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Quality Lead

JOB TITLE: Quality Lead

LOCATION: Cedar Rapids Plant

REPORTS TO: Quality Manager

Company Background:

Ingredion is a Fortune 500 provider of ingredient solutions that helps nourish, comfort, sustain, and delight people around the world. Ingredion’s wide range of ingredient solutions is strategically designed to address changing consumer trends and preferences. Our specialty portfolio includes starch-based texturizers, clean and simple ingredients, plant-based proteins, sugar reduction and specialty sweeteners, and food systems. Our innovative ingredient solutions are used by consumers in everyday products, from foods and beverages to paper and pharmaceuticals. And we do it all in a planet-friendly sustainable manner.

We bring the potential of people, nature, and technology together to make life better.

That’s our purpose. We are all IN to make life better!

Every day, Ingredion employees bring their skills, creativity, and passion together to deliver ingredient solutions that enhance people’s lives. We are innovators who combine the power of technology with the best of nature to delight our customers and consumers. We hold ourselves to the highest standards in ethics, safety, quality, and sustainability. Unlocking the potential of people, nature, and technology to make life better is what drives us in every aspect of our business.

If you are interested in making life better, we are all IN to learn more about you! A bit about what you can expect from the employee experience at Ingredion:

The chance to make a difference

No matter where you work in the company, you’ll have an opportunity to make life better… for our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world.

Passionate people, motivated to excel

Our highly talented people have a passion for learning and achievement and are driven by our inspiring purpose to make life better and our core values: Care First, Be Preferred, Everyone Belongs, Innovate Boldly, and Owner’s Mindset.

A warm, welcoming environment

At Ingredion, everyone belongs! We embrace diversity and foster an inclusive work environment where individuals feel supported and enabled to contribute their very best every day.

A place where you can grow personally and professionally

We believe everyone has great potential, and we strive to nurture that potential into great personal and professional achievements.

An environment that enables innovation and collaboration

We are creating the conditions that inspire and enable innovation - in our products and services, as well as in how we do our work day-to-day.

The Quality Control Lead is responsible to develop, direct and provide leadership for the implementation and continuous improvement of the plant's analytical quality systems, process' and supporting records. Use technical expertise, knowledge of the corn wet milling business, and an understanding of company goals to work with Operations, Quality Assurance and customer to assure product quality. Ensure compliance with regulatory and customer requirements and work with the site management team to make these systems consistent, practical and cost effective

Core Responsibilities:

Lead the QC team to produce precise, accurate and timely test and calibration data and acts as the technical expert on QC expectations for plant personnel.
Lead the QC team to maintain accurate and functional quality records, instructions and manuals.
Provide training and technical support to laboratory technicians, analysts and operators in the use of applicable analytical equipment and methodologies.
Oversee and administer the laboratory proficiency testing program by dispensing appropriate test samples.
Maintain and monitor CRA program check sample program for facility.
Conduct Out of Specification investigations and maintain records and monitor OOS trends.
Direct the operation of the plant QC team to ensure the timely and proper release of products based on effective sampling and accurate and appropriate testing using Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) and all safety requirements. Ensures SAP data is up to date and that relevant business processes are followed.
Work with operations and quality assurance to understand current demands on laboratory services. Ensures that non-routine testing is performed in a timely manner, including any testing done by an outside lab and maintaining the reports.
Develop and implement new QC procedures as needed and review, revise and improve existing systems on a periodic basis.
Communicate trends and significant findings to management.
Lead QC department in customer, regulatory and certification audits.
Drive continuous improvements. Apply scientific methodology, use of root cause and statistical analysis tools to support recommendations for process improvements.
Analyze, evaluate and implement recommendations on product quality attributes.
Manage laboratory staff as dictate by business needs.
Ability to effect change through persuasion and good communication.
Direct the development and effective analytical training of plant employees to comply with QC programs.
Ability to deliver results with little direction and lead others in a challenging, dynamic union work environment to improve overall QC performance.
Well-organized, detail orientated and strong leadership abilities.
Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization
Proactive and innovative with a strong will to succeed.
Available for after-hour coverage and face-to-face employee coaching as business needs dictate.

Qualified candidates will have:

Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to work effectively in a team environment, build consensus, and foster relationships at multiple organizational levels and across functions.
Excellent leadership abilities to lead and develop the quality control team through the implementation of Measurement Systems Analysis and Statistical Process Control to meet the needs of both internal and external customers.
Demonstrate excellent organizational skills and the ability to prioritize based on company needs.
Demonstrated analytical problem-solving skills and knowledge of Good Laboratory Practices.
Proactive, creative, positive thinking and a strong will to succeed.
Ability to rapidly learn new skills and expand expertise into other areas of science.
Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, military status, or disability status.

Ingredion provides accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If a job applicant requires an accommodation during the application process or through the selection process, we will work with the applicant to meet the job applicant's accommodation needs.

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, military status, or disability status.

Relocation Available:

Yes, Within Region

By Ingredion

We bring the potential of people, nature and technology together to make life better. That’s our purpose. We are all IN to make life better! Every day, Ingredion employees bring their skill, creativity & passion together to deliver ingredient s...

22 jobs

FUNDING

Private

INDUSTRY

Food & Beverage Manufacturing

TEAM SIZE

10000+

LOCATION

Hybrid, based in Westchester, IL

DATE POSTED

April 15, 2023