Superintendent Quality

Title: Superintendent Quality

Location: Quincy, WA

About Lamb Weston

Lamb Weston is a leading supplier of frozen potato, sweet potato, appetizer and vegetable products to restaurants and retailers around the world. For more than 60 years, we've produced innovative, inventive products that make life better for our customers and their customers.

Job Description Summary

Functions autonomously to implement programs within a given functional area of the Quality group. Supports management in the implementation of relevant quality processes and procedures and the daily execution of related activities. Participates on cross functional teams to ensure effective implementation of quality initiatives and processes. Owns the execution of technical objectives related to assigned responsibilities. Innovates for continuous Quality improvement. 5 years related experience.

Job Description

• Develop and ensure maintenance of a consistent HACCP and SSOP format
• Develop and ensure maintenance of a consistent pre-requisite program strategy and format
• Assist Quality and Food Safety Manager with Allergen, Pathogen, and Foreign Material Control programs
• Assist Quality and Food Safety Manager Weight and Measures programs
• Schedule and lead training activities
• Support Quality and Food Safety manager in maintain food safety systems and regulatory systems consistent with company continuous improvement processes.
• Utilize process metrics to anticipate potential problems and recognize existing problems that could affect product safety and quality. Identify root causes and resolve problems before they add risk and costs.
• Advise Operations (corporate and plant), R&D, and Marketing on the development and maintenance of HACCP and SSOP plans to assure compliance to regulations and the production of safe products.
• Support plant management through regulatory audits, plant inspector challenges, and other food safety/economic regulatory issues.
• Review current control programs
• Develop and ensure measures of compliance, with plant management staffs, to food safety and regulatory programs. Maintain open communication with plant staffs regarding metrics of compliance to regulatory and food safety programs and activities.
• Facilitate implementation of corrective action responses to address food safety & regulatory trends
• Ensure and facilitate that annual HACCP & SSOP reassessments are conducted.
• Lead and/or support projects directed at, or associated with, initiatives dealing with food safety and regulatory issues
• Support in addressing customer complaints through research and development of corrective actions
• Proactively develop quality programs and enhancements
• Lead focused improvement teams for food safety and product quality issues
• Lead and develop Team Lead group mentoring through Food Safety and Quality metrics, as well as PQ development.
• Provide support to QA Techs and QA Clerks through conducting lab audits, training and development of technicians, and overall support of the department.

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or other relevant field of study.
• 5-10 years related experience or training
• Knowledge of Microbiology, Food Science or Chemistry
• 3-5 years' experience in sanitation supervisory and/or production
• CPR and First Aid certifications are preferred
• Understanding of various chemicals and sanitation procedures

• Five (5) years supervisory experience.
• Good verbal, written and technical skills.

Industry-Competitive Benefits

Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive. Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include:

• Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
  
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
  
• Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program
  
• Paid Time Off
  
• Financial Wellness - Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance
  
• Family-Friendly Employee events
  
• Employee Assistance Program services - mental health and other concierge type services
  

Benefits may vary based on location, job role/level, job status, and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Job Requisition ID: Req-231842

Time Type: Full time

In compliance with applicable state and local laws, Lamb Weston has opted to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. This compensation is specific to this position and takes into account a number of variables. Actual compensation may be higher or lower in the range posted based on various factors, including, but not limited to, job duties, experience and expertise. A candidate's work location could also impact the actual compensation being outside of the range to reflect local cost of labor. A reasonable annual estimate of the range for this role based on the variables previously mentioned is: $84,020.00 - $126,020.00

Lamb Weston is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law