Senior Manager, Quality Operations – Europe

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Manager, Quality Operations for Europe to lead the quality function across Balchem’s European manufacturing network. You will ensure product safety, regulatory compliance, and consistent quality while supporting business growth.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and develop the European Quality organization across multiple sites.
• Drive a culture of food safety, quality, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Maintain audit readiness, oversee internal audits, CAPA and compliance activities.
• Standardize quality processes, share best practices and lead root‑cause investigations.
• Monitor and improve key quality, food safety and compliance metrics.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, R&D and Supply Chain on continuous improvement, commercialization and new product introductions.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Microbiology, Engineering or related field.
• 15+ years of quality leadership experience in food, dietary supplements, ingredients, pharmaceuticals or similar regulated industry.
• Proven experience leading quality organizations in multi‑site manufacturing environments.

Required skills

• HACCP and GFSI standards knowledge.
• SPC (Statistical Process Control) expertise.
• CAPA and root‑cause analysis experience.
• Quality systems and continuous improvement methodologies.