FSQR Manager - Cargill Plc - North Yorkshire

Job description

Job location: Dalton, Yorkshire

At Cargill, we strive to be the best choice in animal nutrition solutions. In the UK, our team uses our nutritional expertise and knowledge to provide superior innovative nutritional products and services to the agricultural feed industry. Production in this region takes place in 9 countries across Europe and the products find their way to distributors and farmers in more than 75 countries. The UK & Ireland is part of CPN EMEA, employing approximately 170 employees across three sites and realising an annual turnover of approximately $100m.

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the company’s quality systems are compliant with relevant legislation and regulatory requirements and that they incorporate Cargill policies and procedures at a local level. In addition the FSQR Manager will manage the site’s Quality Assurance function ensuring all agreed internal and external (customer) specification requirements are met.

Major Tasks

Responsible for the continued approval and compliance of the company’s quality systems to the relevant standards (e.g. ISO9001, UFAS, HACCP) – including all relevant auditing, checks, testing & record keeping

To monitor, report and investigate quality levels of all manufactured goods including adherence to specifications and standards.

Manage internal product integrity procedures, associated microbe testing and customer requirements.

To act as site quality representative both internally within the group of CAN and externally with customers and regulatory authorities

To ensure all internal and customer complaints are logged, investigated, reported and corrective actions put in place

To understand, interpret and advise on regulatory interpretation relating to plant activities and manufacture of products

University degree or HNC in science / feed / food / chemical area

Proven experience in Quality Assurance preferably gained in a food or feed environment with a good level of microbiology understanding relating to food / feed stuffs

Good knowledge of formal quality standards e.g. ISO 9000, UFAS, GMP

Experience with third party auditing processes e.g. EFSIS, BRC

Working knowledge of laboratory testing equipment, e.g. NIR, HPLC, Mass spec

Proven change management experience

Analytical capabilities

Problem solving skills

Our Offer

In return for your expertise and commitment, we will provide a fast paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

Interested? Then please send us your CV and cover letter today.

The closing date is the 12th February. Candidates should expect to hear back on the outcome of their application within 5 working days.