Quality Specialist Jobs

Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill's global team of 155,000 employees who are committed to safe, responsible and sustainable ways to nourish the world. This position is in Cargill’s food ingredients and bio-industrial business, where we anticipate trends around taste, nutrition and safety to innovate and provide solutions to manufacturers, retailers and foodservice companies.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Quality Specialist will provide specialized knowledge of specific segments of quality systems or plant processes such as food safety and quality auditing, instrumentation, specific product line knowledge, computer systems, management or oversight of suppliers and other needed focus areas. In this role, you will be involved in preparation and participation of customer audits and you will work together with internal and external teams to address customer requirements and concerns as well as collaborate on audits. Key Accountabilities
Audit production processes, raw materials or suppliers and vendors to ensure that established quality standards are met.
Work closely with cross functional teams, including product management and production, to identify and mitigate quality risks.
Conduct root cause analysis for defects, nonconformities or other quality failures.
Ensure compliance with formal external and internal quality standards.
Provide management of specific segments of quality management systems and provide continuous improvement support for operations or other functional areas where needed.
Investigate and responds to customer complaints and provide guidance.
Lead the nonconforming materials program for the plant and other plant specific activities.
Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
Other duties as assigned
#LI-GS1 Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Minimum of two years of related work experience
Strong analytical skills
Proven experience in prioritizing work and meeting deadlines
Able and willing to work nights, weekends and holidays. Preferred Qualifications
Experience leading continuous improvement projects
Ability to work with cross-functional teams Position Information
Position Location: Hazleton, PA
Domestic Relocation Assistance will be provided.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet