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FSQR Lead

Cargill
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 4 Mar 2025
💰 $52,460/yr

About the role

New, easy-to-apply options are available for this role: chat with our recruiting assistant Ana at careers.cargill.com or text CargillJobs to 60196.

 

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 protein and salt business, where we provide wholesome, high-quality food products to a wide range of customers, from foodservice operators and grocery stores to manufacturers and exporters.
 

Job Purpose and Impact


Job Location: Columbus, NE
Job Type: Full Time
Shift Available: 3rd
Compensation: $26.23/hr

 

Benefits Information

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Insurance 
  • Health and Wellness Incentives
  • Paid Vacation and Holidays 
  • 401(k) with Cargill Matching Contributions
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
  • Short-Term Disability and Life Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Employee Discounts 

Principal Accountabilities

  • Food Safety and Quality Systems Management – Verification and/or maintenance of HACCP, SSOP, and prerequisite programs, raw materials, manufacturing processes, plant environment, and finished product
  • Collaborate with Operations on the initiation of corrective action and preventative measures when necessary
  • Ensures adherence to Corporate, regulatory and facility food safety and quality requirements
  • Customer food safety and quality requirements
  • Participation and preparation for plant tours and audits
  • Lead foreign material investigations
  • Effectively place product or materials on hold via Cargill’s electronic inventory system
  • Ability to operate and trouble shoot all lab equiplment
  • Abililty to enter work requests via SAP  
  • Ability to place lab supply orders
  • Ability to schedule and organize product samples, environmental sponges and sanitation effectiveness swabs per the company policy
  • Stakeholder Development and Supervision – In the absence of the supervisor oversees the hourly FSQR stakeholders and ensures that the department is properly scheduled, staffed and trained to handle the daily needs
  • Effectively train, Coach and develop the hourly FSQR Stakeholders to build a talent within the department. Ensuring that all stakeholders are working safely
  • Other projects – Assisting the plant in various projects relating to Safety, Food fety, Regulatory, Environment, Process Improvement, Engagement, training, etc

Required Qualifications

  • College degree or 2  years of relevant work experience
  • 6 months FSQR experience 
  • Strong computer skills (MS Word, PPT, Excel, document composition/editing
  • Effectively Train and coach stakeholders
  • Must be able to read, write, and speak English

 

Preferred Qualifications

  • Degree in Microbiology, Food Science, Biology or other related field
  • 5 + Years of related experience
  • Experience in a food manufacturing environment
  • General knowledge of HACCP
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively manage conflict


Please note that this position does not include relocation reimbursement.
 

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet

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