Food Safety and Quality Supervisor

Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.
Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day.

Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.
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 food service operators and grocery stores to manufacturers and exporters.

The Food Safety and Quality Supervisor will lead a variety of food safety and quality assurance programs. In this role, you will supervise the audits and inspections processes that monitors food handling, storage and service operations to assure compliance with current food safety and quality regulatory requirements. You will lead and review the work of a team of analysts or inspectors that identify and evaluate the quality of raw materials, in process goods, procedures and operations.

• Lead and maintain quality control systems and product or process verification systems, including sampling procedures and analytical tests to ensure all products produced meet food safety quality requirements.
• Provide overall leadership, development and talent management for direct reports, which may include forecasting resource needs, recruiting, hiring, performance management, training and budgeting.
• Review regulatory environment and develop response protocols in preparation for new or amended food safety legislation.
• Investigate food safety processes to ensure compliance and report noncompliance to management and governing bodies along with developing and implementing corrective action plans.
• Evaluate vendors or suppliers for compliance with internal standards and external regulations and suggest changes with the goal of improving processes or products.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Responsible for personnel decisions related to hiring, performance and disciplinary actions for your direct reports. You will also spend time completing the same tasks as employees on your team.

Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum one year of directly related work experience
• Advanced computer skills (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite)
• Ability to work extended or flexible hours as required
• Must be legally entitled to work for Cargill in Canada

• One year of supervisory experience
• Experience in quality assurance, food safety, food manufacturing, auditing, regulatory or related field
• Meat cuts knowledge
• Previous project management experience
• Practical knowledge of plant manufacturing processes and operations.
• HACCP certification
• Experience with GFSI standards

Cargill is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing accommodation to our job applicants with disabilities.