Title: Director, Location Food Safety, Quality & Regulatory Management

Job Requisition ID: 314703

Location:

Hammond, Indiana, US United States, 46320

Category: FOOD SAFETY QUALITY & REGULATORY

Description:

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 Director will plan, develop and maintain all food safety quality and regulatory systems in a location. In this role, you will lead on site implementation of policies, continuous improvement processes and systems, shaping the location's food safety and quality culture and leading talent management practices. You will partner closely with the onsite and local leadership team.

Key Accountabilities

Ensure implementation and compliance of all food safety quality and regulatory policies and practices at assigned location.
Implement predefined customer and supplier standards, address customer needs and act as liaison between customer and operations to ensure standards and expectations are met.
Support local leaders by building a strong culture of food safety, quality and regulatory compliance.
Suporrt onsite and regulatory audits
Monitor regulatory activities and act as liaison with regulatory authorities at local level.
Analyze, review and interpret food safety quality and regulatory policies and practices to identify and drive continuous improvement efforts.
Develop plans and deliver results in a fast-changing business or regulatory environment, while leading and developing a team of experienced professionals and supervisors, coaching and making decisions related to talent management hiring, performance and disciplinary actions. You will also collaborate with managers and supervisors in your organization to ensure staff selections align with current and future needs.
Other duties as assigned

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Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

Three years of supervisory experience
British Retail Consortium (BRC) or Safe Quality Food (SQF) audit experience
Risk management skills
Proven cross functional leadership and collaboration abilities
Experience in microbiology, food safety, and quality assurance

Posting Details

This position is located in Hammond, Indiana; relocation support may be provided

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet