Food Safety, Quality, and Regulatory Facility Manager

Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life’s essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.

This position is in our Food Enterprise where we are committed to serving food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry, beef, egg, alternative protein, salt, oils, starches, sweeteners, cocoa and chocolate.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Food Safety, Quality, and Regulatory Site Senior Supervisor will ensure that all final product shipments meet or exceed the company, customer and regulatory requirements. In this role, you will maintain and continuously improve the product safety culture at the site as well as the management systems which include methods, procedures, maintenance, calibration, cross checks, training, auditing raw materials verification and purchasing. You will be a member of the leadership team and is often the primary contact for direct customer and regulatory interactions. This role also includes the responsibility of driving corrective actions including leading process‑improvement projects from concept through implementation.

Key Accountabilities

• Drive the food safety, quality, and regulatory culture at the site and partner with key managers within the business acting as part of the location leadership team to ensure standards and expectations are being met and actively participate in the development of strategic initiatives and budgets.
• Design, manage, and implement process‑improvement projects that strengthen systems performance and ensure long‑term compliance and operational excellence, as needed.
• Provide leadership, organization and communication to the team in a manner that results in an engaged team and safe environment.
• Develop and assess systems and processes, plan and direct all food safety, quality, and regulatory programs and change management, implement product specification systems, drive continuous improvement and provide input to leaders related to capital needs to maintain product safety initiatives.
• Build and foster relationships with customers and regulatory agencies to respond to questions or concerns and issue appropriate resolutions.
• Perform prevention activities to proactively identify risks and take necessary actions to prevent food safety, quality and regulatory issues across the location.
• Analyze, review, and interpret policies and regulations, implements predefined customer and supplier standards, monitor regulatory activities and act as a liaison with local regulatory authorities to ensure compliance of regulations and policies.
• Lead and develop the FSQ Chemist, coach, and make decisions related to talent management, hiring, performance, and disciplinary actions across the facility.
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Experience with an approved audit scheme
• Minimum of four years of related work experience
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience with product lines
• Experience interacting with internal and external customers
• Experience managing and deploying a food safety, quality, and regulatory management system
• Experience with developing and executing improvement projects
• Two years of supervisory experience.
  
  

Additional Details

• Location: OH-Akron; Relocation support may be provided.
• There are also some events that might need to work on the weekends and on-call.
• The business will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
  
  

At Cargill we put people first.  As part of your overall rewards, we offer a comprehensive benefit program including medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked. Visit: https://www.cargill.com/page/my-health/mh-health-and-wellnessto learn more (subject to certain collective bargaining agreements for Union positions). 

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet