As Quality and Production Supervisor, you have the opportunity to be the head of all of our quality and manufacturing programs, ensuring safe animal feed is produced. You will report directly to the Plant Manager and will have 2 direct report.
Our QA practices are housed in our QMS (Quality Management System). With QMS, you will be able to implement new policies as regulations change as well as maintain existing practices.
You will also interact with the production staff, providing coaching and training on quality standards, HACCP, and other regulatory initiatives. You will also lead continuous improvement projects and also provide root cause analysis and corrective actions to resolve issues.
Required Experience/Education:
High School/GED
2+ years experience in QA in feed, food or related fields.
1+ years of leadership experience
Candidates in the rotational Land O' Lakes programs (TAP/MMT/DMT) will be considered
Required Competencies/Skills:
Knowledge of regulatory requirements (HACCP, GMP's).
Possess integrity in products, processes, and relationships.
Interpersonal/training/coaching skills
Analytical problem solving/root cause analysis.
Ability to be insightful and act strategically and also tactically.
Ability to handle customer complaints.
Preferred Experience/Education:
Bachelor's degree in Feed Science, Manufacturing, Business or related field.
QA in feed facility
2+ years of leadership experience
Preferred Competencies/Skills:
FDA and regulatory experience.
Arden Hills, MN
Land O'Lakes, Inc. is a member-owned agricultural cooperative based in the Minneapolis-St. Paul suburb of Arden Hills, Minnesota, focusing on the dairy industry. The cooperative has 1,959 direct producer-members, 751 member-cooperatives, and about 10,000 employees who process and distribute products for about 300,000 agricultural producers; handling 12 billion pounds of milk annually. It is ranked third on the National Cooperative Bank Co-op 100 list of mutuals and cooperatives.
The co-op is one of the largest producers of butter and cheese in the United States through its dairy foods business; serves producers, animal owners and their families through more than 4,700 local cooperatives, independent dealers and other large retailers through its Purina Animal Nutrition business; and delivers seed, crop protection products, agricultural services and agronomic insights to 1,300 locally owned and operated cooperative and independent agricultural retailers and their grower customers through its WinField United business.