Quality Supervisor

Land O'Lakes•Kent, OH

16h•Onsite

About The Position

The Land O’Lakes Supply Chain & Operations division provides strategic leadership across the company’s many business units. The team plays a significant role in fueling revenue growth and profitability through operational excellence, quality, process improvement and innovation. By partnering closely with Finance, Marketing and Human Resources, the team delivers value to Land O’Lakes business units, members and customers. The Quality Supervisor position leads as a quality champion for the plant. The position is responsible for the supervision of 7 lab technicians and 1 positive release coordinator; the administration and monitoring of all laboratory testing equipment and procedures. The successful candidate will be responsible for: Ensuring testing results are timely, accurate, and meet all regulatory requirements as well as Land O'Lakes specifications prior to release of product. Assists in maintaining all required electronic and file documentation. Coaching employees as needed to ensure compliance with quality programs and the new Global Food Safety Standards. Other responsibilities include: Assist the management team in the maintenance of the quality system. Support Kent policies, procedures, specifications, HACCP, standards, and regulatory requirements to ensure compliance. Conduct internal plant audits. Developing and overseeing training of new department employees. Testing and disposition of butter and cream products. Monitoring and inspecting process equipment and in-process inspection and testing activities. Be an active participant on our HACCP Team. Assist the QA Manager in measuring and monitoring key performance indicators as well as contributing data, background and insight into those metrics. Have daily interaction with the USDA and, on a lesser frequency, the Ohio Department of Agriculture, FDA, etc. Manage the QA Department in the absence of the QA Manager.

Requirements

B.S. in Biology, Food Science, Dairy Technology, Microbiology or related technical field with proven leadership skills and experience managing people including employee development
In lieu of degree, 5+ years experience in food manufacturing with progressive leadership/supervisory experience
1 plus years’ experience in food manufacturing
Skilled in identification of "Root Cause" analysis
Demonstrate ability to lead and drive change with peers, as well as line employees
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to teach, coach, and implement quality programs
Able to effectively communicate and positively interact at the line and plant management levels
Able to set and maintain high goals and standards of performance for self, peers, direct reports, and the plant

Nice To Haves

Strong analytical problem-solving skills
Working knowledge and statistics
Process improvement
Clear understanding of HACCP, quality programs, and Global Food Safety initiatives

Responsibilities

Supervision of 7 lab technicians and 1 positive release coordinator
Administration and monitoring of all laboratory testing equipment and procedures
Ensuring testing results are timely, accurate, and meet all regulatory requirements as well as Land O'Lakes specifications prior to release of product
Assisting in maintaining all required electronic and file documentation
Coaching employees as needed to ensure compliance with quality programs and the new Global Food Safety Standards
Assisting the management team in the maintenance of the quality system
Supporting Kent policies, procedures, specifications, HACCP, standards, and regulatory requirements to ensure compliance
Conducting internal plant audits
Developing and overseeing training of new department employees
Testing and disposition of butter and cream products
Monitoring and inspecting process equipment and in-process inspection and testing activities
Being an active participant on our HACCP Team
Assisting the QA Manager in measuring and monitoring key performance indicators as well as contributing data, background and insight into those metrics
Having daily interaction with the USDA and, on a lesser frequency, the Ohio Department of Agriculture, FDA, etc.
Managing the QA Department in the absence of the QA Manager