Quality and Food Safety Director EMEA
Quality and Food Safety Director EMEA
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Quality and Food Safety Director EMEAI
An opportunity has arisen for an Quality and Food Safety Director EMEAI to provide leadership to our Oilseeds Agricultural Services and Carbohydrate Solutions operations across EMEAI. Reporting to the VP EMEAI Operations and dotted line reporting to global VP of quality and food safety the location is flexible and can be based in a relevant plant across the region (ideally Germany Netherlands or UK).
An opportunity has arisen for an Quality and Food Safety Director EMEAI to provide leadership to our Oilseeds Agricultural Services and Carbohydrate Solutions operations across EMEAI. Reporting to the VP EMEAI Operations and dotted line reporting to global VP of quality and food safety the location is flexible and can be based in a relevant plant across the region (ideally Germany Netherlands or UK).
Your Responsibilities
- To set the vision goals and strategies for quality and food safety management and align them with the organizational strategy and culture.
- To lead & manage the quality and food safety team across the region on local/ADM food safety quality and hygiene regulations standards guidelines and best practices.
- Identify and keep track of relevant food safety hygiene and other regulatory requirements code of practices compliance obligations best practices in the region and provide advice/guidance to the operations management teams.
- Work closely with regulatory agencies and trade organizations (such as Fediol MVO OVID COCERAL FEFAC ) representing the company to communicate and defend ADM practices achieve solutions and best practices that are acceptable for Industry and Authorities.
- To lead and oversee the assessment and management of food safety impacts and risks of our operations proposed changes and possible emergency scenarios.
- Support the development implementation and improvement of the site quality management system (e.g. policies procedures processes) in line with regulatory requirements and identified risks.
- To provide people leadership across the region within Quality; motivating coaching and mentoring the team whilst ensuing the right people resources are in place through succession planning and talent management.
- To play an active role and champion performance excellence (continuous improvement) and innovation of the quality systems and processes.
- Communicate and support implementation of KPIs and/or quality and food- and feed-safety related goals to all stakeholders including senior management employees customers suppliers and regulators.
- To be accountable for the performance and results of the quality function and report on key quality indicators and metrics.
- Support implementation and further improvement of certified schemes and meet customer requirements (e.g. GFSI EFISC Kosher Halal).
- Evaluate and report quality and food/feed safety performance and results (goals quality incidents KPIs scorecards salmonella etc.) and implement corrective and preventive actions to further improve.
- Review and facilitate incident investigations risk assessments (HACCP) and problem solving efforts.
- Organize coordinate/conduct and report internal and external audits and assessments.
- To play a key and active role in the EMEAI Operations and Leadership teams.
- Align and communicate with global Quality and Food Safety team on Quality and Food Safety KPI emerging risk and best practices.
- Support global Quality and Food Safety strategies policies and procedure harmonizations.
Your Profile
- In-depth experience in Quality management/leadership in a regional role preferably with experience in food and feed production and in global/matrix organization.
- A Bachelors or Masters Degree in the fields of Food Technology Quality Management or another related field.
- Qualified internal auditor (External accreditation body)
- Fluent in English with a second European Language desirable.
- Experience/knowledge of production operations & able to understand the fundamentals of plant operations including process flow cost structure and basic energy and material balance.
- Expertise in quality and food safety management system HACCP experience global audit scheme (SQF FSSC 22000 etc.) and supplier management.
- A good knowledge of high level operating KPIs such as OEE yield energy/chemical utilization and the cost of poor quality.
- Able to communicate effectively across multiple functions levels & cultures both written and verbally on plant/regional performance and improvement efforts & comfortable preparing and presenting consolidated information to an audience.
- Proven ability to lead & motivate a team across a region.
- A solid foundation in basic IT toolkits and productivity/BI software.
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. Were a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the worlds 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 .
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