Food Safety Supervisor - Arbuckle, CA

Job Description

Food Safety Supervisor - Arbuckle, CA
This is an exempt, salary level position.

Work that Protects the World's Food Supply
As a Food Safety Supervisor at our Arbuckle, CA milling facility, you'll play a hands-on leadership role in maintaining the standards that keep our products safe, our operations compliant, and our people accountable to one another. 

This position reports to the Regional Quality and Plant Manager.

Position Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day quality and food safety leadership across the facility, serving as the primary resource for compliance and continuous improvement
• Support facility systems including ADM Weigh, APecS, Sphera, PolicyTech, and TLC
• Support and coordinate regulatory and third-party audits, including FDA, BRC, Organic, Gluten Free, and customer audits, and complete associated annual compliance tasks
• Partner with ADM's Quality Center of Excellence and Food Safety teams to drive compliance and improvement initiatives
• Develop and implement quality and food safety requirements for human food and animal food applications, where applicable
• Monitor the quality and safety of incoming ingredients and finished products
• Manage prerequisite programs that support the Quality Management System
• Oversee non-conformance investigations, ensuring root cause analysis is completed and documented
• Lead Cost of Poor Quality oversight and implementation
• Support Food Defense Vulnerability Assessment activities under Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Intentional Adulteration requirements
• Assist with Internal Risk Management (IRM) score improvements
• Manage the Quality Control team, ensuring analytical programs provide accurate, timely support to operations and customers
• Lead facility-wide food safety culture through training, employee development, and consistent communication of standards
• Oversee third-party pest control contractors and maintain working knowledge of fumigation processes for bins and warehouse areas
• Apply knowledge of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) grading methods as needed

Role Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in a relevant field, or at least seven years of equivalent food safety experience
• Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) certification
• A California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CA DPR) Qualified Applicator Certificate (QAC) in Categories A and M, or willingness to obtain
• Working knowledge of document management systems (such as PolicyTech), spreadsheets, and databases
• Familiarity with applicable food safety regulations and requirements
• Strong communication skills — you're comfortable working across all levels of an organization
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop a team
• Organized, with solid time management and the ability to meet deadlines in a fast-moving environment
• Ability to evaluate information and data to make sound decisions

Working Conditions
This role works in an active milling facility. You may be exposed to hot and cold temperatures, heights, dusty environments, and potential chemical and food allergens as part of normal operations. If any of these conditions raise a question about your ability to perform the role, we encourage you to connect with the hiring manager to discuss accommodations. 

Before applying for an exempt, non-exempt or hourly job opportunity, you are expected to initiate a discussion and share your intentions with your supervisor.  * If you’ve been in your current position for more than 18 months, supervisor approval is not required.  * If you’ve been in your current position for less than 18 months, verbal supervisor approval is required.  
​Hiring Manager- Jose Rodriguez     ​
Recruiter- Rebecca Klump 

 

City

Arbuckle

State

CA - California

Location Country

United States

About ADM

At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more