Job Title:  Quality Food Safety Team Leader

Relocation Assistance Offered Within Country
# 152208 - Richmond, Indiana, United States

The Quality Food Safety Team Leader leads the Food Safety team to ensure Company quality standards are met in the following areas:

Food Safety Compliance: Understands and implements all plant, company and government standards for Food Safety, Environmental monitoring, HACCP, GMP’s and FSMA initiatives.

Documentation / Communication: Ensures that the reporting of data and maintenance of records is documented.  Additionally, interprets data and effectively communicates results to appropriate individuals, including management. 

Training and standardization: Develops, designs and delivers quality training, including new hire, new process, new equipment and new policy training.

Continuous Improvement: Understands and drives the Continuous Improvement of plant food safety processes and environmental monitoring performance issues.

Cleaning / Sanitation: Understands, implements and maintains all plant equipment cleaning and sanitizing in an efficient and timely manner to ensure the plant is in compliance with all food safety requirements.  Includes overseeing the monitoring of the sanitation program.

What you will do

• Responsible for execution and documentation of the Plant Food Safety Program. Includes documentation of all CCP, HACCP, FDA and Product Release requirements and leading and coordinating Pest Control program.

• Responsible for conducting investigations of all Food Safety / Environmental / Micro non-conformance issues through utilization of CAPA process

• Manages microbial sampling plan. Ensures environmental swabbing and testing program is adhered to and in compliance of Corporate Quality SOP’s.

• Leads internal GMP, quality standards and system audits for the facility

• Identifies and initiates quality improvements. Advises improvements to process, product, quality systems and working instructions. Measures and report plant Quality KPI’s

• Supervises compliance of Corporate & Plant quality SOPs and conducts internal auditing program to ensure adherence.

• Assists with execution and follow up of regulatory, internal and external audits (i.e. FDA, USDA,  AIB, State, etc.)

• Provides Food Safety Training to the Plant Operations team based on compliance needs.

• Works with Plant Engineers to ensure proper Sanitary Equipment Food Design of new capital projects

• Performs other duties as assigned

• Complies with all policies and standards

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Biology, Food Science or other related field 
• OR Bachelor's Degree with 3 years of Food Safety experience in a manufacturing environment
• At least 3 years in Manufacturing experience
• At least 1 year in Food Safety experience
• Certification in PCQI, HACCP or GMP
• Experience in Cleaning and Sanitation programs

Preferred Qualifications

• Microbiologist
• At least 3 years of supervisory experience
• At least 3 years Food Safety experience
• Certification BPCS, SQF
• Intermediate application of SAP experience
• Auditing and compliance experience

Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

Are you interested in working for Hill's Pet Nutrition? You can apply online and attach all relevant documents such as a cover letter and resume or CV. Applications received by e-mail are not considered in the selection process. Become part of our team. We look forward to your application.

Work that matters, fueled by passion for pets!  At Hill’s we have a purpose.  Every day around the world, we transform the lives of millions of pet families through pioneering innovation, amazing nutrition, and the best and brightest people. Founded more than 75 years ago with an unwavering commitment to pet nutrition, Hills' mission is to help enrich and lengthen the special relationships between people and their pets. 

HILL'S® Prescription Diet® therapeutic pet foods, HILL'S® Science Diet® and HILL'S® Ideal Balance™ wellness pet foods are sold worldwide. Hill’s is a division of Colgate-Palmolive, a leading global consumer products company, tightly focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition, with sales of products in more than 200 countries.  To learn more about Hill's and Colgate, please visit http://www.hillspet.com and http://www.colgatepalmolive.com, or find us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please contact Application_Accommodation@colpal.com with the subject "Accommodation Request" should you require accommodation.

Salary Range $79,200- $116,550 USD

Pay is based on several non discriminatory factors including but not limited to experience, education, skills and office location. In addition to your salary, Colgate-Palmolive offers a performance based bonus and competitive benefits package.