Senior Manager, Regional Quality Control

Within our Corporate Quality Execution team (Leprino's internal name for our plant-focused Quality Control and food safety compliance work) located in Denver or any one of our plants in CO, MI, or NY – Leprino is seeking a Senior Manager, Regional Quality Control (Internally titled: Senior Manager, Regional Quality Execution) to help strengthen the safety, consistency, and trust behind every ingredient we make! We’re proud of our bold vision to be the world’s best dairy food and ingredient company — it’s what drives us to build strong partnerships, uphold uncompromising standards, and keep improving every single day!

At Leprino, starting compensation for this role typically ranges between $139,000 and $173,000. This position has an annual target bonus of 15%.

What You’ll Do:

• Build trusted partnerships with our plant Quality Execution teams by guiding them through complex and sometimes ambiguous food safety issues.
• Support Leprino’s cheese and nutrition product lines by ensuring quality standards are consistently met from raw ingredient to finished product.
• Write and implement programs that strengthen quality compliance and improve how we prevent problems before they happen!
• Collaborate with Regional Vice Presidents and plant leaders on key initiatives that strengthen both customer confidence and team development.
• Train, mentor, and encourage plant QE Managers and Supervisors, helping them grow while making sure their work aligns with company goals.
• Investigate quality and food safety issues, uncover root causes, and design sustainable corrective and preventative actions.
• Partner with pest control vendors to keep our facilities safe, sanitary, and compliant.
• Use data analysis and reporting tools to identify opportunities for process improvements and cost savings while never compromising product safety.
• Provide on-site support when plants experience vacancies or special needs, ensuring smooth transitions and continuity.
• Balance customer expectations, quality, and operational efficiency with thoughtful, risk-based decision-making.
• Share progress, lessons learned, and creative solutions with senior leadership, helping the business improve every day!

You Have At Least (Required Qualifications):

• A bachelor’s degree in food technology, food science, dairy science, microbiology, chemistry, or a related field.
• 10+ years of food manufacturing, product development, and quality assurance experience, ideally with dairy products.
• 5+ years leading people, with a focus on coaching, collaboration, and building strong relationships.
• Willingness to travel up to 60% within the assigned region as needed to support multiple plants.

We Hope You Also Have (Preferred Qualifications):

• A master’s degree in food science, dairy science, or a related field.
• Proficiency with SAP systems along with Microsoft Office tools like Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Certifications such as PCQI (Preventive Controls Qualified Individual) and Internal Auditing.
• Experience developing onboarding programs and mentoring leaders in quality or food safety.

At Leprino, we believe in equal employment opportunity and make employment decisions based on each individual’s unique talents, experience, skills, and knowledge; we do not discriminate on the basis of any personal characteristics. We know we are better together and are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive culture in which all employees can thrive.

Offering You In Return:

A chance to be part of a global team of individuals passionate about producing and delivering high-quality products that help feed and nourish families around the world. Leprino could not be where it is today without our incredible employees. That is why we share in our success together by rewarding you for your hard work. Hiring great people who are in it for the long run is our goal. Through competitive salaries and bonuses, life, medical/dental/vision coverage, voluntary benefits, employee assistance programs, wellness incentives, tuition assistance, vacation, ten paid holidays, sick time, paid parental leave, annual merit increases, as well as the LFC Profit-sharing & 401(k) plan. Your impact will be noticed and rewarded, as you seek to further our company, our customers, and one another.

Our Story:

Leprino’s history dates back to the 1950s, when Jim Leprino first started making small batches of mozzarella for local markets and eateries in the Little Italy neighborhood of Denver. We’ve grown a bit since then. Today, Leprino is the world’s largest manufacturer of mozzarella and lactose, and a leading producer of whey protein. Still owned by the Leprino family, our sights are set to be the “World’s Best Dairy Food and Ingredient Company.” From a small corner grocery store we have grown to over 5,500 employees throughout the globe. Will you join us on our journey?