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Join the team at Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company!
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Job Summary
At Heartland Coca‑Cola Bottling Company, quality is at the heart of everything we do. As a Quality Assurance Manager, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring the safety, integrity, and consistency of products enjoyed by millions of consumers every day.
The Quality Assurance Manager leads and manages the Quality Assurance department to ensure the production of high-quality product at the lowest cost while meeting the demands of our customers. This role follows regulatory requirements while adhering to standardized operating procedures (SOPs) and internal policies to ensure compliance of quality & food safety standards as established by the QA department.
Job Responsibilities
- Staffs, trains, develops, and coaches a team of quality assurance employees.
- Ensures accuracy and efficiency of syrup-batching and all Quality Assurance testing and record-keeping.
- Monitors and maintains accountability with proper sanitation and housekeeping procedures.
- Monitors all Coca-Cola, Federal and State regulations and/or communications and implements any necessary changes to remain in compliance with audit practices. Ensures compliance coverage for all Heartland facilities.
- Assists Department Managers with process equipment and product/container troubleshooting or innovation opportunities.
- Collaborates with Production and Sales teams to improve Coca-Cola quality indices.
- Responsible for the overall safety and accountability standards of all employees within the Quality Assurance department.
- Manages Profit and Loss budget, monitors spending controls for the department.
- Manages and maintains all laboratory equipment and executes Good Laboratory Practices within the department.
- Define and monitor Quality, Food Safety and Regulatory programs for effectiveness and performance. Prepare and conduct periodic internal audits and quality reviews of all functional areas.
- Represents Heartland externally to influence industry standards. Acts as company liaison and voting member with Coca-Cola North America (CCNA) and Coca-Cola Bottling Sales and Services (CCBSS) through vendor quality, mock recall and traceability requirements, FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act) task force, recall management, escalated consumer complaints and other venues as needed.
- Leads the quality alert and recall prevention/management for Heartland. Oversees the escalated consumer complaints, recycle and environmental planning, and additional company and brand objectives with cross-functional collaboration, development, and implementation of new ideas and solutions to the pre-existing problems.
- Drives continuous improvement and project management practices by remaining current on new technologies, issues and important information that impact our business Lead evaluation and action plans for product integrity across company operations (IMCR-Incident Management and Crisis Resolution, BD&L-Breakage, Damage & Loss, and Sustainability).
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of one year of work experience required, or a minimum of five years of progressive job experience including people, project, or account management with leadership and influencing skills required.
- HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) certification preferred.
- Experience in food and beverage industry preferred.
- Strong computer skills, including SAP, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- ISO (22000, 9000, 14001, etc.) or other quality management system knowledge required.
- Understanding of Lean, Six Sigma practices, including Continuous Improvement, Project Management, Manufacturing Practices (Kaizen, 5S, Good Manufacturing Practices “GMPs,” etc.) and Lean Metrics. Certification preferred.
- Prior knowledge of the Principles of Manufacturing Management and Food Safety preferred.
- Capable of understanding compliance standards and performing periodic internal audits.
- Capable of managing a self-guided work force, utilizing effective leadership and communication skills successfully.
- Capable of successfully fostering the Change Management process.
- Prior knowledge of specific supply chain capabilities, strategies, and interdependencies.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally and coordinate efforts around process improvement.
- Understanding of national, state, and local regulatory requirements for Food Safety, Safety, Environment and Emergency Management.
- Ability to analyze key business drivers (metrics) used to gauge the effectiveness and performance of an internal group or supplier.
- Demonstrated ability with Statistical Process Control practices.
Pay: $98,983.00 - $116,450.00 a year
About Heartland Coca-Cola
Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company produces, sells, and distributes the highest quality and best tasting Coca-Cola and Monster Beverages across the states of Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois. Our brand offerings provide multiple beverage options in non-alcoholic categories including sparkling soft drinks, water, ingredient enhanced, isotonics, tea, energy, juice, coffee and nutrition. We value our people, customers and community which drives our passion to work and win together as a team.
