Quality Specialist - Louis Dreyfus Company

Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines, we leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world. Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 17,000 people globally.

Overall Purpose and Objective of Position

Represent Quality in the Juice Platform in North America as part of the department management, executing quality management activities to help strengthen LDC's business relationships by ensuring quality standards.

This position does not sit in a lab but is required to travel to 3rd party labs. 

Primary Responsibilities/Essential Functions:

• Keep up-to-date the Quality department information in the areas of Quality Assurance and Quality Control;
• Responsible for guaranteeing internal processes and procedures are followed, enabling LDC to streamline workflow while meeting internal and external customer demand.
• Keep record and updated commodity raw material specifications and approved supplier lists and their systematic tracking.
• Ensure compliance with country regulatory such as: USDA, FDA and other potential certification schemes, as required by the platform;
• Audit the performance of partners and suppliers according to LDC's standard.
• Ensure the strategic vision and objectives of the commodity quality organization are followed, promoting and embedding goals in all areas of the organization.
• Guarantee of KPIs are met, and produce daily quality reports and other necessary internal quality documents.
• Visits to customers, suppliers and partners;
• Represent local customer service: sending samples and documentations to customers, as well as providing all support for each customer's needs, improving their experience;
• Participate in frequent meetings with corporate Brazil team to represent the quality department and meet company standards;

Company Conformance Statement:

In the performance of their respective tasks and duties all employees are expected to conform to the following:

• Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision.
• Interact professionally with co-workers, Company business associates and the general public.
• Work together in a cooperative spirit to serve the best interests of the Company.
• Operate in a fully responsible manner and comply with the law and Company policy.

Education/Professional Certifications/Licenses

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with studies in quality management, chemistry, agricultural, engineering, food engineering or other related business discipline required. Masters degree preferred.
• Experience in the beverage/juice industry.
• Experience in quality management (Quality Control and Assurance)
• Experience with SAP and MS Office software (Excel, Word and Power Point)

Experience

Basic Experience:        

• If Bachelor's degree is an area other than science, then must have 2 years of experience in laboratory setting as a technician or manager.

Preferred Experience:

• Minimum 2 years of demonstrated supervisory experience
• Experience within a related beverage/juice industry

Equipment Used

• Typical office equipment: PC, telephone, fax machine
• Personal protective equipment (PPEs) will be worn in compliance with Company standards and government regulations as required

Working Conditions

• Position sits in an office and travels to labs.
• Laboratory work is in a typical climate-controlled laboratory environment. Extensions of regular working hours are occasionally necessary to complete time-sensitive projects or to respond to emergencies.  Periodic visits to industrial operations areas are necessary with exposure to variety of temperatures and prevailing weather conditions. Occasional exposure to areas with wet floors and loud noise.

What We Offer

We provide a dynamic and stimulating international environment, which will stretch and develop your abilities and channel your skills and expertise with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

- Comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental and vision care coverage, flexible spending account plans, employee assistance program, life insurance and disability coverage
- 401k with Company Match
- Family Friendly Benefits including childbirth and parental leave, fertility and family building benefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays
- Flexible work available (not applicable to all roles)

Diversity & Inclusion

LDC is driven by a set of shared values and high ethical standards, with diversity and inclusion being part of our DNA. LDC is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion.

LDC encourages diversity, supports local communities and environmental initiatives. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.

Equal employment opportunity (EEO)

Louis Dreyfus Company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Sustainability

Sustainable value is at the heart of our purpose as a company.

We are passionate about creating fair and sustainable value, both for our business and for other value chain stakeholders: our people, our business partners, the communities we touch and the environment around us