Site Food Safety & Quality Manager
Site Food Safety & Quality Manager
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Not Disclosed
Salary Not Disclosed
1 Vacancy
Job Description
The Site Food Safety and Quality Manager will oversee and lead the Food Safety and Quality functions and programs for all facilities within Claypool Processing. This includes Soybean Crushing and the further processing of Lecithin Glycerin soymeal for animal feed and Biodiesel. The role involves leading certification efforts fostering a culture of food safety and quality supporting facility goals ensuring adherence to FSSC22000 and BQ9000 standards and implementing necessary changes. The manager will ensure compliance with federal state and international food and feed regulations as well as customer requirements.
Primary Responsibilities/Essential Functions
- Ensure that food and feed products comply with domestic and international regulations including US FDA Food Safety Modernization Act Canadian Food Inspection Agency Safe Food for Canadians Regulations and European Union standards.
- Establish and implement food and feed safety plans and food defense plans according to regulatory requirements
- Develop implement and maintain quality plans according to BQ9000 FSSC22000 and LDC requirements
- Maintain product specification sheets and feed labels.
- Develop implement and sustain FSSC22000 requirements across the operation.
- Facilitate onsite FSSC22000 and BQ9000 certifications customer regulatory and product certification audits such as Halal and Kosher.
- Prepare monitor and report on facility Food Safety and Quality leading and lagging KPIs and improvement plans.
- Act as a liaison between sales and external customers on technical questions related to product quality and food safety.
- Provide customer feedback on product specifications and quality requirements.
- Support Regional FSQ in completing food safety and quality program questionnaires and statements.
- Coordinate product analysis to support the food safety plan or meet customermandated statements.
- Investigate product nonconformances lead root cause analysis and follow up on CAPA completion.
- Prepare CAPEX or AI project proposals as needed to improve quality and food safety programs.
- Oversee work instructions for processes related to quality and food safety.
- Lead the local Food Feed Safety and Quality team including the QC laboratory Supervisor Process & Product Specialist and the Document & regulatory Specialist.
- Perform or coordinate food safetyrelated training for employees and management.
- Support the Food Safety and Quality team by providing resources necessary for optimal operation of QC and operations laboratories.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Regional Director of Quality.
DecisionMaking and Accountability
- Develop implement and monitor the food safety program to ensure compliance with US FDA regulations Global and Regional Policy and Standards and relevant export country regulations.
- Comply with governmental and company policies regulations and standards to ensure adherence.
- Contribute to developing and implementing program strategies to enhance product quality and food safety.
- Work independently on responsibilities and consult with the Regional Director of Quality as needed.
Qualifications :
Education: Bachelors degree in food science Microbiology Chemistry or a related science field.
Experience: 35 years in a food manufacturing facility.
Certifications:
- Preventive Controls Qualified Individual Human Food & Animal Feed
- Food Defense Qualified Individual
Preferred Qualifications
- Manufacturing experience with Oils Grains & Oilseed products
- Practical experience working as part of a broader regional or global team
- Strong and current knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices Food Safety Modernization Act and CODEX standards.
- Working knowledge of recognized GFSIbenchmarked certification schemes (FSSC22000 SQF BRC) and Identity Preserved Status Certifications (Organic Kosher Halal NonGMO).
- Knowledge of Quality Management Systems (ISO9001 ISO17025).
- Knowledge of published methods (AOAC AOCS ASTM).
- Understanding of microbiology in relation to food safety.
- Demonstrated leadership and management skills including experience managing projects and teams.
- Broad knowledge of plant production processes procedures and equipment.
- Understanding of laboratory equipment such as GC KarlFischer ICP Tintometer Fat Extractor Protein Analyzer Colorimeter and NIR.
- Fluent in English (verbal reading and writing skills).
- Ability to write clear procedures or policies.
- Professional communication skills both written and verbal.
- Ability to oversee and direct team efforts effectively.
- Wellorganized selfmotivated and able to work under pressure and tight deadlines.
- Ability to lead and motivate others in cultivating a food safety and qualityfocused culture.
- Resourceful proactive and able to handle multiple tasks with accuracy.
Strong critical thinking problemsolving and decisionmaking skills.
Additional Information :
What We Offer
We provide a dynamic and stimulating international environment which will stretch and develop your abilities and channel your skills and expertise with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.
Comprehensive benefits program including medical dental and vision care coverage flexible spending account plans employee assistance program life insurance and disability coverage
401k with Company Match
Family Friendly Benefits including childbirth and parental leave fertility and family building benefits
Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays
Flexible work available (not applicable to all roles)
Diversity & Inclusion
LDC is driven by a set of shared values and high ethical standards with diversity and inclusion being part of our DNA. LDC is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity equity and inclusion.
LDC encourages diversity supports local communities and environmental initiatives. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.
Equal employment opportunity (EEO)
Louis Dreyfus Company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
Sustainability
Sustainable value is at the heart of our purpose as a company.
We are passionate about creating fair and sustainable value both for our business and for other value chain stakeholders: our people our business partners the communities we touch and the environment around us
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
