Quality Supervisor

Quality Supervisor

The Land O'Lakes Supply Chain & Operations division provides strategic leadership across the company's many business units. The team plays a significant role in fueling revenue growth and profitability through operational excellence, quality, process improvement and innovation. By partnering closely with Finance, Marketing and Human Resources, the team delivers value to Land O'Lakes business units, members and customers.

The Quality Supervisor position leads as a quality champion for the plant and supervises 7 lab technicians and 1 positive release coordinator. The role involves the administration and monitoring of all laboratory testing equipment and procedures.

• Ensure testing results are timely, accurate and meet all regulatory requirements and Land O'Lakes specifications prior to product release.
• Maintain required electronic and file documentation.
• Coach employees to ensure compliance with quality programs and the new Global Food Safety Standards.
• Assist the management team in maintaining the quality system.
• Support Kent policies, procedures, specifications, HACCP, standards and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct internal plant audits.
• Develop and oversee training of new department employees.
• Perform testing and disposition of butter and cream products.
• Monitor and inspect process equipment and conduct in‑process inspection and testing activities.
• Participate actively on the HACCP Team.
• Assist the QA Manager in measuring and monitoring key performance indicators, providing data, background and insight.
• Interact regularly with the USDA and, on a lesser frequency, the Ohio Department of Agriculture, FDA, etc.
• Manage the QA Department in the absence of the QA Manager.

• B.S. in Biology, Food Science, Dairy Technology, Microbiology or related technical field with proven leadership and supervisory experience.
• Alternatively, 5+ years experience in food manufacturing with progressive leadership/supervisory experience.
• Minimum of 1 year experience in food manufacturing.

• Proficient in root cause analysis and leading change initiatives.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to teach, coach and implement quality programs.
• Ability to effectively communicate and positively interact at line and plant management levels, setting and maintaining high performance standards.

• Strong analytical problem‑solving skills and working knowledge of statistics and process improvement.
• Clear understanding of HACCP, quality programs and Global Food Safety initiatives.

$70,800 - $106,200.

Land O'Lakes provides a broad portfolio of benefits for employees and their families. The company supports diversity in employment practices.