Quality Supervisor

Willmar, MN
Full-Time

Job Description

Quality Supervisor

This role is part of our Purina Animal Nutrition business helping our network of local cooperatives, independent dealers and other large retailers serve producers, and animal owners throughout the United States. Through industry -leading R&D and committed partnerships, we innovate the nutrition products and practices that unlock the full potential of every animal for a healthier, more productive life.

As Quality & Safety Program Supervisor you will be given the opportunity to be the facility head of all of our quality and safety programs to include but not limited to Land O' Lakes EH&S Standards, Land O' Lakes Quality Standards, HACCP, FDA & OSHA regulations, all of which to be done to ensure safe animal feed is produced in a safe manufacturing environment.

You will provide coaching and training on quality & EH&S standards, HACCP, FDA & OSHA regulations as well as state and federal requirements and other regulatory initiatives. You will also help and at times lead production scheduling, ingredient inventory management, continuous improvement projects, root cause analysis and corrective actions to resolve issues. In addition, this role will be expected to back up the Production Supervisor, as well as implement key EH&S and Quality programs and corporate initiatives.

Experience/Education Required:

  • High School Diploma/GED with 1+ years of manufacturing supervisory experience
  • Candidates in the rotational Land O' Lakes programs (TAP/MMT/DMT) will be considered


Competencies/Skills Required:

  • Demonstrated ability to lead and drive change at all levels
  • Knowledge of regulatory requirements
  • Possess integrity in products, processes, and relationships
  • Strong communication/interpersonal/training/coaching skills
  • Effective written and oral communication skills.
  • Analytical problem solving/root cause analysis, risk assessments and customer awareness
  • Ability to be insightful and act strategically and also tactically
  • Strong Microsoft Office, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint Skills


Experience/Education Preferred:

  • Associates or Bachelor's Degree in Animal Science, Safety or QA related field
  • 3+ years working a QA role, EH&S related role or manufacturing supervisory role


Competencies/Skills Preferred:

  • Knowledge of FDA, OSHA and other applicable regulatory agencies
  • ERP Experience, JDE preferred

Shift: 1st Shift

Salary: $69,040 - $103,560

In most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges

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About Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.


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.

Neither Land O'Lakes, nor its search firms, will ever contact you and ask for confidential information over the phone or in email. If you receive a call or email like this, please do not provide the information being requested.

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Quality Supervisor

This role is part of our Purina Animal Nutrition business helping our network of local cooperatives, independent dealers and other large retailers serve producers, and animal owners throughout the United States. Through industry -leading R&D and committed partnerships, we innovate the nutrition products and practices that unlock the full potential of every animal for a healthier, more productive life.

As Quality & Safety Program Supervisor you will be given the opportunity to be the facility head of all of our quality and safety programs to include but not limited to Land O' Lakes EH&S Standards, Land O' Lakes Quality Standards, HACCP, FDA & OSHA regulations, all of which to be done to ensure safe animal feed is produced in a safe manufacturing environment.

You will provide coaching and training on quality & EH&S standards, HACCP, FDA & OSHA regulations as well as state and federal requirements and other regulatory initiatives. You will also help and at times lead production scheduling, ingredient inventory management, continuous improvement projects, root cause analysis and corrective actions to resolve issues. In addition, this role will be expected to back up the Production Supervisor, as well as implement key EH&S and Quality programs and corporate initiatives.

Experience/Education Required:

  • High School Diploma/GED with 1+ years of manufacturing supervisory experience
  • Candidates in the rotational Land O' Lakes programs (TAP/MMT/DMT) will be considered


Competencies/Skills Required:

  • Demonstrated ability to lead and drive change at all levels
  • Knowledge of regulatory requirements
  • Possess integrity in products, processes, and relationships
  • Strong communication/interpersonal/training/coaching skills
  • Effective written and oral communication skills.
  • Analytical problem solving/root cause analysis, risk assessments and customer awareness
  • Ability to be insightful and act strategically and also tactically
  • Strong Microsoft Office, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint Skills


Experience/Education Preferred:

  • Associates or Bachelor's Degree in Animal Science, Safety or QA related field
  • 3+ years working a QA role, EH&S related role or manufacturing supervisory role


Competencies/Skills Preferred:

  • Knowledge of FDA, OSHA and other applicable regulatory agencies
  • ERP Experience, JDE preferred

Shift: 1st Shift

Salary: $69,040 - $103,560

In most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges

#LI-ML1

About Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.


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.

Neither Land O'Lakes, nor its search firms, will ever contact you and ask for confidential information over the phone or in email. If you receive a call or email like this, please do not provide the information being requested.

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About Land O'Lakes

A career at Land O’Lakes means working at the heart of the dynamic agriculture and food industries—and helping to solve some of the world’s greatest food challenges. If you know us as “the butter company,” you may be surprised to discover that we’re behind many trusted brands, including Purina®, WinField™ United, Kozy Shack®, Vermont Creamery®, and Philia™, among others. We’re #232 on the Fortune 500 list, with 8,000+ employees doing business in all 50 U.S. states and 50 countries around the world.

From crop inputs that grow into the grain that animals eat, to a final product on a store shelf, Land O’Lakes has a farmer-to-fork view. Pair this with our farmer ownership, and we're uniquely qualified to fulfill our purpose of Feeding Human Progress around the world, while always delivering on our responsibility to our owners. Just as we’ve been doing for nearly 100 years.

Explore a career with Land O’Lakes, and discover why Forbes, Indeed, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and many others have placed us on their best places to work lists.


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