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Job Description:
OVERVIEW
Provide Food Safety and Quality leadership in Albuquerque, NM. The role works a 2-2-3 schedule and works from noon – midnight but will require some flexibility to support business needs.
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KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Weekend analytical (chemical and physical) PCQI testing and coverage in the lab as needed
- Lab cleaning and maintenance as needed
- Lead trouble-shooting efforts to assure accuracy & functionality of analytical equipment.
- Support plant tests, capability studies and start-ups, as needed, including additional analytical test requests
- Approval of product against specifications
- Data entry into MQIS (statistical analysis database)
- Lead execution of plant label verification program
- Partner with team leaders and technicians to influence quality decisions and support production
- Assist in development, maintenance, and execution of plant audit programs to assure effective execution of quality and food safety programs, such as Quality Index, FSRA (Food Safety and Regulatory Assessment), HACCP verification, Integrated Pest Management, GMPs
- Sanitation responsibilities, including monthly titrations
- Execute environmental monitoring swabbing in assigned areas. Follow up on mitigation and vectoring sites
- Control of documentation and document review to support Preventive Control Requirements
- Maintain the retain program for assigned department
- Ownership and responsibility for tasks, programs and high-quality work output
- Strong organizational skills with an ability to handle multiple priorities
- Willingness and ability to be flexible and adapt to changing job requirements
- Provide leadership and support to the manufacturing teams to effectively resolve product quality and food safety issues. Provide technical and system analysis support for root-cause investigations and foreign material contamination incidents
- Sensory panel participation and program support
- Lead and execute assigned programs to support the Food Safety Management System
- Additional duties as assigned
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- High School Diploma
- Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to identifying and solving problems
- Good communication and influence skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong statistical skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to think critically and analytically
- Ownership and responsibility for tasks and high-quality work output
- Strong organizational skills with an ability to handle multiple priorities
- Computer skills: Excel, Outlook, Word and ability to learn internal computer programs
ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. General Mills will not sponsor applicants for a U.S. work visa.
- Relocation support will not be offered to applicants within the United States.
- International relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.
- The location for this role is in Albuquerque, NM - remote work-at-home applications within the United States will not be considered.
We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.