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Quality
and Food Safety Manager - Valdosta, GA
Archer Daniels Midland Company
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Quality and Food Safety Manager- Valdosta, GA
This is a salary exempt level position
Job Summary:
The QS (Quality and Food Safety) Complex Manager
has oversight of the overall Food Safety/Quality performance and compliance
obligations of the Valdosta, GA Oilseeds Complex, including Refined Oils,
Crush, and Cotton plants and provides support to Stratas.
The plant operates twenty four hours a day, seven
days a week. The lab covers all shifts necessary to operate the facility.
This position reports to the Divisional Food Safety Manager.
Job Requirements:
Essential Job Functions:
- Provides leadership,
support, and guidance to ensure that Food Safety/Quality requirements
are met. Ensures direct reports are establishing corporate and plant
goals and setting metrics that support both.
- Manages,
plans, implements, and continuously improves the Food Safety/Quality
divisional programs.
- Implement
Quality goals and KPIs, Food Safety/Quality, maintain Food Safety plan,
and supports Operations for continuous improvement.
- Working
knowledge of Food Safety/ Quality databases: APECS, Policy Tech, GEMINI,
Maximo, etc.
- Understands
their role in food safety and quality systems and actively participates
in food safety efforts to ensure all activities conform with good
manufacturing practices.
- Maintains and
encourages a safe working environment and supports safety programs.
Understands the Safety and Environmental programs at the facility and
promotes a safe, environmentally compliant workplace.
- Manages,
plans, implements, and continuously improves the Food Safety/Quality
programs in the complex. Supports plant training activities regarding
Quality/Food Safety education
- Complies and
implements Divisional FS programs, plant programs, regulatory
requirements, and requirements defined by SQF, GMP+, and ISO 9001
standards
- Leads all
aspects of compliance for GMP/ Sanitation and Pest Control programs at
the complex; planning, development and implementation of Sanitation
Standards and Goals
- Provide
support and mentorship for day to day decision making regarding
quality/food safety impact on products
- Interact with
Corporate, Quality and Food/ Feed Safety groups and ensure stakeholders
are provided necessary information i.e.: customer complaint
investigation and response, supplier questionnaires, audits, quality
investigations etc.
- 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 the plant's Supplier Programs including approvals, complaints,
rejections and feedback
- Provides
auditing support for supplier, ADM facilities and departments
Job Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s
degree in Food Science, Chemistry or related science field or 3 years’
prior Quality Control / Assurance experience.
- Excellent
written and verbal communication skills required for interactions with
all levels of the organization, including senior management, customers,
and regulatory agencies.
- Possess strong
problem solving, communication, computer and interpersonal skills.
- Prior
laboratory experience / knowledge of laboratory procedures.
- Ability to
manage multiple priorities while maintaining Quality requirements.
Working Conditions:
- 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.
Physical Requirements:
- 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.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities
are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application
or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive
other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request
accommodation.
Relocation assistance is available with this position.
This position offers a complete benefit package, including 401K/ESOP,
pension, health, life, vision, and dental insurance.
ADM requires the successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen and a
background check.
ADM is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without
regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
national origin, age, disability and veteran status.
About ADM:
At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide
access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a
complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a
commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the
nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human
and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and
processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical
expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food,
beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the
outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn
more at www.adm.com.
EEO
ADM is an equal opportunity employer and makes
employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability and veterans status.
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