet IFF standards
Oversee product release, non-conformance investigations, customer complaints, and corrective and preventive actions
Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies across all manufactured products
Manage site certifications, including ISO 9001, FSSC 22000, Kosher, and Halal, and support external audits
Partner cross-functionally to resolve quality-related issues
Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance safety, quality, service, and cost efficiency
What Makes You The Right Fit
Demonstrated leadership, collaboration, and communication skills
Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of industrial experience OR high school diploma with 10+ years of manufacturing experience and 3+ years of leadership
Proven ability to lead teams and influence change
Strong understanding of quality systems and regulatory compliance
Data-driven and action-oriented mindset
Ability to manage priorities in a fast-paced environment
Ability to perform physical requirements safely
How Would You Stand Out?
Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical, & Medical Device manufacturing experience is strongly preferred, particularly in an ISO9001 food-grade environment
Experience in liquid manufacturing or processing environments
Experience with SAP or other ERP systems
Familiarity with RCFA, PSM, 5S, and Continuous Improvement methods
Why Choose Us?
Comprehensive medical and well-being benefits
Competitive 401(k) with company match
Paid parental leave and generous PTO
Career development and tuition reimbursement
A collaborative work environment that values quality, integrity, and continuous improvement.
We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.
Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more
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Job Summary: Are you ready to lead quality excellence and drive continuous improvement? IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products. Health & Biosciences: Channeling our passion for nature and bioscience into sustainable, life-enhancing technologies that power innovative solutions across healthcare, food, consumer, and industrial markets. This role is based at our Madison, WI, plant. This is an on-site role. You will be part of a collaborative, solution-oriented, and safety-focused manufacturing team where together we can achieve excellence and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.
Where You’ll Make a Difference
Lead and develop the site Quality team, fostering a strong culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement
Drive compliance with Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S), quality, food safety, regulatory, and permit requirements
Own and continuously improve the site's Quality and Food Safety Management Systems, including training and internal audits
Manage quality control and quality assurance activities to ensure finished products and raw materials meet IFF standards
Oversee product release, non-conformance investigations, customer complaints, and corrective and preventive actions
Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies across all manufactured products
Manage site certifications, including ISO 9001, FSSC 22000, Kosher, and Halal, and support external audits
Partner cross-functionally to resolve quality-related issues
Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance safety, quality, service, and cost efficiency
What Makes You The Right Fit
Demonstrated leadership, collaboration, and communication skills
Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of industrial experience OR high school diploma with 10+ years of manufacturing experience and 3+ years of leadership
Proven ability to lead teams and influence change
Strong understanding of quality systems and regulatory compliance
Data-driven and action-oriented mindset
Ability to manage priorities in a fast-paced environment
Ability to perform physical requirements safely
How Would You Stand Out?
Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical, & Medical Device manufacturing experience is strongly preferred, particularly in an ISO9001 food-grade environment
Experience in liquid manufacturing or processing environments
Experience with SAP or other ERP systems
Familiarity with RCFA, PSM, 5S, and Continuous Improvement methods
Why Choose Us?
Comprehensive medical and well-being benefits
Competitive 401(k) with company match
Paid parental leave and generous PTO
Career development and tuition reimbursement
A collaborative work environment that values quality, integrity, and continuous improvement.
We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.
Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more
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