Operations Quality Manager for Butter and Milk Powder

Operations Quality Manager for Butter and Milk Powder

This position will work with butter and milk powder dairy manufacturing sites to e nsure compliance with Land O'Lakes QMS, food regulatory requirements, and customer quality/food safety requirements at Land O'Lakes .

This role g uides plant quality teams in creating , implementing, and maintain ing quality and food safety programs for new and existing products and manufacturing processes , p artners with cross-functional teams (R&D, Sales & Marketing, Regulatory, Legal, Distribution, Operations, and others) to ensure a culture of quality and food safety throughout the organization .

This position requires about 50% to 75% travel .

Position can be based out of Arden Hills, MN, Tulare, CA, or Carlisle, PA (preferred) or virtual.

Responsibilities:



* Th is position will support butter and milk powder manufacturing sites



* Guide plants in m onitor ing and analyz ing product safety and quality data , including customer complaints and feedback, product testing results, ingredient issues, audit results, and product and processing parameters .

Communicate and work with customers as needed.



* Guide plants to c omplete root cause investigations and CAPA plans for product safety and quality issues, audit findings, and customer complaints .

Verify closure of CAPAs .



* Guide plant on product disposition.



* Report on quality and food safety metrics and communicate with cross functional leaders on quality issue s/events and customer concerns .



* Assist with hiring and onboarding new quality staff and plant quality training .



* Assist with customer audits, 3 rd party audits and regulatory inspections as needed.



* Coach, mentor, and direct work of plant quality teams at the manufacturing sites .



* Engage corporate and external technical experts to partner with site Quality Assurance teams to ensure the robust QMS programs are develop ed and implement ed.



* Work with cross functional teams and maintenance of product specifications, ingredient and supplier issues, design and commercialization of new products and manufacturing processes .

Support line trials and first production runs as needed.

Experience/Skills/Education requirements:



* Bachelor's Degree in Food Science , Dairy Science, Chemistry, Microbiology or related discipl ine .



* Seven (7) years of experience in production, quality assurance, or sanitation within the food or pharmaceutical industry.



* Five (5) years of experience in a progressive leadership role in plant quality or corporate quality roles.



* Strongly prefer e xperience with butter and/or milk powder manufacturing



* Extensive experience in HACCP, GFSI certification, quality assurance standards, food laboratory testing, and statistical process control techniques, and food processing sanitation.



* PCQI certified or ability to become certified



* CQE , LEAN, or Six Sigma certification and...