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Supplier Quality - Packaging

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Experience with supplier audits
  • Knowledge of quality standards
  • Skills in analyzing defect trends
  • Ability to lead continuous improvement projects

Responsibilities

  • Conduct supplier audits to ensure quality standards
  • Investigate and resolve supplier quality issues
  • Review and maintain supplier risk matrix
  • Implement Corrective Actions Preventive Actions (CAPA)

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Communication
  • Planning
  • Teamwork
  • Problem Solving

About the company

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Wells Enterprises

Food & Beverage Manufacturing

Headquartered in Le Mars, Iowa, Wells Enterprises, Inc. is the largest privately held ice cream manufacturer in the United States. Founded in 1913 by Fred H. Wells and run by the Wells family for generations, the company is an independent operating company of the Ferrero Group, one of the global leaders in sweet packaged foods. We produce more than 900 ice cream and frozen novelties treats. Wells produces Blue Bunny® ice cream, frozen novelties and specialty frozen desserts along with the iconic Bomb Pop® brand. So much ice cream is produced in Le Mars by Wells that the city was designated as the Ice Cream Capital of the World® by the Iowa legislature!Blue Bunny branded items are distributed across the nation. Ice cream enthusiasts can find their favorite Blue Bunny products in grocery, convenience and club stores, on mobile vending trucks and in foodservice settings (such as educational institutions, hospitals and restaurants). The company’s corporate office and two ice cream plants are located in Le Mars. Our two other ice cream plants, one in Henderson, NV and the other in Dunkirk, NY help supply our frozen treats across the United States.Over 4,000 production, sales, office, and support personnel make up the Wells family. With its state-of-the-art production facilities the company is cited by many industry experts as one of the most technically advanced in the industry.

Company details

IndustryFood & Beverage Manufacturing
Company size1001 - 5000

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Job description

Company: Wells Enterprises (a Ferrero Company)

Functional Area: Quality

The Role

Conduct supplier audits to ensure adherence to established quality standards. In addition, investigate, analyze and resolve supplier quality issues, analyzing defect trends and leading continuous improvement projects with our suppliers.

What You’ll Do

  • Lead and participate in food safety and quality system and product/process audits. Know and understand the audit process to effectively execute it to the fullest. Review and maintain the supplier and raw material risk matrix, identifying high, medium and low risk suppliers.
  • Communicating and scheduling audits with supplier and team members. Pre-audit research and planning.
  • Conduct supplier audits.  Manage and drive effective analysis by identifying gaps and weaknesses.  Implement Corrective Actions Preventative Actions (CAPA) when gaps are identified.
  • Ideate, create, and assist in the maintenance of supplier audit process standard work.
  • Assist in the development of the annual supplier audit schedules and review of self-assessments completed by suppliers.
  • Lead and participate in process improvement initiatives.

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