Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill's global team of 155,000 employees who are committed to safe, responsible and sustainable ways to nourish the world. This position is in Cargill’s food ingredients and bio-industrial business, where we anticipate trends around taste, nutrition and safety to innovate and provide solutions to manufacturers, retailers and foodservice companies.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Quality Assurance Engineer will implement our food safety management systems and ensure compliance with regulatory and customer requirements at an assigned facility. We seek a professional with the cross-functional teamwork skills to support our leadership team with thorough understanding of quality assurance safety technology and processes in the following: testing and auditing documentation, data collection and analysis and knowledge transfer. In this role you will provide team leadership to find solutions for food safety and quality concerns. Key Accountabilities
Monitors regulatory activities, plant compliance with regulatory safety standards and acts as a liaison for the business with external regulatory authorities.
Ensures adherence to Corporate, Regulatory and facility food safety and quality requirements.
Evaluates standard operating procedures, master schedule, verification and reporting for the team and customer food safety and quality requirements.
Act as and intermediary between our customers and the facility to review product performance, conduct quality safety audits, review third party certifications and respond to customer questions and complaints.
Implements product specification systems and drives continuous improvement in the areas of processes and customer focus.
Participation and preparation for plant tours and audits.
Assisting the plan in various projects relating to Safety, Food Safety, Regulatory, Environment, Process Improvement, Engagement, Training etc.
Other duties as assigned
Responsible for personnel decisions related to hiring, performance and disciplinary actions for your direct reports. You will also spend time completing the same tasks as employees on your team. Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in science, chemistry, microbiology, quality assurance or equivalent experience,
Ability to adapt and learn in a changing work environment
Ability to make decisions under pressure
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Experience interacting with external stakeholders (regulatory agencies, external manufacturers, customers)
Ability to relate technical knowledge to solve complex testing and process problems
Experience in a food manufacturing environment
Demonstrated ability of leadership, motivation, interpersonal effectiveness, teamwork and successful completion of work.
Minimum one year of directly related work experience
Other minimum qualifications may apply Preferred Qualifications
Six Sigma Black Belt Certification
Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
Confirmed ability to balance and achieve positive results leading multifunctional teams
Problem solving and analytical skills with experience in Root Cause Analysis
One year of supervisory experience
Laboratory knowledge, including Good Laboratory Practice and instrumentation.
Process Auditing experience
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