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Hello potential future Oatly employee. It’s us, the original oatmilk company that started in Sweden back 25 or so years ago and has since expanded to the U.S. where we’ve continued growing at a rate such that we need more brilliant minds to come work with us to keep the momentum going and the oatmilk flowing.

Sustainability, health, and transparency are the core values that guide everything we do. Basically, we exist to help people live a healthier life without recklessly taxing the planet’s resources in the process, and to change the food system for the better. We drive that change through the power of oats and through a significant reduction in cow’s milk consumption. If any of this resonates with you, then maybe you’d like to work for Oatly, too. Now onto the formal stuff.

We are looking for a Quality Control Floater to join our team. This role will be as a backup support for QC Technicians during absence and high demand. This role is responsible for assuring consistent production quality by enforcing good manufacturing practice systems, validating processes, performing audits, handling system improvements, and providing documentation. This role will report to the Quality Manager at the Millville plant on a full-time schedule.

Here are the things we want to hire you to do:

• Crosstrain with QC Technicians to provide backup support during absences or high-demand periods

• Monitor and verify daily compliance of SOP's

• Perform daily pre-operational and operational plant inspections; authorize or not, the start of processing operations in conjunction with the production department

• Continuously monitor that the site follows Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)

• Regularly ensure compliance of all raw materials, packaging materials, products in process, and finished products to specifications

• Perform daily pre-operational and operational plant inspections

• Performing laboratory test such APC, Mold and yeast for finished product

• Perform in process quality control lab testing, such as viscosity, total solids, PH, particle size etc.

• Perform allergen testing: such as Elisa Gluten, Gluten Lateral Flow for raw materials, transportation unit, in process and finish product

• Creation of Certificate of Analysis for product release

• Maintain logs and other records including inventory lab chemicals

• Comply with GMPs, PPE, sanitation procedures, general housekeeping and food safety and food defense practices and procedures

• Enter test results on lab data system and generate reports

• Perform with operations, engineering, and purchase department to resolve supplier quality issues with raw materials

• Maintain working knowledge of all instruments used for routine and non-routine sample testing and troubleshooting

• Conduct timely root cause analysis and enforce improvements to process controls

• Assist in the start of processing operations in conjunction with production department

• Perform ATP, environmental and allergen swabbing to support plant operations

• Communicate raw material and product quality issues to management

• Perform with operations, engineering, and purchase department to resolve supplier quality issues with raw materials

• Support Quality Manager with quality projects, LIMS implementation & projects

• Performing document control in Bizzmine

• Review and validate record completion in LIMS, Solvace

• Conduct scheduled internal audits to ensure compliance with Oatly policies, procedures, and regulatory standards

• Support in training quality and operators on laboratory test and document database systems, SOPs, monitoring programs, and change control processes

• Other duties as assigned

Here are the things we think you need:

• Must be 18 years or older with the ability to read, write and speak English specific to work instructions including but not limited to safety purposes

• High school, GED, or equivalent diploma required

• 2-4 years schooling in Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, Biology, or related fields preferred

• 2+ years of lab testing experience

• Ability to work with minimal supervision

• Strong mathematics skills

• Excellent attention to detail

• Superior communication skills

• Excellent organization skills, and abilities to make decisions on quality issues

• Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force at times and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body

• Ability to work in cold and hot environments (approximately 38F-80F degrees)

• Ability to be mobile in accomplishing tasks and or moving from one worksite (up to 1-mile range) to another this could include but not be limited to in-plant departments, (Shipping- Receiving, Production, etc.) and/or to Oatly’s 3rd party warehouse

• Ability to repeat motions that may include use of the wrists, hands and/or fingers, and standing or sitting for prolonged periods (average 8-12 hours)
  

And here’s another list of qualities we think make a good Oatly team member:

• You feel connected to our mission of encouraging health, sustainability, and transparency

• You are a self-starter who doesn’t need direct supervision to motivate you for success – we believe strongly in building a culture of individual accountability and ownership and need partners that can embrace that mentality

• You are ready to make your mark in a smaller, growing brand leveraging your experience to deliver amazing results and build an outstanding company

• You have an entrepreneurial spirit in that you’re comfortable with ambiguity and are energized by the process of building something lasting from the ground up

• You enjoy sharing your quirkiness and talents with your coworkers

Another bulleted list felt redundant, so we wrote this long sentence with all the ways we sweeten the deal to work with us, like providing 20 days paid vacation, really great benefits, genuinely great coworkers who want to see the company and each other succeed, and a start-up vibe with an established company history.

Our team is available to support you through the hiring process with reasonable accommodations to enable a barrier-free interview experience. We will maintain candidate privacy and confidentiality to enable an unbiased and equitable experience. If you need assistance applying for a role due to a disability or special need, please contact talent.management@oatly.com.

Oatly is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.