Quality Food Safety Manager - Clinton, IA

Quality Food Safety Manager - Clinton, IA

This is an exempt level position. On site

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of individuals that oversee the quality and product safety programs to ensure compliance with ADM, regulatory and customer requirements.
• Direct Reports include QC staff and Lab Manager.
• Verify quality and product safety checks are properly completed to meet procedural requirements.
• Verify high risk activities are being completed before shipment of products.
• Schedule monitoring activities such as carryover studies, uniformity studies, scale checks, and traceability.
• Monitor products for quality parameters.
• Communicate to production (and Regional QFS Manager as appropriate) when product falls out of specification, document any noticeable discrepancy, take corrective actions to eliminate the issue.
• Prepare the facility for compliance during customer audits and third party certifications (FSSC, GMP+, etc.).
• Lead the facility during these customer audits and third party certifications.
• Provide quality trainings to new hires, contractors and refresher training as needed and maintain training records.
• Manage monthly GMP plant inspections per divisional requirements.
• Investigate manufacturing errors and complete proper reports including CAPA reports.
• Use deviation reports to justify the disposition of the product and approve the release or disposal of the product.
• In partnership with Operations, conduct complaint investigations, including root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Develop a plan to eliminate the root cause and follow through with implementation.
• Ensure equipment validation procedures for high risk products are completed.
• Oversee Pest Control Program.
• Follow up on recommendations and Corrective Actions.
• PCQI Coordinator.
• Maintain the food safety plan, ensure control points are being managed per program requirements, risk assessments are accurate and up to date.
• Coordinate routine food safety meetings and management reviews.
• Manage product recalls from the plant level with guidance from divisional resources when necessary.
• Develop and maintain site specific work instructions.
• Lead the facility through FDA and scored internal audits.
• Collaborate with QC Regional Manager regarding direction for sample retains and product testing required for divisional programs.
• Head Policy Platform.

• Knowledge of FDA and state regulatory requirements.
• Trained in Preventive Controls for Human Food and/or Animal Food preferred.
• Highly organized.
• Effective use of Microsoft office applications.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to lead, coach, build consensus and lead change among a team of production/sales/quality colleagues.

• BS degree in Food Science or related experience AND/OR 5+ years in quality experience in feed/food.

• Prior Management Experience.

This position is required to be onsite.

ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.

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