Quality and Food Safety Manager - Headland, AL
Job in
Headland, Henry County, Alabama, 36345, USA
Listed on 2026-07-01
Listing for:
ADM
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-01
Job specializations:
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Quality Assurance - QA/QC
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Management
Job Description & How to Apply Below
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* Job Title:
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* Quality and Food Safety Manager - Headland, AL
** Department/Function:*
* Quality & Food Safety
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* Job Description:
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* ** Quality and Food Safety Manager - Headland, AL*
* This is a full-time, exempt position.
The Quality and Food Safety Manager is responsible for managing the site quality and food safety program for our Headland, AL peanut processing facility and reports to the Plant Manager.
This plant operates twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
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* Essential Job Functions:
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* + Provides leadership, support, and guidance to ensure that Food Safety/Quality requirements are met.
+ Manages, plans, implements, and continuously improves the Food Safety/Quality divisional programs.
+ Enforce Quality goals and KPIs, Food Safety/Quality, maintain Food Safety plan, and supports Operations for continuous improvement.
+ Ensure the processes and systems are adequate to implement, achieve, and maintain 3rd party certifications (i.e., GMP+, SQF, etc.) and FDA compliance (21 CFR 507 and/or 21 CFR 117).
+ Oversee usage of and provide support for information technology systems (i.e., Policy Tech, APeCS, GEMINI, etc.)
+ Manages the Food Safety/Quality Team
+ Maintenance and maintaining of laboratory equipment
+ Work and communicate with the Plant Manager (dotted line reporting) and Superintendent on any quality problems, or issues that arise.
+ Excellent communication, problem solving, and good decision-making skills are required.
+ The ability to provide motivation to direct reports, and demonstrate leadership qualities to all plant personnel is needed.
+ Active participation in and contribution to performance excellence implementation
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* Job Qualifications:
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* + Preferred 4 year degree or equivalent 7 years of Food Safety experience in a Food manufacturing and laboratory environment
+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required. Must be able to communicate and interact with all levels of the organization, including senior management, customers, and regulatory officials.
+ Positive leadership attributes to help drive employee development, and continuous improvement initiatives.
+ Demonstrated experience actively participating in and contributing to performance excellence implementations.
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* Working Conditions:
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* + Employees in this position working at this location are [or may be] exposed to various potential chemical and food allergens due to the nature of our business and the requirements of the job. If there is any reason such exposure would interfere with your ability to perform this role or work at the location, please notify the hiring manager.
+ Employees in this position may be required to perform work at heights, climb ladders, stairs, indoors and outdoors in various weather conditions, walking, standing or sitting for extended periods of time as well as wear a respirator as needed.
Excited about this role but don't think you meet every requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.
ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.
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* 110399
** City:*
* Headland
** State:*
* AL - Alabama
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* ** About ADM*
* At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We're a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world's premier agricultural origination and processing company.
Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at
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We welcome everyone to apply. We are committed to ensuring all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, language, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law
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