Benefits and Other Information
We offer a competitive benefits package to our full-time employees including medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, 401(k), paid time off, wellness programs and tuition reimbursement. This role may be eligible to participate in an incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program.
Pre-employment background check is required.
Heartland Coca-Cola is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and any other class protected by law. Veteran friendly.
Requisition ID: 267028
Company: Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company, LLC
Join the team at Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company!
Days/Hours of Work:
Job Summary
At Heartland Coca‑Cola Bottling Company, quality is at the heart of everything we do. As a Quality Assurance Manager, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring the safety, integrity, and consistency of products enjoyed by millions of consumers every day.
The Quality Assurance Manager leads and manages the Quality Assurance department to ensure the production of high-quality product at the lowest cost while meeting the demands of our customers. This role follows regulatory requirements while adhering to standardized operating procedures (SOPs) and internal policies to ensure compliance of quality & food safety standards as established by the QA department.
Job Responsibilities
- Staffs, trains, develops, and coaches a team of quality assurance employees.
- Ensures accuracy and efficiency of syrup-batching and all Quality Assurance testing and record-keeping.
- Monitors and maintains accountability with proper sanitation and housekeeping procedures.
- Monitors all Coca-Cola, Federal and State regulations and/or communications and implements any necessary changes to remain in compliance with audit practices. Ensures compliance coverage for all Heartland facilities.
- Assists Department Managers with process equipment and product/container troubleshooting or innovation opportunities.
- Collaborates with Production and Sales teams to improve Coca-Cola quality indices.
- Responsible for the overall safety and accountability standards of all employees within the Quality Assurance department.
- Manages Profit and Loss budget, monitors spending controls for the department.
- Manages and maintains all laboratory equipment and executes Good Laboratory Practices within the department.
- Define and monitor Quality, Food Safety and Regulatory programs for effectiveness and performance. Prepare and conduct periodic internal audits and quality reviews of all functional areas.
- Represents Heartland externally to influence industry standards. Acts as company liaison and voting member with Coca-Cola North America (CCNA) and Coca-Cola Bottling Sales and Services (CCBSS) through vendor quality, mock recall and traceability requirements, FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act) task force, recall management, escalated consumer complaints and other venues as needed.
- Leads the quality alert and recall prevention/management for Heartland. Oversees the escalated consumer complaints, recycle and environmental planning, and additional company and brand objectives with cross-functional collaboration, development, and implementation of new ideas and solutions to the pre-existing problems.
- Drives continuous improvement and project management practices by remaining current on new technologies, issues and important information that impact our business Lead evaluation and action plans for product integrity across company operations (IMCR-Incident Management and Crisis Resolution, BD&L-Breakage, Damage & Loss, and Sustainability).
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of one year of work experience required, or a minimum of five years of progressive job experience including people, project, or account management with leadership and influencing skills required.
- HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) certification preferred.
- Experience in food and beverage industry preferred.
- Strong computer skills, including SAP, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- ISO (22000, 9000, 14001, etc.) or other quality management system knowledge required.
- Understanding of Lean, Six Sigma practices, including Continuous Improvement, Project Management, Manufacturing Practices (Kaizen, 5S, Good Manufacturing Practices “GMPs,” etc.) and Lean Metrics. Certification preferred.
- Prior knowledge of the Principles of Manufacturing Management and Food Safety preferred.
- Capable of understanding compliance standards and performing periodic internal audits.
- Capable of managing a self-guided work force, utilizing effective leadership and communication skills successfully.
- Capable of successfully fostering the Change Management process.
- Prior knowledge of specific supply chain capabilities, strategies, and interdependencies.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally and coordinate efforts around process improvement.
- Understanding of national, state, and local regulatory requirements for Food Safety, Safety, Environment and Emergency Management.
- Ability to analyze key business drivers (metrics) used to gauge the effectiveness and performance of an internal group or supplier.
- Demonstrated ability with Statistical Process Control practices.
