• Understands their role in food safety and quality systems, actively participates in food safety efforts and ensures all activities conform to good manufacturing practices.
• Understands their role in Safety and Environmental programs in the facility and promotes a safe, environmentally compliant workplace.
• Manages, plans, implements, and continuously improves the Food Safety/Quality programs in the complex.
• Complies and implements Divisional FS programs, plant programs, regulatory requirements, and requirements defined by 3rd party certifications (i.e., SQF, GMP+, ISO 9001, etc.).
• Serves as the Food Safety Team Leader and is actively involved in all Food Safety Plans.
• Oversees compliance for GMP/ Sanitation and Pest Control programs at the complex.
• Provide support and guidance for day to day decision making regarding quality/food safety impact on products.
• Oversees planning, development and implementation of Sanitation Standards and Goals for the complex.
• Interact with Corporate, Quality and Food/ Feed Safety groups and ensures stakeholders are provided necessary information (i.e., customer complaint investigation and response, supplier questionnaires, audits, quality investigations etc.).
• Utilize appropriate Food Safety/ Quality databases: APECS, Policy Tech, GEMINI, Maximo, etc.
• Maintains and encourage a safe working environment and support safety programs.
• Support plant training activities regarding Quality Food Safety education.
• Represent Food Safety/ Quality issues, provide guidance and help.
• Ensure direct reports are establishing goals an setting metrics that support both corporate and plant Food Safety/ Quality initiatives.
• Actively participate in employee development.
• Provide guidance on AFE's and Maximo requests that support Food Safety/ Quality initiatives.
• Establish expectations for asset preservation with regard to Food Safety and Quality items.
• Responsible for ensuring products meet defined requirements and insures proper disposition of non-conforming products.
• Responsible for management of the Supplier Programs in the plant including approvals, complaints rejections and feedback.
• Provides auditing support for supplier, ADM facilities and departments.
• Escalates and communicates quality and food safety issues, as required, to Plant Management, Regional QFS, BU NA QFS Director and the Technology Center.

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Chemistry or related Science field or 3 years' prior Quality Control / Assurance experience.
• Prior laboratory experience / knowledge of laboratory procedures.
• Focus on food safety and customer needs in all aspects of work.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining Quality requirements.
• Good problem solving, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Computer skills; Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.

• Employees in this position may be exposed to various potential chemical and food allergens due to the nature of our business and the requirements of the job. If there is any reason such exposure would interfere with your ability to perform this role or work at the location, please notify the hiring manager.

• Ability to stand, walk, and lift up to fifty (50) pounds.
• Lifting or carrying of weights over fifty (50) pounds is rare; employees are encouraged to request assistance in lifting or carrying objects that weigh more than fifty (50) pounds.

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