Quality Supervisor

Land O'Lakes•Kent, OH

20h•Onsite

About The Position

The Land O’Lakes Supply Chain & Operations division provides strategic leadership across the company’s many business units, playing a significant role in fueling revenue growth and profitability through operational excellence, quality, process improvement, and innovation. This team partners closely with Finance, Marketing, and Human Resources to deliver value to Land O’Lakes business units, members, and customers. The Quality Supervisor position serves as a quality champion for the plant, overseeing 7 lab technicians and 1 positive release coordinator. This role involves the administration and monitoring of all laboratory testing equipment and procedures, ensuring testing results are timely, accurate, and meet all regulatory requirements and Land O'Lakes specifications prior to product release. The supervisor also assists in maintaining required electronic and file documentation and coaches employees to ensure compliance with quality programs and new Global Food Safety Standards. Land O’Lakes is a Fortune 250, farmer-owned agriculture and food manufacturing cooperative, headquartered near the Twin Cities with a global presence in 60 countries.

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
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
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
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
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