Pay: $98,983.00 - $116,450.00 a year
About Heartland Coca-Cola
Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company produces, sells, and distributes the highest quality and best tasting Coca-Cola and Monster Beverages across the states of Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois. Our brand offerings provide multiple beverage options in non-alcoholic categories including sparkling soft drinks, water, ingredient enhanced, isotonics, tea, energy, juice, coffee and nutrition. We value our people, customers and community which drives our passion to work and win together as a team.
Benefits and Other Information
We offer a competitive benefits package to our full-time employees including medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, 401(k), paid time off, wellness programs and tuition reimbursement. This role may be eligible to participate in an incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program.
Pre-employment background check is required.
Heartland Coca-Cola is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and any other class protected by law. Veteran friendly.
Requisition ID: 267028
Company: Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company, LLC
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in quality assurance associate jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as science, engineering, or a related discipline
- Experience with defect tracking tools and test case management systems
- Familiarity with quality management systems and standard operating procedures
- Knowledge of testing methodologies including functional, regression, and user acceptance testing
- Strong written documentation skills for test plans, reports, and non-conformance records
- ISTQB, ASQ, or industry-specific quality certification preferred for many roles
Tips for Your Quality Assurance Associate Job Search
Tailor your resume to the QA context
Highlight specific testing methodologies you've used, whether manual, automated, or both, and name the defect-tracking tools you know. Recruiters scan for keywords like regression testing, test case documentation, and root cause analysis, so use the exact language from each job posting.
Earn a relevant entry-level certification
An ISTQB Foundation certification or an ASQ Certified Quality Improvement Associate credential signals baseline competence to hiring managers who screen resumes before reading them closely. Either one strengthens an application even when your hands-on experience is limited.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists quality assurance associate openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings that match your industry background
QA requirements differ sharply between regulated industries like pharmaceuticals or medical devices and software companies. If your background is in pharma, focus on postings that mention FDA compliance, GMP, or 21 CFR Part 11, where your experience translates directly and competition from software testers is lower.
Prepare a walk-through of a real defect you found
Interviewers for quality assurance associate roles almost always ask for a concrete example of a defect you identified and how you documented or escalated it. Prepare a clear, specific story that covers what you found, how you reproduced it, and what happened as a result.
Negotiate using total compensation, not just base pay
When you receive an offer, ask for the full picture including any shift differentials, on-call pay, and professional development reimbursement, all of which are common in QA roles at manufacturers and testing labs. These elements vary widely and give you room to negotiate beyond the base figure.
Quality Assurance Associate Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most quality assurance associates?
Food Lion, Cox Automotive, and United States Steel are hiring the most quality assurance associates right now, with openings concentrated in California, Texas, and North Carolina, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Demand is particularly active in manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and software sectors.
How many quality assurance associate jobs are remote?
About 38% of quality assurance associate openings are fully remote or hybrid as of September 2026, though availability varies significantly by specialization. Software and digital product testing roles tend to offer the most remote flexibility, while positions in manufacturing, medical devices, and lab environments almost always require on-site work.
How do you become a quality assurance associate?
Start by completing a relevant degree in a science, engineering, or technical field, or build hands-on experience through internships, contract work, or entry-level production roles. Learn the defect tracking and test management tools common in your target industry, document any testing or inspection work you've done, and pursue a foundational certification like ISTQB or an ASQ credential to strengthen your application.
Can you get a quality assurance associate job with little or no experience?
Yes, many employers hire quality assurance associates at the entry level, especially in manufacturing and consumer goods, where on-the-job training is built into the role. Emphasize any coursework involving inspection, compliance, or data accuracy, earn an entry-level quality certification before you apply, and target smaller companies or contract positions where competition for experienced candidates is lower.
What does the quality assurance associate interview process look like?
Most quality assurance associate interviews include an initial screening call focused on your familiarity with QA processes and the tools listed in the job posting, followed by one or two rounds with the hiring manager and team members. Expect behavioral questions about defects you've caught and documented, and in software testing roles, a practical exercise where you write test cases or review a short requirements document for gaps.
Where can I find and apply to quality assurance associate jobs?
You can find and apply to quality assurance associate jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Search the listings, find roles that match your background and target industry, and apply directly to each one that fits.
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