Supply Quality Manager, Cheese & Copacking - Military Veterans
at Lactalis American Group, Inc.
TITLE: Supply Quality Manager, Cheese & Copacking
REPORTS TO: Senior Manager Supply Quality
LOCATION: Chicago, IL
Lactalis Heritage Dairy is currently seeking candidates to join our team in Chicago.
Lactalis Group, the world leader in dairy, is a family-owned business with more than 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals worldwide, committed to providing healthy and delicious dairy products that bring people together every day. At Lactalis, our core values of AMBITION, ENGAGEMENT, and SIMPLICITY are at the heart of everything we do.
If you’re looking for a unique experience with a company that offers strong brands, professional expertise, and a dynamic work environment that champions entrepreneurial spirit, hands-on responsibility, and real opportunity for career development, we want to hear from you!
Lactalis Heritage Dairy: inviting you to share with us your STORY, your PASSION, and your EXPERTISE.
From your PASSION to ours
The Supply Quality Manager, Cheese & Copacking is responsible for the compliance of incoming Cheese and Copacked products and their perspective suppliers, with the Quality and Food Safety Standards of Lactalis Heritage Dairy (LHD). The Supply Quality Manager, Cheese and Copacking reviews, assesses, and approves Cheese and Copacked products against Food Safety and Quality standards at onboarding and on a continuous basis. In addition, this position conducts sanitation and GMP audits in plants to maintain and improve quality standards, as needed. In addition, the Supply Quality Manager works closely with the Purchasing Department, assisting with the onboarding of new ingredients, packaging, chemicals, and suppliers.
From your EXPERTISE to ours
Key responsibilities for this position include:
- Schedules, plans, and executes food safety & food quality audits for existing and potential cheese and Copacking suppliers
- Utilizes the principles of GFSI, HACCP & ISO 9001/22000 in audits to assess food safety/quality risks & recommends mitigation strategies
- Monitors and follows up with manufacturing plants to ensure the full implementation of corrective actions
- Provides technical input on food safety of Cheese and Copacked materials on product development teams
- Reviews, approves, and files all cheese and Copacking supplier documentation against LHD expectations
- Organizes and plans a detailed schedule to ensure supply/facility audits are efficiently conducted. Produces audit reports and distributes internally in a timely manner, after each visit
- Completes monthly, quarterly, and annual reports
- Maintains a close partnership with the Purchasing Department to facilitate communication with suppliers as needed
- Provides support on projects as needed, and accomplishes tasks as appropriately assigned
- Partners cross-functionally to achieve overall company objectives
- Shares and promotes best practices throughout the organization
Chicago, IL
Lactalis Group, the world leader in dairy, is a family-owned business with more than 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals worldwide, committed to providing healthy and delicious dairy products that bring people together every day. At Lactalis, our core values of AMBITION, ENGAGEMENT, and SIMPLICITY are at the heart of everything we do. If you’re looking for a unique experience with a company that offers strong brands, professional expertise, and a dynamic work environment that champions entrepreneurial spirt, hands-on responsibility and real opportunity for career development, we want to hear from you! Lactalis Heritage Dairy: inviting you to share with us your STORY, your PASSION, and your EXPERTISE.