US Plant Job Title

Oatly AB•Millville, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Oatly, the original oatmilk company from Sweden, is expanding in the U.S. and seeking a Quality Control Floater to join their team. This role serves as backup support for QC Technicians during absences and high-demand periods. The position is responsible for ensuring consistent production quality by enforcing good manufacturing practices, validating processes, conducting audits, implementing system improvements, and providing documentation. The role reports to the Quality Manager at the Millville plant on a full-time schedule. Oatly's core values are sustainability, health, and transparency, aiming to promote healthier lives and improve the food system by reducing cow's milk consumption.

Requirements

Must be 18 years or older with the ability to read, write and speak English specific to work instructions including but not limited to safety purposes
High school, GED, or equivalent diploma required
2+ years of lab testing experience
Ability to work with minimal supervision
Strong mathematics skills
Excellent attention to detail
Superior communication skills
Excellent organization skills, and abilities to make decisions on quality issues
Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force at times and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body
Ability to work in cold and hot environments (approximately 38F-80F degrees)
Ability to be mobile in accomplishing tasks and or moving from one worksite (up to 1-mile range) to another this could include but not be limited to in-plant departments, (Shipping- Receiving, Production, etc.) and/or to Oatly’s 3rd party warehouse
Ability to repeat motions that may include use of the wrists, hands and/or fingers, and standing or sitting for prolonged periods (average 8-12 hours)

Nice To Haves

2-4 years schooling in Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, Biology, or related fields preferred
You feel connected to our mission of encouraging health, sustainability, and transparency
You are a self-starter who doesn’t need direct supervision to motivate you for success – we believe strongly in building a culture of individual accountability and ownership and need partners that can embrace that mentality
You are ready to make your mark in a smaller, growing brand leveraging your experience to deliver amazing results and build an outstanding company
You have an entrepreneurial spirit in that you’re comfortable with ambiguity and are energized by the process of building something lasting from the ground up
You enjoy sharing your quirkiness and talents with your coworkers

Responsibilities

Crosstrain with QC Technicians to provide backup support during absences or high-demand periods
Monitor and verify daily compliance of SOP's
Perform daily pre-operational and operational plant inspections; authorize or not, the start of processing operations in conjunction with the production department
Continuously monitor that the site follows Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)
Regularly ensure compliance of all raw materials, packaging materials, products in process, and finished products to specifications
Perform daily pre-operational and operational plant inspections
Performing laboratory test such APC, Mold and yeast for finished product
Perform in process quality control lab testing, such as viscosity, total solids, PH, particle size etc.
Perform allergen testing: such as Elisa Gluten, Gluten Lateral Flow for raw materials, transportation unit, in process and finish product
Creation of Certificate of Analysis for product release
Maintain logs and other records including inventory lab chemicals
Comply with GMPs, PPE, sanitation procedures, general housekeeping and food safety and food defense practices and procedures
Enter test results on lab data system and generate reports
Perform with operations, engineering, and purchase department to resolve supplier quality issues with raw materials
Maintain working knowledge of all instruments used for routine and non-routine sample testing and troubleshooting
Conduct timely root cause analysis and enforce improvements to process controls
Assist in the start of processing operations in conjunction with production department
Perform ATP, environmental and allergen swabbing to support plant operations
Communicate raw material and product quality issues to management
Perform with operations, engineering, and purchase department to resolve supplier quality issues with raw materials
Support Quality Manager with quality projects, LIMS implementation & projects
Performing document control in Bizzmine
Review and validate record completion in LIMS, Solvace
Conduct scheduled internal audits to ensure compliance with Oatly policies, procedures, and regulatory standards
Support in training quality and operators on laboratory test and document database systems, SOPs, monitoring programs, and change control processes
Other duties as assigned