Associate Product Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• At least 5 years of Food Safety & Quality experience in yogurt required.
• Solid knowledge of GFSI, HACCP, and U.S. food regulations, including PMO and FDA requirements.
• Understanding of Food Safety & Quality as applied to the company's products.
• Understanding of statistical process control and its application to product quality.
• Travel required, up to 25% monthly.
• Extended hours may be necessary depending on project needs.

Nice To Haves

• A major in engineering, food science, and/or microbiology is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality, food safety, and regulatory strategies for Lactalis US Yogurt production locations.
• Champion consumer-first product design and quality throughout the product life cycle, and ensure plants can consistently deliver products within specification.
• Lead product quality and food safety improvement efforts.
• Facilitate plant-floor evaluations, new-equipment commissioning, new-product launches, and ongoing product evaluations; address issues and promote FSQ requirements.
• Monitor manufacturing, customer, and consumer data to identify quality and food safety improvement opportunities, determine next actions, and influence change.
• Partner with LUSY plants and collaborate on continuous improvement activities.
• Alert senior management to major issues.
• Share and promote best practices throughout the organization.
• Manage a portfolio of projects associated with one to two brands, supporting prioritization and escalation of critical points.
• Ensure consistency across sites to deliver strong product quality.
• Collaborate with quality peers and management to implement innovation and best practices for more efficient operations.

Benefits

• Affordable benefits and coverage options.
• The company significantly supports insurance costs.
• Generous contributions to retirement plans.
• Paid Time Off from day one.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Education reimbursement.