Land O'Lakes
Quality Assurance Associate
Land O'Lakes, Hill Farm Estates, Vermont, United States,
Quality Assurance Associate
We are immediately hiring a Quality Assurance Associate for our NutraBlend (NB) animal feed manufacturing facility.
% of Total Job Duty or Area of Responsibility
50%
To ensure product safety and quality systems implementation, training, assessment, and compliance.Lead the facility Quality Incident Management Team by conducting root cause and corrective/preventive action analysis of customer complaints and internal issues related to manufacturing errors.Creating, updating, and implementing standard operating procedures (SOPs).Proactively manage and resolve product safety and regulatory issues in collaboration with the corporate quality team.Provide targeted follow-up on claims and complaints.Developing and overseeing internal and/or regulatory compliance of the sampling and testing program for raw materials, medicated and non-medicated finished goods to ensure product specifications are met.Develop and lead the Management of Change (MOC) process for the facility.30%
Develop a working knowledge of premix quality control, systems, processes, and procedures as related to plant manufacturing.Act as a champion for product safety/quality; monitor and repost on trends alerting the Director and/or Sr. Quality Mgr.Train, implement, and enforce customer-specific quality requirements10%
Lead assigned projects in critical process monitoring and capability; working with operations across the enterprise to establish new product/process measurements and preventive control at the source.10%
Tracks and drives quality related issues to completion.Completes internal audits/self-assessments and works with the Director and/or Sr. Quality Mgr. to resolve issues.Quality point of contact for regulatory and/or customer audits.Education and Experience Required:
High school diploma3+ months of Quality experience in a manufacturing setting or related experienceEducation and Experience Preferred:
Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Food, Dairy Science, or related field.2 years of progressive quality assurance experience
About Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.
Benefits for most full-time roles include medical, dental, vision, PTO, life & disability insurance, education assistance, a 401k and a variety of well-being resources. Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO, holiday pay, employee development programs, prorated education assistance, and a 401(k).
Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.
Neither Land O'Lakes, nor its search firms, will ever contact you and ask for confidential information over the phone or in email. If you receive a call or email like this, please do not provide the information being requested.
We are immediately hiring a Quality Assurance Associate for our NutraBlend (NB) animal feed manufacturing facility.
% of Total Job Duty or Area of Responsibility
50%
To ensure product safety and quality systems implementation, training, assessment, and compliance.Lead the facility Quality Incident Management Team by conducting root cause and corrective/preventive action analysis of customer complaints and internal issues related to manufacturing errors.Creating, updating, and implementing standard operating procedures (SOPs).Proactively manage and resolve product safety and regulatory issues in collaboration with the corporate quality team.Provide targeted follow-up on claims and complaints.Developing and overseeing internal and/or regulatory compliance of the sampling and testing program for raw materials, medicated and non-medicated finished goods to ensure product specifications are met.Develop and lead the Management of Change (MOC) process for the facility.30%
Develop a working knowledge of premix quality control, systems, processes, and procedures as related to plant manufacturing.Act as a champion for product safety/quality; monitor and repost on trends alerting the Director and/or Sr. Quality Mgr.Train, implement, and enforce customer-specific quality requirements10%
Lead assigned projects in critical process monitoring and capability; working with operations across the enterprise to establish new product/process measurements and preventive control at the source.10%
Tracks and drives quality related issues to completion.Completes internal audits/self-assessments and works with the Director and/or Sr. Quality Mgr. to resolve issues.Quality point of contact for regulatory and/or customer audits.Education and Experience Required:
High school diploma3+ months of Quality experience in a manufacturing setting or related experienceEducation and Experience Preferred:
Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Food, Dairy Science, or related field.2 years of progressive quality assurance experience
About Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.
Benefits for most full-time roles include medical, dental, vision, PTO, life & disability insurance, education assistance, a 401k and a variety of well-being resources. Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO, holiday pay, employee development programs, prorated education assistance, and a 401(k).
Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.
Neither Land O'Lakes, nor its search firms, will ever contact you and ask for confidential information over the phone or in email. If you receive a call or email like this, please do not provide the information being requested.