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 food and bioindustrial business, where manufacturers, retailers, and foodservice companies rely on us to consistently deliver the products and services they need, and use our technical expertise and market knowledge to develop innovative products.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Quality Assurance Lead will implement our food safety management systems and ensure compliance with regulatory and customer requirements. We seek a professional with the cross-functional teamwork skills to support our leadership team with thorough understanding of quality assurance safety technology and processes in the following: testing and auditing documentation, data collection and analysis and knowledge transfer. In this role you will provide team leadership to find solutions for food safety and quality concerns.
You will work in our Cocoa and Chocolate production site in Berlin Reinickendorf.You will be responsible also for a site in Hamburg and Berlin Lichtenrade.
Key Accountabilities
Monitors regulatory activities, plant compliance with regulatory safety standards and acts as a liaison for the business with external regulatory authorities Ensures adherence to Corporate, Regulatory and facility food safety and quality requirements Internal contact for all questions of food safety from the 3 production sites Evaluates and improves standard operating procedures, master schedule, verification and reporting for the team, customer food safety and quality requirements Monthly reporting of food safety and quality targets Implementation of global processes at plant level Act as an intermediary between our customers and the facility to review product performance, conduct quality safety audits, review third party certifications Implements product specification systems and drives continuous improvement in the areas of processes and customer focus Participation and preparation for plant tours and audits. Assisting the plan in various projects relating to Safety, Food Safety, Regulatory, Environment, Process Improvement, Engagement, Training etc. Responsible for personnel decisions related to hiring, performance and disciplinary actions for your direct reports. You will also spend time completing the same tasks as employees on your team Accountable for maintaining and developing the HACCP (Food Safety) Team and related initiatived

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Bachelor’s degree in science, chemistry, microbiology, quality assurance or equivalent experience, Strong knowledge on Food Safety and risk management Ability to adapt and learn in a changing work environment Effective verbal and written communication skills in German and English 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 manufacturing environment Strong team management experience Open for business trips to Hamburg Demonstrated ability of leadership, motivation, interpersonal effectiveness, teamwork and successful completion of work. Take ownership of processes
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.
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