Quality Engineer

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 make it easy for people to eat better and live healthier lives without recklessly taxing the planet’s resources in the process. If any of this resonates with you, then maybe you’d like work for Oatly, too. Now onto the formal stuff.

Here's the things we want to hire you to do :

• Develop and optimize quality assurance according to BRC regulations
• Develop new SOPs regarding quality and train the department operators in quality SOPs
• Carry out internal and external audits / inspections along with the other quality team members, e.g BRC, FDA, HACCP, FSMA Halal, Kosher, gluten free etc.
• Support Quality Manager with regulatory activities, including audits, inspections, license renewals, and interaction with state agencies
• Actively follow up deviations within site, complaints from hybrid partner and other co manufacturers as well as complaints on hybrid partner products on market
• Support the operators and other functions to investigate and close deviations and complaints
• Act as a key liaison between Oatly and co-manufactures for documentation and audit-related activities
• Act as a quality resource in innovation and CAPEX projects
• Collaborate with Quality Manager and support cross-functional teams on continuous improving quality projects, including LIMS and Q-Route Building Block activities
• Participate and develop plans for verification and validation of equipment, and changes in process or products (commissioning)
• Assist in troubleshooting and root cause analysis in resolving facility non-conformances, e.g. Holds, complaints, food safety, audit finding and quality incidents
• Monitor and verify compliance with SOPs, work instructions
• Assist with SOP and work instruction training to ensure understanding and consistent application across all teams
• Verify completion of daily pre-operational and operational plant inspections and make decisions on startup production in processing operations, in conjunction with production department
• Ensure compliance on all raw materials, work-in-progress items and finished oatbase. Verify completion of analytical tests on oatbase
• Verify in-process quality control lab testing, such as Total solids, pH, viscosity, particle size and organoleptic parameters, are recorded correctly and at required frequency
• Validate Certificate of Analysis for product release
• Maintain QC logs and other records
• Crosstrain with QC Technicians to provide back up support during absences or high demand periods
• Assist Quality Manager with training quality and operation personnel on laboratory tests, LIMS, SOPs, monitoring programs, and change control processes
• Review, validate, and maintain compliance with all quality and manufacturing documents, electronic database ensuring timely approvals and updates
• Maintain the document database(s) for creation, revision, and archiving of SOPs, work instructions, and other quality documents

Other Duties :

Here are the things we think you need :

And here’s 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 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.

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 good faith estimate for base salary is $70,000.

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 Re.Droge@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.

Salary : $70,000