ADM · 9 hours ago
Quality Control Lab Manager - Marshall, MN
Marshall, MN
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$70K/yr - $132K/yr
5+ years expADM is a global leader in nutrition and agricultural processing, and they are seeking a Quality Control Lab Manager for their Marshall, MN facility. This role involves managing the Quality Control laboratory, providing leadership to the team, and ensuring compliance with quality and food safety standards while driving continuous improvement initiatives.
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Responsibilities
Lead QC lab Safety program and help facilitate ADM Safety initiatives
Ensure compliance of all laboratory colleagues with Safety, Quality and Environmental policies and procedures
Manage laboratory personnel staffing, performance and professional development
Ensure training, proficiency, and development of laboratory technicians in all aspects of in-process and finished product testing, including intra and inter-lab proficiency programs
Facilitate development, approval, implementation and maintenance of laboratory records, policies and procedures, adhering to applicable food/feed standards and regulations, as well as ADM Quality initiatives
Ensure standardization, maintenance and optimization of QC lab data inputs and outputs, including analytical testing schedules for both internal and external testing, as well as key performance indicators and metrics for success
Oversee selection, installation, validation and maintenance of laboratory instrumentation
Collaborate with QA and Operations leadership to ensure lab colleague education on, and compliance with, applicable food/feed safety protocols and expectations
Assist in root cause analysis for Quality and Food Safety non-compliance
Drive contamination troubleshooting efforts in fermentation processes
Provide technical consultation to Operations team for product analysis
Collaborate with other ADM locations on laboratory troubleshooting, improvement and standardization objectives
Arrange and help provide troubleshooting support to the QC lab on weekends, holidays and outside of regular business hours
Qualification
Required
Ability to troubleshoot standard lab equipment (HPLC, GCs, NIR, Protein analyzers, Titrators etc.) required
Ability to work as a team member and independently
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
Preferred
Minimum Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biology or similar science field is preferred
5 years of laboratory experience in a food or pharmaceutical setting preferred
Excellent communication skills to provide guidance and feedback
Good leadership skills and experience facilitating cross-functional team activities
Desire to see continuous improvement in processes and programs
Working knowledge of Statistics desired
Working knowledge of cGMP, cGLP, ISO, USP-NF, FCC, HACCP desired
Benefits
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).
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.
Company
ADM
ADM unlocks the power of nature to enrich the quality of life.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Leadership Team
Monish Patolawala
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer at ADM
Daniel Jones
Director, Technical Sales
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