• Lead a team of individuals that oversee the quality and product safety programs to ensure compliance with ADM, regulatory and customer requirements
• Verify quality and product safety checks are properly completed to meet procedural requirements
• Verify high risk activities are being completed before shipment of products
• Schedule monitoring activities such as carryover studies, uniformity studies, scale checks, and traceability
• Monitor products for quality parameters
  • Communicate to production (and divisional QFS leadership as appropriate) when product falls out of specification, document any noticeable discrepancy, take corrective actions to eliminate the issue
• Prepare the facility for compliance during customer audits and third party certifications (FSSC, FAMI-QS, etc.)
  • Lead the facility during these customer audits and third party certifications
• Provide food safety trainings to new hires, contractors and refresher training as needed and maintain training records
• Manage monthly GMP plant inspections per divisional requirements
• Investigate manufacturing errors and complete proper reports including CAPA reports.
  • Use deviation reports to justify the disposition of the product and approve the release or disposal of the product
• In partnership with Operations, conduct complaint investigations, including root cause analysis and corrective actions
  • Develop a plan to eliminate the root cause and follow through with implementation
• Ensure equipment validation procedures for high risk products are completed
• Oversee Pest Control Program
  • Follow up on recommendations and Corrective Actions
• PCQI Coordinator
  • Maintain the food safety plan, ensure control points are being managed per program requirements, risk assessments are accurate and up to date
  • Coordinate and lead routine food safety meetings and management reviews
• Manage product recalls from the plant level with guidance from divisional leadership when necessary
• Develop and maintain site specific work instructions
• Lead the facility through FDA and scored internal audits
• Collaborate with QC Manager regarding direction for sample retains and product testing required for divisional programs

• BS degree in Food Science or related experience AND/OR 5+ years in quality experience in feed/food
• Knowledge of FDA and state regulatory requirements
• Trained in Preventive Controls for Human Food and/or Animal Food preferred
• Highly organized
• Effective use of Microsoft office applications
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to lead, coach, build consensus and lead change among a team of production/sales/quality colleagues
• Strong analytical problem solving/root cause analysis skills
• This position requires the ability to work in a variety of conditions such as an office environment, indoors/outdoors, hot/cold weather as well as physical demands such as standing, kneeling, and sitting for prolonged periods of time, climbing stairs/ladders and the ability to work in confined spaces in a variety of environmental conditions.

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