Supply Quality Manager, Ingredients & Packaging

Description

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At Lactalis in the USA, we’re committed to providing meaningful opportunities for our people to learn, grow, and thrive—whether you’re just starting your journey with us or looking to take the next step in your career. From day one, we offer the tools and support to help you succeed.

As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family-owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. Each day, we’re proud to produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together.

In the US, we proudly offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani® Italian cheeses and ricotta, Président® specialty cheeses and butters, Kraft® natural and grated cheeses, Breakstone’s® cottage cheese, Cracker Barrel®, Black Diamond® cheddar, and Parmalat® milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi’s®, Stonyfield Organic®, Brown Cow™, Oui®, Yoplait®, Go-Gurt®, :ratio®, Green Mountain Creamery®, and Mountain High®, along with a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun®, Gopi®, and Arz®.

At Lactalis, we live by our core values—Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity. We foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone’s unique background and ideas are valued.

Even if you don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION, your STORY, and how your EXPERTISE can help us shape the future of dairy. 

From your PASSION to ours

Lactalis Heritage Dairy, part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring a Supply Quality Manager, Ingredients & Packaging position based in Chicago, Illinois. The Supply Quality Manager, Ingredients & Packaging is responsible for the compliance of  incoming ingredients, packaging, and chemical products and their perspective suppliers, with the  Quality and Food Safety Standards of Lactalis Heritage Dairy (LHD). The Supply Quality Manager,  Ingredients & Packaging reviews, assesses, and approves ingredients, packaging, and chemicals against Food Safety and Quality standards at onboarding and on a continuous basis. In addition, this position conducts sanitation and GMP audits in plants to maintain and improve quality  standards, as needed. In addition, the Supply Quality Manager, Ingredients & Packaging works closely with the Purchasing Department, assisting with the onboarding of new ingredients, packaging, chemicals, and suppliers. 

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include:

• Schedules, plans, and executes food safety & food quality audits for existing and potential 
• ingredients/packaging/chemical suppliers.
• Utilizes the principles of GFSI, HACCP & ISO 9001/22000 in audits to assess food 
• safety/quality risks & recommends mitigation strategies. 
• Monitors and follows up with manufacturing plants to ensure the full implementation of
• corrective actions.
• Provides technical input on food safety of ingredients and packaging materials on product 
• development teams.
• Reviews, approves, and files all ingredient/packaging/chemical supplier documentation 
• against LHD expectations.
• Organizes and plans a detailed schedule to ensure supply/facility audits are efficiently 
• conducted. Produces audit reports and distributes internally in a timely manner, after each 
• visit.
• Completes monthly, quarterly, and annual reports. 
• Maintains a close partnership with the Purchasing Department to facilitate communication 
• with suppliers as needed.
• Provides support on projects as needed, and accomplishes tasks as appropriately assigned.
• Partners cross-functionally to achieve overall company objectives.
• Shares and promotes best practices throughout the organization

Requirements

From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in microbiology, food science, dairy science, life sciences or equivalent or 
• combination of education and experience.
• Experience in food manufacturing is required.
• 3+ years of experience auditing food manufacturing locations is required.
• 5-7 years related experience, including active involvement in Quality Programs in a Food and Beverage manufacturing environment. 

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities 

• Solid knowledge of GFSI, HACCP, US food regulations.
• Proficiency with data management portals, Microsoft Office applications, specifically Excel is 
• required.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills. 
• Strong communication skills, as well as the ability to work independently.
• Strong organizational skills and proven attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize and manage projects in a changing, complex environment. 
• Ability to travel up to 50% and work extended/off-work hours.

At Lactalis, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards Program with a variety of affordable benefits and coverage options. We support insurance costs significantly, contribute generously to retirement plans, and offer Paid Time Off from day one. We are committed to your professional growth, providing training and development opportunities, including Education Reimbursement. Join us and grow your career.

Lactalis is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities. Further, any division of the Company that is an Affirmative Action Employer will comply with all related legal obligations.