Food Safety Quality and Regulatory Specialist

Ohio Ag Connection; Sidney (OH); Presencial; USD 70.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Cargill is seeking a Food Safety Quality and Regulatory Specialist to oversee critical quality systems and audits across our food products. You will partner with operations and supplier teams to ensure compliance with safety standards and regulatory requirements, driving audits and continuous improvement.

You will lead corrective actions, analyze data, and support root-cause investigations while maintaining strong cross-functional relationships to safeguard product quality and safety.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• HACCP and/or PCQI training/certification preferred.
• Experience in food, feed, agricultural processing, oilseed processing, or a similar manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of HACCP / preventive controls, GMPs and regulatory requirements.
• Experience supporting or leading internal, customer, regulatory, or GFSI certification audits.
• Experience with root-cause analysis, corrective/preventive action, risk assessment, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to interpret analytical and process data, identify trends, troubleshoot, and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and data analysis/trending tools.

Responsabilidades

• Conduct verification and maintenance of the food safety and quality systems, hazard analysis and sanitation processes.
• Collaborates with operations on initiating corrective action and preventative measures.
• Ensure adherence to corporate, regulatory, customer and facility food safety and quality requirements and completion of corrections.
• Lead relevant regional, corporate and regulatory food safety focused audits.
• Act as food safety team leader, coordinate and lead the food safety team and overseeing the food safety management system.
• Manage food and feed safety management system compliance to government regulations.
• Investigate and follow up on food safety incidents with corrective actions and permanent corrections.
• Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision and escalate complex ones.

Conocimientos

HACCP/PCQI knowledge

Audit experience

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Root-cause analysis

Regulatory compliance

Process improvement

Educación

Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience

Herramientas

Microsoft Excel

Data analysis tools

Descripción del empleo

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 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 partner with internal and external teams to address customer requirements and concerns, as well as collaborate on audits.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Conduct verification and maintenance of the food safety and quality systems, hazard analysis and sanitation processes, prerequisite programs, manufacturing processes, plant environment and finished product.
• Collaborates with operations on the initiation of corrective action and preventative measures when necessary.
• Ensure adherence to corporate, regulatory, customer and facility food safety and quality requirements and completion of corrections and corrective actions.
• Lead relevant regional, corporate and regulatory food safety focused audits.
• Act as food safety team leader, coordinate and lead the food safety team and overseeing the food safety management system and management review.
• Manage food and feed safety management system compliance to appropriate government regulations.
• Investigate and follow up on food safety incidents that occur in the plant to ensure they are reported and that corrective action and permanent corrections are taken.
• Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• HACCP and/or PCQI training/certification preferred.
• Experience working in food, feed, agricultural processing, oilseed processing, or a similar manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of HACCP / preventive controls, prerequisite programs, GMPs, food safety systems, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience supporting or leading internal, customer, regulatory, or GFSI certification audits.
• Experience with root-cause analysis, corrective/preventive action, risk assessment, and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret analytical and process data, identify trends, troubleshoot issues, and translate findings into practical operating recommendations.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and data analysis/trending tools.
• Experience partnering cross-functionally with Operations, Maintenance/Reliability, Engineering, and FSQR.
• Experience developing or maintaining SOPs, food-safety programs, training materials, and controlled documentation.
• Experience with soybean processing, grain handling, extraction, meal/oil quality, or other oilseed processing strongly preferred.

APPLICANT INFORMATION

• This position is posted both internally and externally
• Position is based in Sidney, Ohio
• Relocation assistance is NOT provided for this role
• The business will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet