Senior Manager, COE Quality in Design, Packaging
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The Senior Manager, Quality in Design (Packaging) ensures packaging systems, materials, and technologies meet Quality & Food Safety requirements while supporting consumer experience, regulatory compliance, operational excellence, sustainability, and business performance. As the QFS packaging subject matter expert, the role partners with cross-functional teams throughout the project lifecycle to identify and mitigate design risks and enable successful launches. It strengthens packaging quality systems, standards, governance, and capabilities through continuous improvement.
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Senior Manager, COE Quality in Design, Packaging Job Locations US-CO-Louisville | US-FL-Jacksonville | US-UT-West Jordan | US-PA-Dubois | US-CA-Chatsworth | US-NY-White Plains | US-VA-Mount Crawford | US-CA-City of Industry | US-TX-Dallas | US-TX-Fort Worth | US-OH-Minster | ... ID 2026-28377 Number of People to Hire 1 Job Family Quality Level of Experience Experienced Professionals Short Intro and About the Job The Senior Manager, Quality in Design (Packaging) ensures packaging systems, materials, and technologies are designed, developed, and commercialized in accordance with Quality & Food Safety requirements while supporting an exceptional consumer experience, regulatory compliance, operational excellence, sustainability goals, and business performance. As the QFS packaging subject matter expert, this role partners with QFS Supply, Packaging R&I, Product Development, Manufacturing, Procurement, Sustainability, Regulatory Affairs, PMO, and Engineering throughout the project lifecycle to identify and mitigate design risks early and enable successful, first-time-right launches. Job Summary We are seeking a motivated, detail-oriented professional to strengthen packaging quality systems, standards, governance, and capabilities through continuous improvement. The ideal candidate is a proactive, adaptable communicator who can drive innovation, support organizational success, and make a meaningful impact. Key Responsibilities As a key member of our team, you will play an important role in driving our mission forward. The following responsibilities outline the core expectations and contributions for this position: Packaging Quality in Design Leadership - Serve as the QFS lead for packaging innovation, renovation, productivity, and sustainability projects. - Ensure packaging solutions are designed to meet food safety, quality, regulatory, operational, and consumer requirements. - Drive early identification and mitigation of packaging-related quality and food safety risks during project development. - Provide technical leadership during stage-gate reviews and commercialization activities. - Establish Quality in Design principles within packaging development and deployment processes Packaging Risk Assessment & Technical Governance - Lead packaging risk assessments related to Food contact compliance, Packaging integrity, Shelf-life performance, Migration risks, Tamper evidence, Product protection, Distribution performance and Consumer use and disposal - Develop and approve packaging control strategies and validation requirements. - Develop and maintain packaging-related quality standards and specifications. - Monitor emerging risks, industry trends, and new regulatory requirements impacting packaging. Innovation & Commercialization Support - Partner with Packaging R&I teams to support New product development, Packaging innovation, Sustainability initiatives, Productivity programs, Reformulations and renovations - Ensure robust qualification and validation plans are executed before launch. - Support industrial trials, first production runs, and commercialization activities. - Lead quality reviews of packaging changes and assess business impact. Packaging Material & Supplier Quality - Collaborate with Supplier Quality and Procurement teams to ensure packaging supplier qualification, approval, performance improvement and root cause investigations. - Support development of packaging material specifications and acceptance criteria. Regulatory & Compliance Ensure compliance with regulations and Glob
How this job compares
Set against the 575 open Quality Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$120–176K/yr310 salary ranges
- US median$34–50/hr29 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 34 open Quality Management jobs in Ohio and 575 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
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- Experience
- Quality Management postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 10 years (475 postings).
- Education
- 238 of the 575 open Quality Management jobs (41%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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