https://www.ardentmillscareers.com/job/ogden-ut/assistant-quality-managerr7404/
Your role:
As Assistant Quality Manager, you will be responsible for the compliance of quality and food safety regulations and policies at this multi-faceted facility. You will identify opportunities and make recommendations to simplify and streamline day to day work processes. You will have accountability for a broad range of Quality and Food Safety management, which may include Integrated Pest Management, Elevator, and Bulk loadout.
If people manager, include “As a leader and people manager, the Ardent Mills Values of trust, serving, simplicity, and safety will guide your decisions. You will listen, learn, and serve your team members. You will enable your team to deliver superior business results by constantly learning, reinventing, and challenging yourself to do better. You will inspire people to achieve things they never thought possible.”
To succeed, you must be able to:
Deliver results in first-time situations by inspiring others and working to earn trust every day
Serve others with understanding, respect, and care
Operate with simplicity, clarity and transparency
Deal with and drive change
Organize, prioritize and own multiple tasks while meeting or exceeding deadlines
Learn and apply new technology, and share your knowledge with others
Above all you will be expected to carry out all your activities with reliability, integrity, compliance and in a safe, environmentally responsible, and efficient manner.
Your responsibilities:
Analyze, interpret, and implement Quality/Food Safety policies and customer standards
Manage the wheat pipeline to ensure wheat shipped to the mill meets customer needs, optimizes mill performance, and is in alignment with regulatory standards
Maintain customer audit programs and agreed 3rd party certification
Manage customer documentation, specifications, and ensure active customer support
Build relationships with local customers to uncover opportunities that lead to value creation and strengthen ties between our companies
Ownership within Integrated Pest Management
Maintain compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, quality specifications, safety standards, and sanitation practices
Essential skills and experience:
Bachelor’s degree with 1 ½ -3 years or High School diploma/GED with 5 ½ -7 years of Quality Systems and Food Safety experience in flour milling or related manufacturing industry
Knowledge of the following programs:
Food Safety Plan
Integrated Pest Management
Good Manufacturing Practices
Food Microbiology and Chemistry
FDA and USDA Regulatory requirements
Demonstrated ability to interact with customers and help solve problems
Good to have:
2 years of management experience
Knowledge of Grain Market
Experience working effectively with customers, including solving customer problems
Demonstrated knowledge of manufacturing processes and operations; ability to deliver aligned and effective processes
Experience teaching and training others on food safety
Knowledge of GFSI Audit Standards
PCQI and HACCP certification
Experience with project management, including applying structured approach to planning, administering and completing projects successfully
Demonstrated understanding of Statistical Process Control and ability to complete elementary statistical analysis
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions (With or without reasonable accommodation):
Ability to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as is required by the operating areas (i.e. safety glasses, protective footwear, hearing protection and, at times, a respirator)
Ability to work a rotating schedule including nights, weekends and holidays
Ability to work a machine paced continuous process that operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with conditions which include:
Heat/cold temperatures (inclement weather)
Indoor/outdoor environment
Dusty environment
Noisy environment
Frequent moving/vibration/ or other motion of equipment/processes
Elevated places, to include stairs/ladders
Ability to perform work at a computer and other administrative/managerial tasks
Other Considerations:
Willing to work weekends, holidays, 7-day weeks, and opposing shifts, when needed
Ability to travel 5-10%
Willing to relocate as promotional opportunities exist throughout career
Except where prohibited by law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a pre-employment background check and/or drug test
Must be authorized to work in the Unites states without sponsorship now and in the future
Team members must be clean shaven in order to perform tasks where respiratory protection is required and the use of a respirator (including N-95 dust mask) requires a proper seal for adequate protection.
The preceding position description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this position. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees in this position. The description, duties, functions, and responsibilities are subject to change at the discretion of Ardent Mills.
Location:
Ogden UT
Address:
2780 G Ave, Ogden UT, 84401
Additional Locations (if applicable):
Employment Type:
Full time
Additional Information:
EEO Commitment:
At Ardent Mills, everyone matters and everyone has a voice. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and team members and the decisions will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, genetic information, veteran status, age, political affiliation, or any other non-merit characteristic protected by law or not. Together, celebrating our differences, we make Ardent Mills.
The preceding position description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this position. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees in this position. The description, duties, functions, and responsibilities are subject to change at the discretion of Ardent Mills.
