Associate Director - Manufacturing Food Safety & Quality
About The Position
As an Associate Director - Manufacturing Food Safety & Quality, the role will carry out responsibilities such as but not limited to development, management, and control of a wide range of programs and activities that ensure product safety and quality in manufacturing. The role includes the development, management, and control of 4 food safety and quality pillars: Food Safety Systems, Quality in Operation, Quality Performance, and Quality in Design. Additionally, the Associate Director - Manufacturing Food Safety & Quality will collaborate with Plant Leadership, RD, Engineering, Maintenance, and other Lactalis divisions as appropriate to align duties with the company's goals and values
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree is required.
- A major in engineering, microbiology, food science, dairy science, or life sciences is required.
- 15+ years related experience, including active involvement in Quality Programs in the cheese manufacturing environment experience is required.
- Knowledge of cheese chemistry, Excel, Outlook are required.
- Knowledge and ability to manage Quality standards QHSE and HACCP codex
- Ability to develop and implement policies and procedures to investigate and resolve non-compliant quality issues.
- Capacity to audit strategies in term of Hygiene, Safety, Risks and Environment or Laboratory and to analyze, elaborate and present the results and the associated action plans (teams of investigation)
- Travel is required up to 50% monthly.
- Extended hours may be necessary depending on the project's needs
Nice To Haves
- The following certifications are preferred for this role: HACCP.
Responsibilities
- Take ownership of food safety and quality in new manufacturing projects; ensure the QiD process is followed and includes all required documents, such as risk assessment, Food Safety Visa, QFS databases, and SOPs.
- Collaborate with RD in creation of specification for new product development. Validate process capabilities, compliance with new product specifications (Quality standards) and set up KPIs to monitor on-going performance to comply with customer requirements.
- Ensure that Control Plans are created and validated for new products: measurements, inspections, sampling, analytical testing of raw materials and finished goods, etc.
- Liaise with cross-functional teams such as R&D, Marketing, Engineering, Manufacturing quality and facility QFS, Supplier and Co-man audit team to ensure the QFS risk assessments are completed, and mitigation plans are implemented on raw material, packaging, and equipment.
- Ensure all quality attributes of the product and process variability are reviewed post launch and make corrections to deviations.
- Establish quality run rules for new product startups to ensure product quality is consistent.
- Support facilities in investigating nonconformities with root cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Assist plants in lowering CPM.
- Lead continuous improvement programs by training and coaching (rework, 5S, center lining, etc.).
- Ensure industrial quality capex is identified, prioritized, and communicated according to the Lactalis Capex Cycle.
- Assist the plants in manufacturing process improvement (process variability, CIP, and Sanitation).
- Validate that the product specifications are aligned with manufacturing capabilities and process limits.
- Establish the roadmap to food safety standards according to Lactalis essentials (HACCP, Prerequisites, OPRPs, and SOPs) in collaboration with the plants.
- Support the plants in developing FS KPIs and tracking/trending them.
- Ensure the FSQ team is appropriately supporting the plants in Environmental Monitoring Program, Foreign Material Control, Shelf-Life Management, and performing food safety audits.
Benefits
- At Lactalis, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards Program with a variety of affordable benefits and coverage options.
- We support insurance costs significantly, contribute generously to retirement plans, and offer Paid Time Off from day one.
- We are committed to your professional growth, providing training and development opportunities, including Education Reimbursement.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Food Manufacturing
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
