Quality and Food Safety Manager - Mt Vernon, IN

Archer Daniels Midland • Mt Vernon, IN

27d • Onsite

About The Position

Quality and Food Safety Manager – Mt. Vernon, IN This is an exempt level position. This key operational role is responsible for Quality and Food Safety at the Mt. Vernon Flour Mill. The QFS Manager is responsible of all aspects of the department. The QFS Manager will have a leading role in developing and implementing Programs and Standard Operating Procedures and must be excellent at training and developing operational staff. The ideal candidate sets and maintains ADMs high standards for Safety and Quality for all departments while maintaining production and efficiency excellence. Successful candidates will be good communicators who can nurture outstanding interdepartmental, commercial and customer relationships. They will have the ability to identify and decisively solve problems as they arise and maintain records in accordance with established ADM policies. This position reports directly to the Plant Manager and is responsible for managing a team of 3-5 individuals.

Requirements

• Must be able to communicate effectively with all levels of personnel
• Must be organized, possess time management skills and be able to meet deadlines
• Ability to make decisions based on information and data available
• Ability to work as a team member and provide training
• Demonstrate experience of effective leadership

Nice To Haves

• Preferred 4 year degree or equivalent
• 7 years Food Safety experience
• Preventative Control Qualified Individual (PCQI) trained
• Working knowledge of Document Management (PolicyTech), spreadsheets, and databases
• Knowledge of applicable food regulations and requirements

Responsibilities

• Support various systems that are used throughout the facility ADM Weigh, APecS, Sphera, PolicyTech, TLC
• FDA/BRC/ Organic/Gluten Free/Customer Audits Provides auditing support
• Performs annual tasks as needed for compliance
• Production Support
• Interacts with ADM Quality Center of Excellence and Food Safety personnel to ensure compliance and continuous improvement
• Operational Presence
• Maintains strong floor visibility (50% of time), participates in daily walks, and leads by example through direct engagement with frontline teams
• Safety
• Leads Food Safety and collaborates with EHS to integrate People Safety into daily operations and plant wide culture
• Develop and implement Quality and Food Safety requirements for Human Food and Animal Food, when applicable
• Monitor the quality and safety of incoming ingredients and manufactured products
• Manage prerequisite programs that support the Quality Management System
• Assist with IRM score improvements
• Actively participate in employee development
• Create, support and facilitate training
• Assists with internal auditing
• Ensures site readiness for internal and external quality audits
• Developing Processes
• Oversees and implements Cost of Poor Quality
• Assists with the IA (Intentional Adulteration) FSMA implementation- Food Defense Vulnerability Assessment
• Oversees non-conformity investigations; assures root cause analysis and review is conducted
• Manage and Lead Others
• Manage Quality Control team and ensure analytical programs provide adequate support to operations and accurate results to customers
• Effectively lead all facility colleagues to establish understanding of food safety and quality standards and drive improvement in food safety culture
• Communication & Coverage
• Builds trust and alignment through visibility and direct support on all schedules
• Coaches teams to take ownership of quality and food safety procedure

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager