Food Safety Quality and Regulatory Specialist (Pet Premix)

cargill•Lewisburg, OH

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Food Safety Quality and Regulatory Specialist (Pet Premix) 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 work together with internal and external teams to address customer requirements and concerns as well as collaborate on audits.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Strong analytical skills
Proven experience in prioritizing work and meeting deadlines
Minimum of two years of related work experience

Nice To Haves

Experience in conducting food safety audits
Experience with pet food or premix programs
Experience with the Food Safety System Certification 22000
Experience working with SAP or similar

Responsibilities

Audit production processes, raw materials or suppliers and vendors to ensure that established quality standards are met.
Work closely with cross functional teams, including product management and production, to identify and mitigate quality risks.
Collaborates with operations on the initiation of corrective action and preventative measures when necessary.
Conduct root cause analysis for defects, nonconformities or other quality failures.
Ensure compliance with formal external and internal quality standards.
Provide management of specific segments of quality management systems and provide continuous improvement support for operations or other functional areas where needed.
Investigate and respond to customer complaints and provide guidance.
Lead the nonconforming materials program for the plant and other plant specific activities.
Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
Other duties as assigned