Quality Manager

Land O'Lakes•Fremont, NE

About The Position

This role is part of Land O’Lakes’ Purina Animal Nutrition business, which serves producers and animal owners through a network of local cooperatives, independent dealers, and other large retailers. The Quality Manager leads quality programs to help ensure animal feed is produced safely in a manufacturing environment. The company’s quality assurance practices are housed in its Quality Management System (QMS). The role implements new policies as regulations change and maintains existing practices. It also works with production staff to coach and train them on quality standards, HACCP, and other regulatory initiatives, and leads continuous improvement projects and root cause analysis and corrective actions to resolve issues.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
At least 2 years of progressive quality assurance experience in feed, food, or a related field of operation.
Knowledge of regulatory requirements, including HACCP and GMPs.
Integrity in products, processes, and relationships.
Strong communication, interpersonal, training, and coaching skills.
Effective written and oral communication skills.
Analytical problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.
Ability to be insightful and act strategically as well as tactically.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of FDA and other applicable regulatory agency SOPs.

Responsibilities

Lead quality programs to help ensure safe animal feed production in a manufacturing environment.
Implement new policies as regulations change and maintain existing quality practices within the QMS.
Coach and train production staff on quality standards, HACCP, and other regulatory initiatives.
Lead continuous improvement projects.
Provide root cause analysis and corrective actions to resolve issues.