Compliance Manager

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As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family-owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. Each day, we’re proud to produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together.

In the US, we proudly offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani Italian cheeses and ricotta, President specialty cheeses and butters, Kraft natural and grated cheeses, Breakstone’s cottage cheese, Cracker Barrel, Black Diamond cheddar, and Parmalat milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi’s, Stonyfield Organic, Brown Cow, Oui, Yoplait, Go-Gurt, :ratio, Green Mountain Creamery, and Mountain High, along with a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun, Gopi, and Arz.

At Lactalis, we live by our core values-Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity. We foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone’s unique background and ideas are valued.

Even if you don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION, your STORY, and how your EXPERTISE can help us shape the future of dairy.

From your PASSION to ours

Lactalis Heritage Dairy, part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring a Compliance Manager based in Wausau, Wisconsin.

As a Compliance Manager, the role will carry out responsibilities such as but not limited to provides leadership and technical assistance to operations by managing food safety and compliance systems as well as by instilling regulatory awareness and commitment. They will perform fact-based assessments and audits on manufacturing systems. They ensure all records, procedures, packaging, and equipment are in compliance with all Federal, State, and other regulatory requirements. They assist in the development of new quality systems, internal regulation, and personnel management. Additionally, the Compliance Manager will collaborate with Government Inspectors, Quality team and cross-functional team members, . Responsible for communicating to align duties with the company’s goals and values.

From your EXPERTISE to our

Key responsibilities for this position include:

• Create, modify, maintain, and assure effectiveness of the plant HACCP and Quality programs. This includes interpreting regulations, acting as the regulatory liaison between the plant and regulatory bodies, training plant personnel in the execution of regulatory principles, and managing input into our regulatory systems.
• Assists in the identification and achievement of facility Quality KPI’s through appropriate corrective/preventative actions and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead customer and consumer complaint investigations and respond with corrective and preventative actions.
• Conducts effective root cause analysis on food safety and quality issues, implements corrective and preventative actions.
• Act as the leader to manage through regulatory program deviations. This includes determining product disposition and ensuring adequate process corrective and preventative actions.
• Co-Leads all internal and external auditing activities and follow-up. Assures the plant maintains compliance to external standards such as ISO 9001, FSSC 22000 and customer standards.
• Perform as the liaison between the plant and any corporate contacts regarding food safety issues.
• Reviews R&D Plant Trial Requests for quality and food safety compliance and grants approval for execution of these trials.
• Ensures the required quality and regulatory training is maintained.
• Communicates with all necessary parties (employees, plant management, etc.) on regulation changes related to Quality and Food Safety.
• Leads, supports and communicates the development of new quality systems/programs across the facility.
• Provide Quality support for plant projects and initiatives in the manufacturing environment.
• Serve as backup to the Quality Manager in cases of business-related absences, vacation, or illness.
• Manage disposition of holds associated with deviations to HACCP and Quality Programs.

From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

education

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• A major in Chemistry, Food Science, and/or related field are required.

experience

• 4+ years’ experience in industrial quality roles are preferred.
• 3+ years’ experience in leading direct reporting team members is required.

Certifications and specific knowledge

• The following certifications are preferred for this role: HACCP and PCQI.
• Understanding of regulatory compliance is required.
• Understanding of FSSC 22000 and ISO requirements is preferred.
• Strong understanding of regulatory compliance.
• Strong mathematics knowledge including statistics.
• Proficiency with computer systems such as Word, Excel, SAP, and PowerPoint for report writing and presentations.

At Lactalis, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards Program with a variety of affordable benefits and coverage options. We support insurance costs significantly, contribute generously to retirement plans, and offer Paid Time Off from day one. We are committed to your professional growth, providing training and development opportunities, including Education Reimbursement. Join us and grow your career.

Lactalis is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities. Further, any division of the Company that is an Affirmative Action Employer will comply with all related legal obligations.