Regional Food Safety, Quality And Regulatory Specialist (Open To Remote)

Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill's global team of 160,000 employees who are committed to safe, responsible and sustainable ways to nourish the world. This position is in Cargill’s animal nutrition and health business, where we improve lives through better nutrition. Our team researches, innovates and creates solutions that deliver healthy results for our customers.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Regional Food Safety, Quality and Regulatory Specialist will support regional teams with food safety and quality issues. In this role, you will collaborate with customers, regulators, suppliers and other key internal and external partners to resolve issues. You will oversee and execute incident management practices, assist facilities in the maintenance and execution of the food safety management system, document management, complaint management and trending and all compliance requirements. Key Accountabilities
Develop and lead the implementation of key food safety management system programs such as management of change and critical food safety tasks.
Contribute to closing of identified gaps at facilities to bring locations into compliance.
Help track monthly business metrics and develop a process to improve understanding of the health of the food safety and quality systems at each facility.
Define the company's customer complaint tracking and trending program to ensure proper complaint follow up and ensure that high priority complaints are dealt with urgently.
Assist facilities with corrective actions related to product quality and lead the investigation and follow up of customer complaints.
Collaborate with plant managers and other facility leaders within a region to build and foster an effective food safety, quality and regulatory culture. Drive focus on corrective a preventative action implementation.
Define and lead the onboarding process for our location leaders and business regional leaders. Participate on the search and selection of qualified candidates.
Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
Ability to travel up to 25% Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in science, chemistry, microbiology, quality assurance or other applicable field or equivalent experience.,
Ability to translate and communicate analytical data and technical knowledge to technical and non-technical, internal and external stakeholders.
Project management skills
Experience with food manufacturing environments.
Minimum of four years of related work experience Preferred Qualifications
Master's degree in science, chemistry, microbiology, quality assurance, business or other applicable field
Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Laboratory knowledge, including Good Laboratory Practice and instrumentation
Minimum of eight or more years of working experience with four or more years in a technical related field.
Leadership, motivational, and interpersonal effectiveness skills
Ability to make decisions under pressure
Experience handling a large workload with multiple priorities. Footer

• Location preference for this position is to be based in Stockton, CA or remote location in the pacific time zone region.

The expected salary for this position is $108,000 - $121,000. Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific location, certifications, education, and level of experience. The disclosed range estimate may be adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. This position is eligible for a discretionary incentive award. The incentive award amount is dependent upon company performance and your personal performance.
At Cargill we put people first. As part of your overall rewards, we offer a comprehensive benefit program including medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked. Visit: https://www.cargill.com/page/my-health/mh-health-and-wellness to learn more (subject to certain collective bargaining agreements for Union positions).
Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.