
Site Quality Manager
IFF · Memphis, TN
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Quality
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Posted
- 4 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management quality role at IFF (chemicals) in Memphis, TN. Establish, maintain, and continuously improve quality control systems, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with internal and regulatory standards.
- They ask for
- 10+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, FDA / GMP, Internal audits, EHS / safety
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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How this role compares
Against 22 other live quality postings in Tennessee.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (10+ vs 5+)
Typical $80k–$120k, from 8 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 48%
- Lean 35%
- Team leadership 35%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 35%
- SPC 30%
- Supplier quality 30%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for EHS / safety, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at IFF
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Which standards drive the work here: ISO 13485, IATF 16949, AS9100?
- How much of the job is customer complaints versus prevention?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: IFF in Memphis
2 other open roles at this site.
- Production Manager · Production · Manager
- Production Supervisor · Production · Supervisor
Full description from IFFAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Job Summary
Are you ready to lead quality excellence and ensure the highest standards across manufacturing operations?
IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.
Food Ingredients: Innovating improved nutritional profiles, better taste and texture, and greater cost efficiency to meet the needs of global food and beverage manufacturers.
The Quality Control Manager role is based in Memphis, TN, in an on-site setting . Be part of a collaborative, detail-oriented, solution-focused team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact.
Your potential is our inspiration.
requirements
across all laboratory and production support activities
- ✓Partner with manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain teams to define and maintain quality standards and resolve quality-related issues
- ✓Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations and implement corrective and preventive actions for quality and food safety events
- ✓Oversee food safety programs , including environmental monitoring, facility inspections, and issue mitigation (e.g., facility breaches, contamination risks)
- ✓Lead customer audits, internal audits, and regulatory inspections , ensuring readiness and successful outcomes
requirements
- ✓Experience leading Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and continuous improvement initiatives
- ✓Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- ✓Strong communication and collaboration skills across cross-functional teams
- ✓Ability to analyze data, interpret results, and make data-driven decisions
How Would You Stand Out?
- ✓Experience leading food safety or environmental monitoring programs
- ✓Knowledge of regulatory frameworks and customer audit expectations in food manufacturing
- ✓Demonstrated ability to drive process improvements and quality culture initiatives
Why Choose Us?
- ✓Opportunity to work in a global, innovation-driven organization
- ✓Collaborative and inclusive team environment focused on excellence
- ✓Exposure to end-to-end manufacturing and quality operations
- ✓Career growth and development opportunities
- ✓Access to a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company contribution, paid parental leave, vacation, holidays, and an annual bonus.
- ✓Ability to make a meaningful impact on product quality and food safety standards
For your awareness, IFF has announced its intention to sell its Food Ingredients Business to CVC Capital Partners. The sale is currently expected to close in the first half of 2027, pending regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
The Food Ingredient business unit will remain part of IFF until close and, at such time, will transition to CVC Capital Partners. By applying for this position, candidates acknowledge awareness that the role is part of the Food Ingredient business unit and has been identified to transition to CVC Capital Partners.
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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Where You’ll Make a Difference
- •Lead and manage the Quality Control (QC) laboratory , overseeing daily operations, team performance, and resource allocation
- •Establish, maintain, and continuously improve quality control systems, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with internal and regulatory standards
- •Define and implement sampling plans, testing methods, and laboratory protocols for raw materials, in-process materials, and finished products
- •Direct QC testing activities and ensure accurate, timely analysis, documentation, and reporting of results
- •Ensure compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and regulatory
What Makes You the Right Fit
- •Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, Food Science, or a related scientific discipline
- •10+ years of experience in quality control, quality assurance, or laboratory management within food, beverage, or chemical manufacturing environments
- •Demonstrated experience managing QC laboratories, teams, and testing programs
- •Experience with Safe Quality Food (SQF) audits and certification processes
- •Strong knowledge of quality control methodologies, laboratory testing methods, and GMP
