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This role ensures adherence to specifications, QMS and BRCGS standards, and state and federal requirements. The manager partners closely with site leadership, facility and corporate quality teams to drive continuous improvement in food safety, quality, employee safety, compliance, and cost. This position also supports key operational programs and champions a strong culture of food safety and quality while upholding Vermont Creamery’s values and vision.\nEssential Functions and Responsibilities:\nDirect, train, and advise personnel in test procedures and ensure compliance with quality system requirements to deliver safe and quality food products \nInvestigate and respond to all quality assurance related consumer complaints \nDesign, oversee, update, and review HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) plan to meet regulatory and BRCGS requirements \nProvide leadership coordinating QMS and BRCGS certification & maintenance process \nResearch and recommend new equipment, process and technology to meet with industry best practices for improved control of raw materials, in process and finished goods. \nOversee internal lab testing. Develop SOPs to operate lab equipment and maintain records. Maintain calibration programs to ensure lab equipment, weighing scales, vats/fermenters, temp controllers, gauges and other equipment \nOversee external lab testing and reports as required by BRCGS and QMS quality system. \nDevelop and provide quality assurance KPIs, scorecards and reports \nProvide food safety and quality technical support to cross-functional staff, and on new projects/products.\nRequired Experience and Education:\nBachelor’s in Food Science, Biology or Dairy Technology or related field (preferred) \nMinimum of 3 years hands-on plant experience in food or pharma operations, with 1+ years of people leadership supervisory experience \nGFSI certification (BRCGS certification preferred) \nCertification in HACCP and PCQI, maintain certification \nAbility to interact with regulatory personnel, including practical audit experience \nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills \nExcellent communication skills both verbal and written \nExcellent interpersonal skills \nCollaborative management style to create an engaged, motivated and high performing team \nSupervisory Responsibilities:\nDirect responsibility for QA Coordinator, Sanitation Specialist, and QA Staff.\nSalary Range: $93,360 - $140,040. In most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges.\nAbout Land O'Lakes, Inc.\nJoin us and be part of a Fortune 500 company, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named #17 on Fast Company's Best Workplaces for Innovators 2026 list and recognized as a winner in the Skilled Laborers category, as well as a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and included on the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.\nWe provide a broad portfolio of benefits to keep you and your family at your best. Land O'Lakes is Where Your Future Takes Root.\nLand O’Lakes and our global entities support diversity in employment practices.\nNeither Land O’Lakes, nor its affiliates or 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.\nIf you need to submit a reasonable accommodation request to complete the employment application process, please call the HR Solution Center at 844-LOL-HR4U (844-565-4748) M-F 8:00am-4:30pm CT.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3751,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Animal Nutrition","Dairy Products","Crop Protection"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-06T01:20:15Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"adverts_offering_sponsorship_24m":0,"sanctioned_now":false,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 3","filings_12m":3,"filings_prev_12m":10,"green_card_filings_12m":0,"median_offered_wage_usd":127500,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-11-10T11:34:35+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":5,"expected_fill_days":25,"reasons":["conf:1","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-10T06:52:35Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":140040,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/land-olakes-plant-quality-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/land-olakes-plant-quality-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-10T14:47:14Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":275,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-11T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1799470},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1799470"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fland-olakes-plant-quality-manager"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fland-olakes-plant-quality-manager"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fland-olakes-plant-quality-manager"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/land-olakes-plant-quality-manager\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fland-olakes-plant-quality-manager"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3847550}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"landolakesinc.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3847550},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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