Food Safety Quality And Regulatory Specialist

Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.
Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.
This position is in Cargill’s food and bioindustrial business, where manufacturers, retailers, and foodservice companies rely on us to consistently deliver the products and services they need, and use our technical expertise and market knowledge to develop innovative products. Job Purpose and Impact

The Food Safety Quality and Regulatory Specialist will provide specialized knowledge of specific segments of quality systems or plant processes such as food safety and quality auditing, instrumentation, specific product line knowledge, computer systems, management or oversight of suppliers and other needed focus areas. In this role, you will be involved in preparation and participation of customer audits and you will work together with internal and external teams to address customer requirements and concerns as well as troubleshoot internal quality and food safety concerns. Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Minimum of two years of related work experience

Preferred Qualifications
Experience in conducting food safety audits
Third party auditor with experience in food manufacturing
Experience working in a laboratory and employing GLP and laboratory safety practices
Experience working in a food safety or quality assurance capacity Key Accountabilities

Audit production processes, raw materials or suppliers and vendors to ensure that established quality standards are met.
Work closely with cross functional teams, including product management and production, to identify and mitigate quality risks.
Conduct root cause analysis for defects, nonconformities or other quality failures.
Ensure compliance with formal external and internal quality standards.
Provide management of specific segments of quality management systems and provide continuous improvement support for operations or other functional areas where needed.
Investigate and responds to customer complaints and provide guidance.
Lead the nonconforming materials program for the plant and other plant specific activities.
Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
Other duties as assigned Position Information

Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.
Location: Sidney, OH

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet