Quality Assurance Associate

Quality Assurance Associate

We are immediately hiring a Quality Assurance Associate for our NutraBlend (NB) animal feed manufacturing facility.

% of Total Job Duty or Area of Responsibility

50%

• To ensure product safety and quality systems implementation, training, assessment, and compliance.
• Lead the facility Quality Incident Management Team by conducting root cause and corrective/preventive action analysis of customer complaints and internal issues related to manufacturing errors.
• Creating, updating, and implementing standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Proactively manage and resolve product safety and regulatory issues in collaboration with the corporate quality team.
• Provide targeted follow-up on claims and complaints.
• Developing and overseeing internal and/or regulatory compliance of the sampling and testing program for raw materials, medicated and non-medicated finished goods to ensure product specifications are met.
• Develop and lead the Management of Change (MOC) process for the facility.

30%

• Develop a working knowledge of premix quality control, systems, processes, and procedures as related to plant manufacturing. 
• Act as a champion for product safety/quality; monitor and repost on trends alerting the Director and/or Sr. Quality Mgr.
• Train, implement, and enforce customer-specific quality requirements

10%

• Lead assigned projects in critical process monitoring and capability; working with operations across the enterprise to establish new product/process measurements and preventive control at the source.

10%

• Tracks and drives quality related issues to completion.
• Completes internal audits/self-assessments and works with the Director and/or Sr. Quality Mgr. to resolve issues.
• Quality point of contact for regulatory and/or customer audits.

Education and Experience Required:

• High school diploma
• 3+ months of Quality experience in a manufacturing setting or related experience

Education and Experience Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Food, Dairy Science, or related field. 
• 2 years of progressive quality assurance experience

About Land O'Lakes, Inc.

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Benefits for most full-time roles include medical, dental, vision, PTO, life & disability insurance, education assistance, a 401k and a variety of well-being resources. Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO, holiday pay, employee development programs, prorated education assistance, and a 401(k).

Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.

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