Food Safety Quality Assurance Job @ Cargill – Microbiology Apply
Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill’s global team of 155,000 employees who are committed to safe, responsible and sustainable ways to nourish the world. This position is in Cargill’s animal nutrition and health business, where we improve lives through better nutrition. Our team researches, innovates and creates solutions that deliver healthy results for our customers.
Job Title: Food Safety Quality Assurance Supervisor
Job ID 218048
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in science, chemistry, microbiology, quality assurance or equivalent experience
- Minimum one year of directly related work experience
- Experience interacting with external stakeholders (regulatory agencies, external manufacturers, customers)
Ability to relate technical knowledge to solve complex testing and process problems - Experience in pet food or food manufacturing environment
- Demonstrated ability of leadership, motivation, interpersonal effectiveness, teamwork and successful completion of work.
- Ability to adapt and learn in a changing work environment
- Ability to make decisions under pressure
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in Root Cause Analysis, Six Sigma, or other Continuous Improvement Tools
- Confirmed ability to balance and achieve positive results leading multifunctional teams
- Problem solving and analytical skills with experience in Root Cause Analysis
- One year of supervisory experience
Job Purpose and Impact
The Food Safety, Quality Assurance Supervisor will implement food safety management systems and ensure compliance with regulatory and customer requirements at an assigned facility. In this role, you will support the leadership team with thorough understanding of quality assurance safety technology, testing and auditing documentation, data collection and analysis and knowledge transfer. You will provide team leadership to find solutions for food safety and quality concerns.
Key Accountabilities
- Monitor regulatory activities and plant compliance with regulatory safety standards and act as a liaison for the business with external regulatory authorities.
- Ensure adherence to corporate, regulatory and facility food safety and quality requirements.
- Evaluate standard operating procedures, master schedule, verification, customer food safety and quality requirements and reporting for the team.
- Act as and intermediary between our customers and the facility to review product performance, conduct quality safety audits, review third-party certifications and respond to customer questions and complaints.
- Implement product specification systems and drive continuous improvement in the areas of processes and customer focus.
Participate in the preparation of plant tours and audits. - Assist with various projects relating to safety, food safety, regulatory, environment, process improvement, engagement, training and others as needed.
Other duties as assigned - Responsible for personnel decisions related to hiring, performance and disciplinary actions for your direct reports. You will also spend time completing the same tasks as employees on your team.
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