Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life's essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.
This position is in our Food Enterprise where we are committed to serving food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry, beef, egg, alternative protein, salt, oils, starches, sweeteners, cocoa and chocolate.
JOB PURPOSE AND IMPACT
The Quality Assurance Supervisor will ensure sanitation requirements are met for a medium to high complexity facility. In this role, you will interact with, monitor and verify the sanitation team activities and manage and schedule technicians during preoperational inspection, as well as provide support for the first shift supervisor during shift transition. You will act as liaison between government regulatory agencies and plant operations and conduct shelf life testing and other research and development projects. You will be involved in training facility personnel in quality and food safety and regulatory topics.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Complete pre-shipment review and product clearances as needed. Effectively communicate FSQR and Micro results, including timely reporting of all quality assurance activities.
- Perform sanitation standard operating procedure review and master sanitation schedule task verification and reporting to include tracking and trending of key performance indicators associated with sanitation activities.
- Manage shelf life testing and other research development projects to include data analysis and reporting.
- Lead a team to monitor plant operations for compliance to behavioral standards related to food or feed safety and quality.
- Responsible for team documenting audit and test data accurately and appropriately in the correct information management systems.
- Provide overall guidance and expertise to the team.
- Help supervise technicians and review daily paperwork.
- 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.
- Other duties as assigned.
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QUALIFICATIONS MINIMUM
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- Proactive and self-starting makeup
- Strong interpersonal skills and attention to detail
- Minimum one year of directly related work experience
PREFERRED
- Bachelor's degree in animal science, food science, biological sciences, or related field
- Strong computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel
- Organized leadership experience (e.g., supervisor, lead person, etc.)
- Good understanding of fundamental basics of sanitation process
- Two years of experience in quality, food safety, auditing, or related experience
- One year of supervisory experience
APPLICANT INFORMATION- This position is posted both internally and externally
- Position is based in Mason City, Iowa
- Relocation assistance is provided for this role
- The business will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position
Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet
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