Operations Quality Manager for Butter and Milk Powder

This position will workwithbutter and milk powderdairy manufacturing sitestoensurecompliancewithLand OLakes QMS food regulatory requirements and customer quality/food safety requirements at Land OLakes.This role guides plant quality teams in creatingimplementing andmaintainingquality and food safety programs for new and existing products and manufacturing processes partners 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 requiresabout 50% to 75% travel. Position can be based out of Arden Hills MN Tulare CA or Carlisle PA (preferred) or virtual.

Responsibilities:

• Thisposition will support butter and milk powder manufacturing sites

• Guideplants in monitoringand analyzingproduct 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 complete root cause investigations and CAPA plans for product safety and quality issues audit findings and customer complaints.Verify closure of CAPAs.

• Guideplanton product disposition.

• Report on quality and food safetymetrics andcommunicatewithcross functional leaders on qualityissues/eventsandcustomer concerns.

• Assistwithhiring and onboarding new quality staff and plant quality training.

• Assistwith customer audits 3rdpartyauditsand regulatory inspections as needed.

• Coach mentor and direct work of plantquality teams atthemanufacturing sites.

• Engage corporate and external technical experts to partner with site Quality Assuranceteams toensure the robust QMS programs aredevelopedand implemented.

• Work with cross functional teams and maintenance of product specifications ingredient and supplier issuesdesign and commercialization of new products and manufacturing processes.Support line trials and first productionrunsas needed.

Experience/Skills/Education requirements:

• Bachelors Degree in Food Science Dairy Science ChemistryMicrobiologyor related discipline.

• 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 experience with butter and/or milk powder manufacturing

• Extensive experience in HACCPGFSI certificationquality assurance standards food laboratorytesting andstatistical process control techniques and food processing sanitation.

• PCQI certified or ability to become certified

• CQE LEAN or Six Sigma certification and/or experience preferred

• Experience managing quality for multiple sitesis preferred

• Experience in dairy processes and sanitationsuch asraw milk receiving butterandmilk powder

• Excellent organizational communicationsinterpersonal and team interaction skills