Quality Control Techncian​/Production floater

Hello potential future Oatly employee. It’s us, the original oatmilk company that started in Sweden back 30 or so years ago and has since expanded to the U.S. where we’ve continued growing at a rate such that we need more brilliant minds to come work with us to keep the momentum going and the oatmilk flowing.

Sustainability, health, and transparency are the core values that guide everything we do. Basically, we exist to help people live a healthier life without recklessly taxing the planet’s resources in the process, and to change the food system for the better. We drive that change through the power of oats and through a significant reduction in cow’s milk consumption. If any of this resonates with you, then maybe you’d like to work for Oatly, too.

Now onto the formal stuff.

We are looking for a Quality/Production Floater to join our team in Millville, NJ. This role will be responsible for assuring consistent production quality by enforcing good manufacturing practice systems, validating processes, performing audits, operating manufacturing process for production of Oat base including CIP work, and work within warehouse and logistics will occur. This role will report to the Site Director with dotted line reporting to the Quality Manager at the Millville plant on a full-time schedule.

We are looking for a Quality/ Production Floater to join our team. This role will be responsible for assuring consistent production quality by enforcing good manufacturing practice systems, validating processes, performing audits, operating manufacturing process for production of Oat base including CIP work, and work within warehouse and logistics will occur. This role will report to the Quality Manager and Site Director at the Millville plant on a full-time schedule.

• Monitor and verify daily compliance of SOP's

• Perform daily pre-operational and operational plant inspections; authorize or not, the start of processing operations in conjunction with the production department

• Continuously monitor that the site follows Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)

• Regularly ensure compliance of all raw materials, packaging materials, products in process, and finished products to specifications

• Performing laboratory test such APC, Mold and yeast for finished product

• Perform in process quality control lab testing; such as total solids, PH, etc.

• Creation of Certificate of Analysis for product release

• Comply with GMPs, PPE, sanitation procedures, general housekeeping and food safety and food defense practices and procedures

• Enter test results on lab data system and generate reports

• Perform with operations, engineering, and purchase department to resolve supplier quality issues with raw materials

• Maintain working knowledge of all instruments used for routine and non-routine sample testing and troubleshooting

• Assist in the start of processing operations in conjunction with production department

• Perform ATP, environmental and allergen swabbing to support plant operations

• Communicate raw material and product quality issues to management

• Perform with operations, engineering, and purchase department to resolve supplier quality issues with raw materials

• Operating manufacturing equipment for production of oatbase, including daily maintenance

• Responsible for reducing the waste during the oatbase process

• Ability to transfer the oatbase to the Co-Packer

• General process control knowledge

• Exterior cleaning of the equipment and verification of the CIP, monitor the concentration of chemicals

• Collect and test samples on different stage of the process and take action based on the results when required

• Other duties as assigned

• Must be 18 years or older with the ability to read, write and speak English specific to work instructions including but not limited to safety purposes

• High school, GED, or equivalent diploma required

• 2-4 years schooling in Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, Biology, or related fields preferred

• 2+ years of lab testing experienceor previous food manufacturing experience

• Ability to work with minimal supervision

• Intermediate HACCP Knowledge

• Excellent attention to detail

• S…