Our story goes back more than 150 years, to the chilly southern coast of Scandinavia. From our early success in Sweden and Denmark, we’ve grown into the world’s leading specialist producer of plant-based oils, employing more than 4,000 people all across the globe.

We work with our customers to make the products you love even better. The oils we produce go into making your chocolate extra-creamy or putting the crunch into your croissant. And it’s not just food — we work across industries to make products that are higher quality, healthier and better for the planet.

Everything we do is about Making Better Happen™.

AAK Louisville

Edison, NJ

Louisville, KY

About The Role

The Regional Quality and Regulatory Manager (RQRM) supports the Quality Assurance Teams for the US region of the Americas (3 plants), primarily located in either Edison, NJ or Louisville, KY. The RQRM is responsible for working with US site Quality Assurance & Regulatory Managers (QARM) to ensure regulatory compliance with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and to meet customer specific requirements. This role is a point person for working with the US Quality Director, Site Directors, Site Quality Assurance & Regulatory Managers, Regulatory Compliance Managers and Customer Innovation other stakeholders to align production, development, cost-performance, and optimization of the industry product portfolio from a quality and technical perspective, according to the industry strategy.

Responsibilities

The duties of the Regional Quality & Regulatory Manager include but are not limited to:

Work with Site Quality, Supply Chain, Customer Innovation, Operations and other stakeholders to ensure customer expectations on product specifications are aligned with AAK capabilities and raw material specification requirements.

Coordinate AAK Quality-related projects across multiple sites.

Design and develop quality control measures and systems across multiple sites.

Identify industry, regulatory and customer trends. Stay current with changes in regulations, regulatory guidance and science-based industry practices to incorporate them into future lab and quality systems planning.

Assist Quality & Regulatory Director, Site QARM with US and Global initiatives and strategies such as policy creation, program development, new system implementations and strategic vision.

Compile monitoring data and trending reports.

Provides on-site support as needed to plant QA leadership teams in the event of personnel changes or other significant events.

Domestic travel is required approximately 2 weeks each month, but can vary

Other duties as assigned.

About You

Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in food science, Chemistry, Biology or other physical science or equivalent.

Master’s degree preferred.

10+ years’ experience leading Quality or Regulatory teams with a minimum 8 years of laboratory experience/ quality assurance experience in a food, beverage, drug or chemical laboratory.

2+ years in multi-site Quality or Regulatory management preferred.

Computer literacy is a must. Should be proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Power Point). Laboratory Information Management System experience is a plus.

Project Management And People Management Experience Required.

Must have Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) certification

In return AAK offer

Career paths, training and development, e-learning and tuition reimbursement programs offering potential for you to progress your future career

Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental and vision) starting date of hire

Health Savings Account with AAK annual contribution of $1,000-$1,500

401(k) Plan with 100% match

Free Life and Disability insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Supplemental Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection and Legal Insurance Plans

Discounts on travel, amusement parks, concerts, movies, and more

Celebrations, events, and activities on site and supporting our communities

Amazon AwardCo recognition incentives for service and peer to peer recognition

About AAK

Everything AAK does is about Making Better Happen™. We specialize in plant-based oils that are the value-adding ingredients in many of the products people love to consume. We make these products better tasting, healthier, and more sustainable. At the heart of AAK’s offer is Customer Co-Development, combining our desire to understand what better means for each customer, with the unique flexibility of our production assets, and a deep knowledge of many products and industries, including Chocolate & Confectionery, Bakery, Dairy, Plant-based Foods, Special Nutrition, Foodservice and Personal Care. Our 4,000 employees support our close collaboration with customers through 25 regional sales offices, 15 dedicated Customer Innovation Centers, and with the support of more than 20 production facilities. Listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and with our headquarters in Malmö, Sweden, AAK has been Making Better Happen™ for more than 150 years.

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