Associate QA Manager - Labs

Why Campbell’s

Benefits begin on day one and include medical, dental, short and long-term disability, AD&D, and life insurance (for individual, families, and domestic partners).

Employees are eligible for our matching 401(k) plan and can enroll on the first day of employment with immediate vesting.

Campbell’s offers unlimited sick time along with paid time off and holiday pay.

If in WHQ – free access to the fitness center. Access to on-site day care (operated by Bright Horizons) and company store.

Our “Campbell’s Cares” program matches employee donations and/or volunteer activity up to $1,500 annually.

Campbell’s has a variety of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to support employees.

What You Will Do

• Product Start Ups: Working closely with the plant Plant Operation personnel, Formula and Procedures Coordinators, Quality Specialists and the WHQ R&D representatives to: Coordinate test runs, new product/reformulations start-ups and with Product Development, Quality System and plant operations management. Report outcome of start-ups and reformulations to management, with recommendations on further actions.
• Organize and report on conformance of new product to specifications in compliance to the Policy on Specifications Development.
• Carefully coordinate corrective action plans between the plant, WHQ QA, R&D and the business sectors for achieving compliance to specifications when compliance issue occur.
• Ensure laboratory data and coordinate resolution of specification issues with materials and products.
• Manage laboratory data and coordinate resolution of specification issues with materials and products.
• Issue the monthly reports to management on conformance to quality specifications as required by policy. Coordinate corrective action plans when problems with conformance to specifications occur.
• Supervise the activities of the laboratory technicians responsible for conducting product and ingredient analyses, and entering data, including microbiology.
• Ensure that the laboratory is equipped and people are scheduled as needed to meet plant requirements for collecting information that assures conformance to ingredient and product specifications.
• Partner with operations and maintenance to drive corrective action. Ensure daily panel is completed, documented and in compliance with standards. Coordinate implementation of programs for compliance of in-process specification controls.
• Trouble shoot out of specification results, including microbiological specifications, container and ingredient integrity. Partner with operations and maintenance to drive corrective action.
• Support Quality department functions including 3rd party audit support, commercialization, product releases, internal audits, mock recalls and other designated functions.
• Support Plant Operational Excellence work including pillar and DDS support. Ensure releases of product in a timely fashion as it relates to set-a-sides, incubated product, micro evaluations, out of specification product, and coordinating product development/packaging releases.
• Competence in WMS, SAP, Rebus or third party Portals related to releases.
• Coordinate resolution of QA related lab issues associated with Food Chemistry, Quality and Microbiology.

Who You Will Work With

Reporting into Associate Director, Site Quality

What You Will Bring To The Table

• (Must Have) High School Diploma or GED
• 3+ years of Quality Assurance, Laboratory practices or Food experience within a manufacturing environment
• (Nice to Have) Bachelors of Science degree in food science, biology, microbiology or a related technical field
• 5 years of experience in the food industry with demonstrated experience/achievements in Quality Assurance or laboratory practices.
• HACCP and/or PCQI certified

Compensation And Benefits

The target base salary range for this full-time, salaried position is between $90,400-$124,300.

Individual base pay depends on work location and additional factors such as experience, job-related skills, and relevant education or training.

Total pay may include other forms of compensation.

In addition, we offer competitive health, dental, 401k and wellness benefits beginning on the first day of employment.

Please ask your Talent Acquisition Partner for more information about our total rewards package.