Laboratory Manager

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Our No. 1 priority at Johnsonville is providing a safe work environment for every Member we employ. Our industry-leading safety record, coupled with the safety awards we’ve received, demonstrate this commitment. Members of our safety team maintain the safety of Johnsonville Members in our facilities, continuously finding new and better ways to do so. We’re also dedicated to producing only the highest-quality products for consumers worldwide to enjoy – ones we would be proud to serve at our own family table.

Our quality team ensures Johnsonville meets or exceeds all standards set by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), of the US Department of Agriculture and other regulatory agencies. Our commitment to quality is unparalleled, thanks to the dedication of each quality team member.

As Johnsonville’s Laboratory Coordinator (Manager), you’ll have the opportunity to lead and develop our microbiology and chemistry teams while building laboratory capabilities that make an impact across the business. You’ll ensure reliable, accurate and defensible laboratory testing, lead our journey to A2LA accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025, and create a culture of quality, continuous improvement, and audit readiness. You’ll also partner across the organization to turn technical insights into meaningful action and ensure our laboratory continues to meet the evolving needs of the business.

• Lead attainment and maintenance of A2LA accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025, including the application, scope, assessments, renewals, and corrective-action responses.
• Own the laboratory quality management system, including document control, internal audits, management reviews, nonconforming work, complaints, corrective action, impartiality, confidentiality, and continual improvement.
• Maintain proficiency testing, quality indicators, and objective evidence demonstrating the ongoing suitability and effectiveness of the accredited scope.

• Provide technical oversight for meat and poultry sample receipt, preparation, microbiology and chemistry testing, result review, and reporting.
• Ensure methods are fit for use through appropriate selection, verification, validation, quality controls, measurement traceability, equipment control, and evaluation of uncertainty where applicable.
• Authorize defensible results and lead technical investigations, method troubleshooting, technology evaluation, and support for plant and enterprise needs.

• Coach laboratory members and maintain documented training, competency assessment, authorization, cross-training, and succession coverage for critical responsibilities.
• Direct staffing, workflow, sample custody, testing schedules, safety, supplies, budgets, capital planning, service providers, and laboratory capacity.
• Maintain LIMS data integrity and use trends, statistical analysis, and process improvement to strengthen reliability, turnaround time, and cost effectiveness.

• Serve as the laboratory technical representative with FSQ, Operations, Sanitation, R&D, Regulatory, Engineering, Supply Chain, suppliers, and co-manufacturers.
• Translate microbiology and chemistry results, trends, capabilities, limitations, and emerging risks into clear business context and recommended actions.
• Partner on investigations, validations, startups, process changes, and food safety initiatives while protecting laboratory impartiality and result integrity.
• Proactively align laboratory methods, technology, capacity, and priorities with evolving business needs.

• Bachelor’s in…