Quality Supervisor; Food​/Beverage

Overview

Western Son Distillery is a Texas-born craft spirits company based in Pilot Point. Founded in 2011, we produce award-winning vodka distilled ten times from 100% American corn, along with a bold lineup of real-fruit flavors. We’re a team rooted in quality, creativity, and community, carrying forward a genuine “spirit of the West” in everything we make.

Located in Pilot Point, Texas, Western Son Distillery operates out of a historic, repurposed factory just north of the Dallas–Fort Worth area.

Quality Supervisor (Food / Beverage)

Western Son Distillery is seeking a hands-on Quality Supervisor to lead and continuously improve food safety and quality systems within a manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for building a strong culture of quality, ensuring regulatory compliance, and developing the quality team while partnering closely with operations. The Quality Supervisor plays a critical role in driving product integrity, consumer satisfaction, and operational excellence in a regulated food and beverage setting.

• Lead and oversee quality and food safety programs to ensure compliance with FDA, TTB, and third-party standards.
• Supervise, coach, and develop quality team members through training, feedback, and performance development.
• Manage HACCP, auditing, and inspection programs; serve as the primary liaison for internal and external audits.
• Partner with operations to identify quality risks, investigate issues, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Monitor quality KPIs including consumer complaints, inventory on hold, and defect rates; drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Promote a proactive quality and food safety culture across all departments.

Requirements (Must-Have)

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant quality or food safety experience in a food and / or beverage manufacturing and production environment.
• Strong understanding of food safety, quality systems, and regulatory compliance.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Strong planning, organizational, and time management skills.
• High comfort using technology, systems, and data to drive decisions.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Have)

• Entrepreneurial or business startup company experience; while we are an established company since 2011, we encourage new ideas that support continued growth of our company
• Food safety certification or experience working with Global Food Safety standards.
• Experience with ISO and/or HACCP implementation or management.
• Prior supervisory or people-leadership experience.

Benefits include: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, as well as FSA options. 401k with employer matching, PTO and growth opportunities.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. We are a diverse workforce. We fully support and embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workplace. Be you, respectfully. We firmly commit to Equal Employment Opportunity, affirmative actions, and comply with Federal, State, and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, gender, race, national origin, color, disability, protected veteran status, and other protected classifications.