• Job Description

  Req#: 288389

  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.

  Benefits

  Competitive salary plus comprehensive benefits package including a contributory pension, private healthcare and performance related bonus

  Job Purpose and Impact

  Location: Wolverhampton (WV9 5EU)

  The role is a permanent full time days position Monday-Friday based at the Wolverhampton site.

  Cargill’s European protein business is a leading supplier and innovator of further processed chicken products for retail, food service and food manufacturing customers. In this role you will supervise audits and inspect processes to assure compliance with current food safety and quality regulatory requirements. You will lead a small team of auditors that identify and evaluate the quality of raw materials, in process goods, procedures and operations as well as working closely with ingredient and packaging suppliers.

  Key Accountabilities

  • Lead a small team to seek, audit and approve suppliers related to ingredients and packaging
  • Lead the team to handle project progress and key stakeholder communications, conduct supplier performance reviews regularly and deliver audits or qualifications within established timelines
  • Evaluate vendors or suppliers for compliance with internal standards and external regulations and suggest changes with the goal of continuously improving processes
  • Be responsible for quality control team management of strategic suppliers
  • Partner with internal stakeholders to conduct internal audit and reporting
  • Empower and manage a team, responsible for performance management for your direct reports
  

  Qualifications

  MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  
  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant scientific or food science discipline and or demonstrated experience in the Food Manufacturing Industry in place of a degree
  • Quality Management/ Technical Management Experience in the Food Manufacturing Industry
  • Experience with SAP or a similar ERP system
  • HACCP and Food Safety Level 3 with knowledge of food safety industry practices and standards

  PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  
  • Experience with supplier relationship management / supplier auditing
  • People supervisory experience
  

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  Our Offer
  We 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 make sure to send us your CV and cover letter in English today:
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• About the company

  Our team of 160,000 professionals in 70 countries draws together the worlds of food, agriculture, nutrition and risk management. For more than 150 years, we have helped farmers grow more, connecting them to broader markets. We are continuously developing products that give consumers just what they’re seeking, advancing nutrition, food safety and sustainability. And we help all of our partners innovate and manage risk, so they can nourish the world again tomorrow.

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