Quality Manager | Thirsk
| Company: | Cargill |
| Location: | North Yorkshire |
| Salary: | TBC |
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 animal nutrition and health business, where we improve animal lives through better nutrition. Our team researches, innovates and creates solutions that deliver healthy results for our customers.
Benefits
Competitive salary plus comprehensive benefits package including contributory pension, private healthcare, performance related bonus and employee assistance programme.
Job Purpose and Impact
Location: Thirsk (UK) – Y07 3HE – Position is a full time permanent position Monday-Friday days.
The Location Food Safety, Quality and Regulatory Manager will implement food safety management systems and ensure compliance with regulatory, certification and customer requirements at our animal nutrition facility in Thirsk,UK. In this role, you will be member of the local leadership team with thorough understanding of quality assurance safety technology, testing and auditing documentation, data collection and analysis and knowledge transfer. You will provide team leadership to find solutions for food safety and quality concerns.
Key Accountabilities
• Monitor regulatory activities and factory compliance with regulatory safety standards and act as a liaison for the business with external regulatory authorities.
• Ensure adherence to corporate, regulatory and facility food safety and quality requirements.
• Evaluate standard operating procedures, master schedule, verification, customer food safety and quality requirements and reporting for the team.
• Act as an intermediary between our customers and the facility to review product performance, conduct quality safety audits, review third party certifications and respond to customer questions and complaints.
• Implement product specification systems and drive continuous improvement in the areas of processes and customer focus.
• Leading plant tours and audits.
• Participate and lead in projects relating to feed safety, regulatory, process improvement, engagement, training and others as needed.
• Responsible for one direct report, taking decisions related to hiring, performance and disciplinary actions. You will also spend time completing the same tasks as your direct report.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant scientific subject: Chemistry, Microbiology or equivalent experience/ qualification in place of a degree
• Experience interacting with external stakeholders (regulatory agencies, external manufacturers, customers)
• Ability to relate technical knowledge to solve complex testing and process problems
• Experience in a food/drink or animal feed manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated ability of leadership, motivation, interpersonal effectiveness, teamwork and successful completion of work
Preferred Qualifications
• Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
• Problem solving and analytical skills with experience in Root Cause Analysis
• Auditing experience
Our Offer
We provide a fast paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.