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103146BR

Job Title:

Sr. Quality Assurance Manager – Decatur, IL

Department/Function:

Health, Safety & Environment

Job Description:

East Plant Sr Quality Assurance Manager – Decatur, IL

This is an Exempt position.

Job Summary:

The Senior Quality Manager is a leadership role within the East Plant team. This position provides proactive leadership in the development, implementation, execution, and performance of Quality systems and the Quality team to ensure products meet and are in compliance with the quality and food safety standards.

Essential Job Functions:

+ Provides support and guidance for day-to-day decision-making regarding quality/food safety impacts on products.

+ Supports Quality and Food Safety training activities.

+ Establishes goals and monitors metrics that support Quality and Food Safety.

+ Manages, plans, implements, and continuously improves quality programs and procedures.

+ Leads the Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) initiative and drives improvement within the plants, reducing quality and food safety-related costs.

+ Develops, implements, and monitors quality verification programs within the plants.

+ Facilitates all Quality Management Review Meetings within the plants.

+ Holds the role of SQF Practitioner.

+ Works with operations to ensure products meet quality and food safety standards and provides support and guidance as needed.

+ Provides product disposition for ready-to-eat products.

+ Reports key performance indicators to Quality COE and East Plant leadership teams.

+ Leads customer audits and other forms of customer communication requested from the plant.

+ Leads compliance and regulatory audits.

+ Manages the team of Quality Specialists responsible for the quality and food safety programs to ensure compliance with ADM, regulatory, and customer requirements.

+ Provide quality training to new hires, and contractors, conduct refresher training as needed, and maintain training records.

+ Maintains the food safety plans, ensures control points are being managed as per program. requirements, and as the lead PCQI coordinator for the facility, ensures risk assessments are accurate and up to date.

+ Leads product recalls from the plant level with guidance from divisional resources when necessary.

+ Participates/leads cross-functional teams to resolve customer issues.

+ Routinely conducts GMP, Food Safety Plan / HACCP, and GFSI (SQF) compliance inspections.

+ Leads root cause analysis and corrective action/preventative action plans in the event of a quality or food safety incident.

Job Qualifications:

+ People management experience.

+ Preferred 4-year degree plus 6 years of Food Safety experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience.

+ Prior laboratory experience/knowledge of laboratory procedures and PCQI training.

+ Working knowledge of Document Management, spreadsheets, Excel, and databases.

+ Knowledge of applicable food regulations and requirements.

+ Ability to make decisions based on information and data available.

+ Ability to work as a team member and provide training.

Working Conditions:

+ Employees in this position 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 the location, please notify the hiring manager.

Relocation Assistance is available with this position.

Excited about this role but don’t think you meet every requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.

ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.

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REF:103146BR

Req/Job ID:

103146BR

City:

Decatur

State:

IL - Illinois

Ref ID:

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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.

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Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are cornerstones of ADM’s efforts to continue innovating, driving growth, and delivering outstanding performance. We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce and create welcoming, truly inclusive work environments — environments that enable every ADM colleague to feel comfortable on the job, make meaningful contributions to our success, and grow their career. We respect and value the unique backgrounds and experiences that each person can bring to ADM because we know that diversity of perspectives makes us better, together.

We welcome everyone to apply. We are committed to ensuring all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, language, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law

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Benefits and Perks

Enriching the quality of life for the world begins by taking care of our colleagues. In addition to competitive pay, we support your diverse needs with a comprehensive total rewards package to enhance your well-being, including:

+ **Physical wellness** – medical/Rx, dental, vision and on-site wellness center access or gym reimbursement (as applicable).

+ **Financial wellness** – flexible spending accounts, health savings account, 401(k) with matching contributions and cash balance plan, discounted employee stock purchasing program, life insurance, disability, workers’ compensation, legal assistance, identity theft protection.

+ **Mental and social wellness** – Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Colleague Giving Programs (ADM Cares).

Additional benefits include:

+ Paid time off including paid holidays.

+ Adoption assistance and paid maternity and parental leave.

+ Tuition assistance.

+ Company-sponsored training and development resources, such as LinkedIn Learning, language training and mentoring programs.

*Benefits may vary for bargained locations, confirm benefit eligibility with your recruiter.

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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:

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$70,400.00 - $131,300.00

Salaried Incentive Plan:

The total compensation package for this position will also include annual bonus