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LALA US manufactures Yogurt Smoothie with Probiotics, Frusion Yogurt Smoothie, Crema Mexicana, and Blended Yogurt. The facility provides a clean work environment, well-lit, highly automated production facility and career advancement opportunities. The facility provides a clean work environment, well-lit, highly automated production facility and career advancement opportunities.

+ Competitive pay

+ Annual increases based on merit and Company performance

+ Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance

+ 401k with Company match

+ Paid vacation, personal days, and holidays

Responsible for development, management, and training of food safety and quality practices as assigned. Analyzes and documents food safety and quality work practices and procedures. Defines, balances, and supports the Quality Assurance Technician roles. Proactively addresses safety, quality, productivity, and personnel issues. Solves problems using documented, structured methods. Trains existing and new hires in standard procedures. Works to support broader departmental and company objectives in safety, quality, cost, and customer satisfaction. Must be a subject matter expert, effective team leader, and motivator.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Adheres to and enforces all safety policies, good laboratory practices (GLPs), good manufacturing practices (GMPs), and standard operating procedures (SOPs). Take immediate action to address, communicate, and prevent food safety and quality issues with a sense of urgency.

• Communicates effectively, efficiently, and in a timely manner with plant leadership and internal departments, including quality, maintenance, operations, procurement and scheduling, and on and off-site warehouses.

• Build collaborative partnerships and develop positive, solution- oriented relationships with management, operations, maintenance, and other support staff, to achieve organizational and team results.

• Directs teams and motivates personnel in achieving goals in alignment with company strategies. Assists the Quality Manager in providing team leadership, discipline, and collaborative working culture across all levels of the organization.

• Trains, assesses, and certifies the job skills of Quality Assurance Technicians. Ensures GLPs, GMPs, and SOPs are understood and followed.

• Manages the environmental monitoring program, including pathogen and non-pathogen sampling and testing of air, water, packaging, tools, equipment, and other environmental surfaces.

• Performs and documents calibrations of equipment used for food safety and quality testing, both in the lab and in other areas of the plant. Schedule, maintenance and calibrations by third parties as needed and in compliance with plant procedures and manufacturer recommendations.

• Reviews records and documentation in support of the SQF system, food safety plans, and food quality plans to assure they are accurate, complete, and correct. Documents may be generated by operations, quality, maintenance, or other departments.

• Manages the raw and packaging material and finished product hold process to assure suspect products are identified and isolated until investigations are complete and appropriate disposition is determined and completed.

• Participates in and contributes to incident investigations, structured problem solving, safety audits, GMP audits, and other such solution-oriented activities.

• Evaluate problems, facilitate and lead problem solving activities, document solution finding, and implement corrective actions. Ensure effectiveness and adherence to action plans.

• Coordinates and communicates with the State of Nebraska Department of Agriculture for all testing related to receiving milk products. May be trained and certified to back up milk receivers as a certified milk analyst for the State of Nebraska.

• Responsible for all quality checks and review of paperwork as it pertains to the Biennial Laboratory Evaluation by the State of Nebraska.

• In accordance with all regulatory and company policies, ensures established safety, product specification, SOPs, and food safety and quality parameters are met before finished products are released for shipment.

• Communicates and escalates support needs within the quality department and Omaha facility for problem resolution.

• Able to competently and accurately perform the duties and responsibilities of Quality Assurance Technicians in support of performing on-the-job training and meeting company objectives.

• Monitor and trend product evaluation from co-manufacturing facilities.

• Responsible for maintaining the SQF system.

• Other duties as assigned.

WORK EXPERIENCE / KNOWLEDGE:

+ 5 years minimum of equivalent experience in an FDA regulated food facility in a quality/food safety position.

+ HACCP, PCQI and SQF certification strongly preferred.

+ SAP experience preferred.

+ Ability to learn and safely and accurately use laboratory equipment required.

+ Manufacturing experience a plus.

SKILLS / OTHER PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES REQUIRED:

+ This position requires regular and prompt attendance during the working hours scheduled by the Department Manager.

+ Must be able to use Microsoft Office such as Word, Excel and Outlook required.

+ Effective written and verbal communication skills.

+ Regular and prompt attendance during the working hours scheduled by the department manager. Schedule may require non-standard working hours and days in support of continuous operations.

EDUCATION:

+ Minimum Education Required: 4 Year degree in a science related field or 5 years minimum of equivalent experience in an FDA regulated food facility in a quality/food safety position.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Constantly standing, walking, head/neck movements, reach outward and reach above shoulder.

• Frequently bending at the waist.

• Occasionally sit, twist/turn, kneel, squat, climb/heights, drive/operate equipment and crawl.

• Occasionally bending at waist, twist and turn, squat, crawl, head/neck movements

• Constantly lift, carry, push and pull up to 10 pounds.

• Frequently lift, carry, push and pull up to 50 pounds, grip, type/keyboard and repetitive hand use.

This position requires regular and prompt attendance during the working hours scheduled by the Department Manager.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status