Quality Laboratory Supervisor

Job description

At Danone, Manufacturing the best products and supplying them to meet demand is a key driver for our plant teams.   We have an opening for a Quality Lab Supervisor based in Bridgeton, NJ!    In this role, you will effectively ensure compliance to the Danone Quality Assurance system, Food Safety and Analytical Performance Basics, 3 rd party audit and certification standards (e.g. FSSC 22000 standards, GFCO, etc.), internal audit standards, regulatory requirements (e.g., FSMA), support manufacturing operations, develop and improve food safety and quality programs.  You will ensure that all employees maintain good manufacturing practices and will collaborate with production, attend various quality meetings, conduct on-the-job trainings, and provide leadership to manage the Quality Laboratory and the Quality Lab Techs at the site. 

 

Responsibilities require stamina and endurance (e.g., standing, walking, climbing, crawling, bending, kneeling, crouching, etc.) for long hours, and the availability to work flexible hours (e.g., late nights and weekends).

 

Responsibilities:

·  Ensure Food Safety & Quality conformity of all products delivered to market, consistently with the overall Plant performance (Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery etc.), and the product specifications
·  Ensure product sent to the market is in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations as well as Danone procedures, product, and process specifications
·  Support compliance with finished product Quality & Food Safety Sampling, control plans, and monitoring plans
·  Animate a product superiority mindset in the laboratory team.
·  Support and implement action plans to improve Quality metrics (KPI's) including but not limited to Consumer Complaints, Spec Compliance and Finished Goods Loss
·  Accountable for laboratory metrology program (calibrations) and PM's
·  Ensure full compliance with the Danone Food Safety Policy and Danone standard's execution 
·  Lead the Food Safety and Analytical Performance Audit and ensure plant is complaint to these standards
·  Ensure Quality & Food Safety is forefront in SOP's and working instructions
·  Support product release and rules for non-conforming product management
·  Organize training, certifications and audits internal & external to laboratory test for technician compliance
·  Facilitate, animate, & communicate Quality & Laboratory Management Reviews and KPI status
·  Be the primary contact for quality in the laboratory and plant.
·  Build and manage the Quality Laboratory Technician Team to meet Food Safety requirements, Danone Standards, and completion of Analytical Performance
·  Participate in the interviewing, hiring, and training of employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and correcting employees; addressing complaints and resolving barriers to success.
·  Communicate and assure the Quality & Food Safety policy execution, including the Escalation and communication rules (timelines, results, monthly reporting)
·  Develop the Quality Laboratory Technicians for career path progression and cross functional skills.
·  Provide leadership and improve quality performance
·  All other assigned duties

 

·  You have a bachelor’s degree in microbiology, chemistry, food science or related field, required.
·  You have a minimum of 3-4 years previous Quality Assurance experience in food/beverage manufacturing environment, required.    Prior supervisory experience is required.  
·  Continuous improvement experience (lean manufacturing) preferred
·  Professional licenses/certificates (preferred)
·  FSSC 22000 food safety certification
·  HACCP
·  PCQI
·  Danone seeks an employee who appreciates their role in the product life cycle and desires to abide by company policies related to safety, quality, and the environment.
·  You are able to support a 24/7 manufacturing environment as business needs dictate, could include early morning, late evenings or weekends, required.

 

At Danone North America, you’ll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world like  Activia, Silk, Two Good, Oikos, evian, and Happy Family.  You’ll be part of one of the largest Certified B Corps ™ in the world , working together to make sure our brands create real benefits for people, communities, and the planet. We have 6,000+ employees across the U.S. and Canada. Come join our movement for a healthier world:  One Planet. One Health BY YOU .

 

Danone North America doesn’t just welcome what makes you unique, we value it. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All hires to our team are based on qualifications, merit and business needs. We recruit, employ, train and promote regardless of race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, genetic characteristic or any other protected status. Faithful to our values of openness and humanism, all of our employees share in the commitment to engage one another with dignity and respect.

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