Cargill

Food Safety, Quality & Regulatory Lead

Cargill$80K — $95K *
Food & Beverages
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
  • SAP experience preferred
  • Moderate computer skills (word processing, spreadsheets, database navigation)
  • Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively
  • Attention to detail in quality assurance
  • Experience in leading cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

  • Perform inspections of finished or in-process goods and analyze data for trends in defects
  • Conduct root cause analysis for quality failures and nonconformities
  • Coordinate compliance and quality assurance functions, including continuous improvement processes
  • Ensure timely execution of environmental health and safety training
  • Assist with training development and scheduling for staff
  • Provide training, coaching, and mentoring to team members
  • Plan and direct regulatory compliance and food safety programs according to requirements

Benefits

  • Comprehensive training programs
  • Opportunities for career development and advancement
  • Dynamic work environment catering to diverse industries
  • Collaborative team culture
  • Exposure to regulatory compliance and quality standards
Full Job Description
This position is in our specialized portfolio enterprise where we serve diverse businesses who support unique customers or markets, including animal nutrition and health, bioindustrial, road safety salt and Cargill joint ventures.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Food Safety Quality and Regulatory Lead (1st and 3rd shift), will ensure internal collaboration and connectivity for all policies, standards and trainings. In this role, you will partner with contacts to assist with compliance and customer specification issues. You will also work closely with the location to coordinate and plan programs that fall under food safety, quality and regulatory areas.

Key Accountabilities

  • Perform inspection of finished or in process goods, analyze data and identify trends in defects or errors.
  • Conduct root cause analysis for defects, nonconformities or other quality failures.
  • Coordinate department functions that include continuous improvement processes, compliance to audits and assisting with customer specifications and quality issues.
  • Ensure environmental health and safety training and new procedure implementation are executed and completed timely and accurately.
  • Assist with related training development and scheduling.
  • Provide training, coaching and mentoring to team members.
  • Plan, coordinate and direct all regulatory compliance, laboratory, food and feed safety and quality programs within the location to ensure compliance with customer, supplier and government requirements and expectations.
  • Handle basic issues and problems under direct supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
  • Other duties as assigned


Position Information

Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.

Qualifications

Minimum Required
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience


Preferred
  • SAP experience
  • Moderate computer skills (word processing, spreadsheets, and database navigation)
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Experience in leading cross functional teams

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