KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Lead and develop Quality Engineer, Sanitation team, and International Lead personnel.
• Ensure compliance with corporate policies, SQF standards, and regulatory requirements across a multi-platform site.
• Lead SQF and General Mills compliance for the site.
• Partner with operations and other support functions to manage financial and human resources to execute food safety and sanitation programs.
• Monitors and identifies quality and food safety improvement opportunities, determines next actions, and influences the change.
• Other duties per business and function need.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 7 years of related experience
• Expertise in food safety and quality systems for manufacturing
• Humble, Hungry, and Smart leadership with demonstrated ability to deliver results
• Strong knowledge of FSQ best practices, including FSRA, risk grid, sanitary design, sanitation validation, and microbiological risk management.
• Strong knowledge of Quality Engineering and statistical problem-solving techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to develop remarkable solutions and drive sustained change.
• Ability to influence a wide range of stakeholders, from production technicians to corporate executives.
• Strong project management skills and demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse, cross-functional teams and with external resources, including vendors.
• Ability to experiment, assess risks, and make data-based recommendations and decisions.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong understanding of statistical process control and application for product quality.
• Computer proficiency, including Excel, Word, Minitab, and PowerPoint.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• PCQI training and/or SQF practitioner
• Strong technical skills: Problem-solving (root cause), preventative actions, HACCP, regulatory, food safety systems, quality systems, etc.
• Demonstrated history of strong cross-functional collaboration and business partnership
• Excellent problem-solving skills and judgment, especially related to risk assessment
• Results orientation with a commitment to continuous improvement
• Ability to excel in a high-performance, team-based environment
• Ability to visualize a future state, streamline, and simplify current systems

Please refer the Job description for details