Quality Engineer II

Select Division • Murfreesboro, TN

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Lactalis Midwest Yogurt is hiring a Quality Engineer II for its Murfreesboro, Tennessee facility. The position supports Food Safety, Quality, and Regulatory work at a high-performing, multi-platform dairy manufacturing facility with more than 300 employees and over 10 production lines. The role provides technical and functional leadership to help meet plant and department objectives and support safe, high-quality production.

The Quality Engineer II works with Operations, R&D, Engineering, Maintenance, Sanitation, and Food Safety and Quality teams on regulatory compliance, product quality, food safety, sanitation, ingredients, defect handling, product specifications, analytical procedures, and sampling programs. The role also supports research and development, cost savings, reformulations, and new product start-ups; leads risk assessments and root-cause analysis; and uses quality engineering and statistical methods to evaluate data and recommend improvements. Work schedule flexibility is required to support a 24/7 manufacturing operation, including weekend on-call support and occasional early or late hours.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of quality, food safety, or related experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Food Science.
• Ability to lead constructive, positive change in a plant environment.
• Ability to build mutual respect across organizational levels to execute programs and achieve goals.
• Ability to lead and influence peer groups and cross-functional teams and affect change or department direction.
• Clear, concise, well-directed communication skills and ability to use multiple communication styles.
• Ability to flex the work schedule to support a 24/7 manufacturing operation, including weekend on-call support and occasional early or late work hours.
• Understanding of product quality, sensory, sanitation, and food safety.
• Demonstrated mechanical aptitude, ability to apply engineering principles, and troubleshooting ability.
• Ability to apply statistics, problem-solving, and decision-making tools.
• Demonstrated leadership, initiative, and bias for action.
• Ability to manage cross-platform projects and be comfortable with ambiguity.

Nice To Haves

• At least 4 years of quality, food safety, or related experience.
• FSPCA-recognized Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) certification.
• Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Point (HACCP) Program certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide Food Safety and Quality leadership and direction through technical expertise in regulatory compliance, product quality, food safety, sanitation, ingredients, and defect handling.
• Provide functional leadership in support of plant and department objectives.
• Provide plant technical support and leadership for R&D, cost savings, reformulations, and new product start-ups.
• Work with Operations, R&D, Engineering, and Food Safety and Quality teams to develop action plans and ensure product specifications, analytical procedures, and sampling programs are appropriate and meet system capability and consumer requirements.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Sanitation, and Engineering to continuously reduce risk and lead food safety at the plant.
• Build alignment and strategy with cross-functional partners.
• Lead risk assessments and root-cause analysis activities to resolve issues.
• Ensure execution and compliance with Food Safety and Regulatory Matters policies.
• Collect, analyze, and interpret in-process and analytical data using Quality Engineering principles; make quality evaluations and recommend improvement actions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level