Quality Control Laboratory Supervisor

About Us

Foremost Farms USA is one of the largest, leading dairy cooperatives in the United States and major dairy food and ingredients manufacturing business. We represent hundreds of Midwest dairy farmer members located in seven Midwest states, and we produce about 500 million pounds of cheese and 50 million pounds of butter in plants across our network every year. "We Bring Dairy to Life" in seven manufacturing plants across Wisconsin and Michigan and in our headquarters in Middleton (Madison), Wisconsin;

and we’re looking for employees who are innovative and aim for excellence in our wide variety of production, field and business roles. Join us!

Foremost Farms USA is one of the largest, leading dairy cooperatives in the United States and major dairy food and ingredients manufacturing business. We represent hundreds of Midwest dairy farmer members located in seven Midwest states, and we produce about 500 million pounds of cheese and 50 million pounds of butter in plants across our network every year. "We Bring Dairy to Life" in seven manufacturing plants across Wisconsin and Michigan and in our headquarters in Middleton (Madison), Wisconsin;

and we’re looking for employees who are innovative and aim for excellence in our wide variety of production, field and business roles. Join us!

JOB TITLE:

Quality Control Laboratory Supervisor

POSITION TYPE:
Full time

CLASSIFICATION:
Exempt

Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 5:00PM

The Quality Control Laboratory Supervisor oversees the day-to-day laboratory operations, including ensuring the accurate and timely testing of raw materials, in-process, and finished products to meet customer and company quality standards. The Quality Control Laboratory Supervisor ensures compliance with good laboratory practices (GLPs), safety and regulatory requirements while lab activities are performed.

• Organizes and directs the laboratory's workflow ensuring the completion of all records, accuracy in tests, and training in new testing equipment and laboratory methods.
• Oversees test result collection, analysis and reporting of data to appropriate stakeholders.
• Ensures that all testing is performed in a timely manner and with accuracy to support the product's release.
• Purchase, organize, and maintain laboratory supplies as needed.
• Maintain documented lab methods for all testing methods used internally and ensures alignment with corporate lab methods.
• Coordinates any necessary outside lab testing, reviews internal and third-party lab testing results, analyzes and trends lab data.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, compliance, and service levels.
• Promote safe laboratory practices and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee and coordinate activities of the environmental monitoring programs.
• Acts as a technical resource to address and resolve inquiries and issues regarding production or quality and assists with root cause analysis.
• Oversee daily laboratory operations and ensures technical competence, valid results, and full compliance with the lab management system.
• Manages the laboratory equipment calibration program, ensuring all instruments are calibrated at required intervals, traceable to national or international standards, and documented with calibration certificates and records.

Provides supervision under the direction of the Food Safety and Quality Assurance Manager to laboratory technicians.

• Ensure operational continuity through effective staffing, scheduling, and backup testing capabilities.
• Lead, coach, and develop laboratory personnel
• Establish training programs, competency assessment, performance evaluations and succession planning
• Provides performance feedback to lab technicians regularly including annual performance evaluations and encourages the growth and development of staff via individual development plans.
• Collaborates with Quality Control Supervisor to ensure adherence to Environmental Monitoring Program, including but not limited to performing sponging and ATP swabbing as well as leading the investigation and root cause analysis exercises for out of spec results.
• Participates in regulatory, customer,…