Food Safety Quality and Regulatory Associate (rotating shifts)

Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We partner with producers and customers to source, make, and deliver products that are vital for living, enabling businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well. This position is in our Food Enterprise, serving food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with innovative ingredients and branded products, including poultry, beef, egg, alternative protein, salt, oils, starches, sweeteners, cocoa, and chocolate.

About the role

The Food Safety Quality and Regulatory Associate will ensure internal collaboration and connectivity for all policies, standards, and trainings. You will partner with contacts to assist with compliance and customer specification issues and work closely with the location to coordinate and plan programs under food safety, quality, and regulatory areas. This role is designed to develop and train individuals for roles of increased complexity across the Food Safety, Quality, and Regulatory (FSQR) job family at various Cargill locations.

Responsibilities

• Perform inspection of finished or in-process goods, analyze data, and identify trends in defects or errors.
• Conduct root cause analysis for defects, nonconformities, or other quality failures.
• Coordinate department functions, including continuous improvement processes, compliance to audits, and assisting with customer specifications and quality issues.
• Provide back-up assistance for Quality technicians, FSQR Supervisors, and Food Safety Specialists.
• Complete pre-shipment review and product clearances as needed.
• Effectively communicate FSQR and Micro results, including timely reporting of all quality assurance activities.
• Assist with related training development and scheduling.
• Provide training, coaching, and mentoring to team members.
• Plan, coordinate, and direct all regulatory compliance, laboratory, food and feed safety, and quality programs within the location to ensure compliance with customer, supplier, and government requirements.
• Handle basic issues and problems under direct supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.

Preferred:

• Basic food safety knowledge with specific emphasis on Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP), Good Manufacturing Processes (GMPs), labeling, food additives, sanitation, and food microbiology.
• SAP experience.
• Moderate computer skills (word processing, spreadsheets, and database navigation).
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Validated change management in an industrial setting.
• Experience in leading cross-functional teams.

Additional Information

This position is based in Lake Odessa, Michigan. Relocation assistance is provided for this role.