Assistant Quality Manager 

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  

• PCQI and HACCP certification 

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   

• 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.