QA Innovation Manager

Hello potential future Oatly employee. Its us the original oatmilk company that started in Sweden back 25 or so years ago and has since expanded to the U.S. where weve 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 make it easy for people to eat better and live healthier lives without recklessly taxing the planets resources in the process. If any of this resonates with you then maybe youd like work for Oatly too. Now onto the formal stuff.

We are looking for a QA Innovation Manager to join our team. This role will be responsible for securing food safety and quality according to Oatly standards customer requirements and laws / regulations in different innovation projects. The position reports to the Global QA Director.

Qualified candidates residing in Philadelphia PA preferred due to business needs.

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

• Secure the choice of equipment / contract manufacturer together with Sourcing Quality Assurance (SQA)
• Initiate and drive the risk assessment for product in a new product development project
• Work very closely with innovation and QA Engineers / resources at the production sites and Sourcing Quality Assurance (SQA)
• Secure Oatly quality standards when sourcing and implementing new manufacturers or externally produced products together with SQA
• Execute initial audits of external manufacturers and secure documentation that is inspection of processes compliance with applicable food laws / regulations verification of HACCP plans and other standards
• Set the sampling plan according to risk analysis
• Be a part of creating a global quality manual and implementation of global processes and global systems; example Oatly PD flow (NPD process)
• Approximately 25% travel to manufacturing / supplier locations (12 times / month)

Here are the things we think you need :

If you have experience with Product commissioning and validation and NPD processes within the food industry its a huge plus!

And heres another list of qualities we think make a good Oatly team member :

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 flexible vacation for starters really great benefits genuinely great coworkers who want to see the company and each other succeed and a startup vibe with an established company history.

The salary for this role will be based on a variety of factors including but not limited to geographic location internal equity experience education specialty and training. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set level of experience and specific location. Compensation may also include bonus commission or equity as applicable.

Our team is available to support you through the hiring process with reasonable accommodations to enable a barrierfree 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 .

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.

Key Skills

Quality Assurance,FDA Regulations,Food Industry,Food Safety Experience,ISO 9001,Quality Systems,Food Processing,Quality Control,Quality Management,QA / QC,Selenium,HACCP

Employment Type : Full Time

Vacancy : 1