Supplier Quality - Packaging

The Role

Conduct supplier audits to ensure adherence to established quality standards. In addition, investigate, analyze and resolve supplier quality issues, analyzing defect trends and leading continuous improvement projects with our suppliers.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and participate in food safety and quality system and product/process audits. Know and understand the audit process to effectively execute it to the fullest. Review and maintain the supplier and raw material risk matrix, identifying high, medium and low risk suppliers.
• Communicating and scheduling audits with supplier and team members. Pre-audit research and planning.
• Conduct supplier audits.  Manage and drive effective analysis by identifying gaps and weaknesses.  Implement Corrective Actions Preventative Actions (CAPA) when gaps are identified.
• Ideate, create, and assist in the maintenance of supplier audit process standard work.
• Assist in the development of the annual supplier audit schedules and review of self-assessments completed by suppliers.
• Lead and participate in process improvement initiatives.

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Wells Enterprises, a Ferrero company, is one of the largest ice cream manufacturers in the United States and the maker of well-loved brands including Blue Bunny, Halo Top, Bomb Pop, and Blue Ribbon Classics and today Trolli, Butterfinger 100grand, Baby Ruth, Nutella and Kinder Bueno. 

Wells Enterprises is a 2 billion company employing 4,000 employees, across 4 production plants and 2 main hub locations, Chicago and Le Mars. Guided by innovation, quality, and a people-first mindset, Wells is committed to delighting consumers and developing exceptional teams.

As part of the Ferrero Group, Wells combines its strong U.S. heritage with Ferrero’s global standards of excellence, offering a unique opportunity to grow within a dynamic, values-driven, and international environment.

At Wells, our people—and their experience—sit at the heart of our ambition.  Learn more at www.wellsenterprisesinc.com.

What We Offer

At Wells, we’re proud to support our employees with comprehensive benefits that enhance health, financial wellness, and include paid time off (PTO). Eligible employees may also receive an annual incentive bonus based on Company performance.  Learn more about our benefits here.