Factory Technologist

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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 Midwest Yogurt, part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring a Factory Technologist based in Murfreesboro, TN. We are seeking a highly skilled Factory Technologist to oversee upcoming product innovations/ renovations / internalization in our Murfreesboro facility. This role is responsible for planning, executing, and delivering projects that enhance production capabilities, ensure regulatory compliance, and support changing business demands. The position will be responsible for projects related to upcoming product renovations (OSY, Yo Protein, Gogurt...), product internalization (Siggi's 5.3oz, pouch, 32oz, Ratio drinks... ) and products innovation (Siggi's drinks, Gogurt pouch...). The position requires high transversal management skills that require strong communication and coordination with internal plant team as well as corporate shared services function (R&D, PMO, quality...). This position will be responsible to lead projects to simplify our processes, reduce product variability and reduce factory complexity.

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include:

Project Management

• Lead end-to-end execution and coordination of product renovations, internalization, innovations and any upcoming new product additions
• Manage project scopes, feasibility feedback, provide industrial solutions, manage budgets, timelines, and resource plans.
• Coordinate with internal teams (Industrial, R&D, Quality, Supply Chain) to meet project milestones.
• Ensure new product launch is under expected specifications: quality, timeline and cost
• Coordinate and prioritize trials on site with support from R&D team and internal factory team. Provide feedback on trial results and share factory recommendations.
• Initiate and lead savings opportunities projects. Projects to reduce factory complexity (white mass, ingredients, packaging) and simplify our operations (packaging rationalization, improve cooling efficiency).
• Initiate and coordinate projects to improve customers & consumers satisfaction (reduce complaints CPM) with quality team
• Initiate and coordinate projects to reduce product variability, improve product quality and improve factory's performance, P&L

Dairy Process & Equipment Implementation

• Develop expertise in dairy-specific equipment and ingredients required for upcoming product renovations.
• Support scale-up of new products in collaboration with R&D and Operations.

Sanitation & CIP

• Ensure new processes / products follow Sanitary Standards and are compatible with Clean-in-Place systems.
• Ensure all new product launches meet quality specifications (release criteria', cleaning procedures and maintaining hygienic operations.)

Regulatory & Food Safety Compliance

• Ensure compliance with PMO, FDA, USDA, HACCP, FSMA, and other food safety regulations.
• Partner with Quality Assurance to validate new products/processes and update relevant SOPs.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Collaborate with plant operations, quality, maintenance, engineering, R&D, purchasing and supply chain teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Facilitate operator training and smooth handover of new systems.

Reporting & Documentation

• Maintain accurate project documentation, drawings, and validation records.
• Provide regular updates to plant leadership team.

From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

Skills & Competencies

• Strong understanding of dairy processing and sanitary design principles.
• Familiarity with PMO, FDA regulations, and HACCP.
• Proficient in project management tools (e.g., MS Project, AutoCAD, SAP).
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines

Work Conditions

• Work is performed in Murfreesboro manufacturing plant.
• May involve extended periods on the production floor.
• Occasional travel may be required to meet with vendors, shared services or attend training

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.