Senior Quality Food Safety Coach
About The Position
The Senior Quality Food Safety (QFS) Coach applies expertise in quality and food safety systems to build capability, support decision-making, and provide leadership to business partners across WK Kellogg’s ready-to-eat cereal category. The role connects teams by developing tools, identifying opportunities, and deploying strategic initiatives. It is a hybrid position requiring some onsite work at the Battle Creek, Michigan headquarters and travel of at least 50%. The position reports to the Senior Director, Quality Business Partner and is a member of the Extended Quality Leadership Team. As the subject matter expert for assigned facilities, the coach supports execution of QFS Kellogg Integrated Work Systems (KIWS) programs and develops technical, leadership, and critical-thinking capabilities. The role assesses facility health checks to identify improvement opportunities and training needs, builds talent and plant-team capabilities, and coaches teams through quality and food safety incidents, risk assessments, and corrective and preventive action plans. The role participates in developing and improving corporate quality and food safety programs, policies, and procedures; promotes alignment and standardization between plant and corporate requirements; owns or supports KIWS QFS programs; and participates in or leads Communities of Practice and cross-functional initiatives using the Plan Do Check Act cycle. It provides oversight of compliance with company and regulatory requirements, supports plant-driven initiatives and Quality Centers of Excellence, and leads teams in executing strategies and action plans tied to key performance indicators.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline or related field and/or strong experience applying broad knowledge of quality and food safety in a manufacturing environment.
- Ability to travel a minimum of 50%.
- A mix of experience in quality operations, sanitation, food safety, materials management, innovation quality, regulatory work, leadership, and business acumen.
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills, including critical thinking, root cause analysis, risk assessment, and corrective/preventive action.
- Communication skills and technical capability to build effective working relationships with manufacturing operators, management, and technical and scientific disciplines in support of project execution and corporate objectives.
- Plant experience within QFS or sanitation.
- PCQI and/or HACCP certification.
- Ability to work a full shift and according to the schedule needed to meet job requirements, arrive on time, and work overtime as needed, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the QFS subject matter expert for assigned facilities and coach teams in executing QFS Kellogg Integrated Work Systems programs.
- Build technical, leadership, and critical-thinking capabilities within facility teams.
- Use health check assessments to identify improvement opportunities and training needs.
- Partner with plant operations, quality, food safety, sanitation, and other programs to develop current and future Quality leaders at plant and corporate levels.
- Develop plant-team capabilities through quality processes, tools, training, communication, and health checks.
- Coach teams on quality and food safety incidents, risk assessment, and corrective and preventive action plans.
- Participate in developing and improving corporate quality and food safety programs, policies, and procedures.
- Ensure plant policies and procedures are standardized and aligned with corporate policy.
- Own or support KIWS QFS programs and participate in or lead Communities of Practice, applying the Plan Do Check Act cycle for learning and continual improvement.
- Provide oversight of compliance with company and regulatory standards and requirements.
- Lead and participate in cross-functional teams to identify projects and strategies and execute action plans against key performance indicators.
- Apply global policies and compliance requirements to plant-driven Kellogg KWS initiatives.
- Partner with plants to develop their Quality Center of Excellence.
- Travel a minimum of 50%.
Benefits
- Incentive Plan bonus eligibility
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Savings and Investment Plan with company match and contribution
- Paid Time Off, including paid sick time
- 11 paid holidays
- Life insurance
- AD&D insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Adoption assistance for eligible employees
- Employee recognition program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
