Quality and Food Safety Manager - Dawson, GA

Job Description

Quality and Food Safety Manager - Dawson, GA
This is an exempt level position.

Job Summary:
The QFS (Quality and Food Safety) Manager is responsible for the daily quality control and quality analysis of the facility’s inbound/outbound products and ingredients and is responsible for managing the site’s food safety program. The plant operates twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. The lab covers all shifts necessary to operate the facility.
This position reports to the Plant Manager.

Essential Job Functions:

• Provides leadership, support, and guidance to ensure that Food Safety/Quality requirements are met.
• Manages, plans, implements, and continuously improves the Food Safety/Quality divisional programs.
• Enforce Quality goals and KPIs, Food Safety/Quality, maintain Food Safety plan, and supports Operations for continuous improvement.
• Ensure the processes and systems are adequate to implement, achieve, and maintain 3rd party certifications (i.e., GMP+, SQF, etc.) and FDA compliance (21 CFR 507 and/or 21 CFR 117).
• Oversee usage of and provide support for information technology systems (i.e., Policy Tech, APeCS, GEMINI, etc.)
• Manages the Food Safety/Quality Team
• Maintenance and maintaining of laboratory equipment
• Work and communicate with the Plant Manager (dotted line reporting) and Superintendent on any quality problems, or issues that arise.
• Excellent communication, problem solving, and good decision making skills are required.
• The ability to provide motivation to direct reports, and demonstrate leadership qualities to all plant personnel is needed.

Job Qualifications:

• Preferred 4 year degree or equivalent 7 year Food Safety experience in a Food manufacturing and laboratory environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills a must. Ability to communicate and interact with all levels of the organization, including senior management, customers, and regulatory officials as needed.

Working Conditions:

• Employees in this position working at this location are [or may be] exposed to various potential chemical and food allergens due to the nature of our business and the requirements of the job. If there is any reason such exposure would interfere with your ability to perform this role or work at this location, please notify the hiring manager.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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-  Brett Thomas ​
Recruiter-  Susan Carney
 

City

Dawson

State

GA - Georgia

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 at www.adm.com.

Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours.

If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

The pay range for this position is expected to be between:

$70,400.00 - $131,600.00

Salaried Incentive Plan