Laboratory Excellence Sr. Auditor

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Ready for more than just a job? Build a career with purpose. At Lactalis in the USA, we're committed to providing meaningful opportunities for our people to learn, grow, and thrive—whether you're just starting your journey with us or looking to take the next step in your career. From day one, we offer the tools and support to help you succeed.

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.

Lactalis American Group has 12 relay labs and 8 auditing labs in the USA and is currently hiring a Laboratory Excellence Sr. Auditor based in Buffalo, New York
. The role includes responsibilities such as satisfying the training needs of Lactalis USA Labs and auditing all Lactalis USA Labs.

Key responsibilities for this position include:

• Coordinate travel to all USA labs, report their compliance against Lactalis testing expectations (SOPs, reproducibility, etc.). Create proposals for improvement and follow up.
• Plan, organize and perform lab audits for all internal and external labs used by Lactalis in USA; follow up on corrective actions; assess and approve new external labs (chemistry and micro) based on audit results and compliance with Lactalis protocols.
• Manage the Lab relay for the USA (plants laboratories such as LAG, LUSY, Karoun, and LHD); travel to all laboratories to align testing methods with Lactalis standards. Organize bi-weekly team meetings with each lab and follow up on corrective actions and progress.
• Integrate any new labs as Lactalis pursues acquisitions, transitioning them into Lactalis Lab procedures and protocols.
• Manage the Lactalis Cecalait verification system with all laboratories and troubleshoot when out of compliance.
• Contribute to ongoing meetings such as Monthly Teams Meetings with Groupe Lactalis (France), Quarterly meetings with division Quality leaders about lab progress, and Quarterly meetings with division VP Quality.
• Provide recommendations for new alternative test methods to improve lab efficiencies.
• Maintain communications with Groupe Lactalis: reports and KPIs to DQG in Laval; attend annual group Lactalis seminars for Laboratory and R&D updates and incorporate them into US Lab practices.

• Travel is required up to 75% monthly.
• Extended hours may be necessary depending on the project needs.
• Tools such as a computer and phone may be provided; cell phone is required.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform essential duties.
• Position requires physical presence in the office/plant environment, in accordance with the hybrid work policy.
• Demonstrate commitment to a safe working environment that promotes health and well-being of all employees and contributes to the Company s overall performance and success.

• 5+ years of Management experience required
• Lab auditing experience required
• Minimum of 10 years relevant previous analytical laboratory experience in a regulated industry required.

• Thorough knowledge of principles of Food analysis required.
• Strong laboratory skills…