Quality Engineer II

Lactalis US Yogurt, Inc. • Murfreesboro, TN

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Lactalis Midwest Yogurt is hiring a Quality Engineer II at its Murfreesboro, Tennessee facility. The multi-platform, non-union site has over 300 employees and supports the Midwest Yogurt business across more than 10 production lines. The position supports food safety, quality, and regulatory work at the facility, providing technical and functional leadership to help meet plant and department objectives.

The Quality Engineer II applies Quality Engineering principles to evaluate production and analytical data, support product quality and food safety, and recommend improvements. The role partners with Operations, R&D, Engineering, Maintenance, and Sanitation on regulatory compliance, product quality, sanitation, ingredients, defect handling, risk reduction, new product start-ups, reformulations, and cost-saving initiatives. The schedule may need to flex to support a 24/7 manufacturing operation, including weekend on-call support and occasional early or late work 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 at all 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 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 evaluation, sanitation, and food safety.
• Demonstrated mechanical aptitude and ability to apply engineering principles and troubleshoot.
• Ability to apply statistical, problem-solving, and decision-making tools.
• Demonstrated leadership, initiative, and bias for action.
• Ability to manage cross-platform projects and work comfortably with ambiguity.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Provide Food Safety and Quality leadership and direction 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.
• Develop action plans with Operations, R&D, Engineering, and Food Safety and Quality teams to ensure product specifications, analytical procedures, and sampling programs are appropriate and meet system capability and key consumer requirements.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Sanitation, and Engineering to continuously reduce risk at the plant and lead food safety.
• Build alignment and strategy with cross-functional partners, lead risk assessments, and conduct root cause analysis for issue resolution.
• Ensure execution and compliance with Food Safety and Regulatory Matters policies.
• Collect, analyze, and interpret in-process and analytical data using Quality Engineering principles to evaluate quality and recommend improvement actions.

What This Job Offers

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