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Job Description We’re looking for a dedicated and experienced Food Safety & Compliance Quality Team Lead to join our team in Orangeburg, SC. This role is crucial in upholding our commitment to delivering safe, high‑quality pet nutrition products that meet and exceed all internal, regulatory, and government standards.
Colgate‑Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name! Join Colgate‑Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let’s build a brighter, healthier future for all.
Hill’s Pet Nutrition is looking for a dedicated and experienced Food Safety & Compliance Quality Team Lead to join our team in Orangeburg, SC. This role is crucial in upholding our commitment to delivering safe, high‑quality pet nutrition products that meet and exceed all internal, regulatory, and government standards.
Responsibilities
Leading Food Safety & Compliance Programs:
Drive the effective implementation and continuous improvement of the plant’s food safety and compliance programs, including HACCP, cGMP, and FSMA. This includes ensuring robust validation and calibration practices.
Ensuring Documentation Excellence:
Manage comprehensive documentation control, ensuring all records, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and quality system documents meet stringent internal, regulatory, and Global Quality Standards.
Managing Audits & Inspections:
Lead and coordinate all internal, customer, and external audits (e.g., FDA, USDA, AIB, State) and regulatory inspections, serving as a key point of contact.
Overseeing Sanitization & Environmental Monitoring:
Direct internal auditing activities and environmental monitoring programs (swabbing/testing), and ensure the highest level of compliance for all sanitation and cleaning programs.
Investigating Non‑Conformances:
Conduct thorough investigations into all food safety, compliance, and quality non‑conformance incidents, utilizing the CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Action) process to identify root causes and implement effective solutions.
Facilitating Product & Process Changes:
Play a key role in product release and validate testing and documentation for all process changes that impact product compliance and safety.
Driving Customer Complaint Resolution:
Supervise the management of customer complaints related to quality and food safety, driving effective corrective actions and site‑level business improvements.
Ensuring Regulatory Adherence for Change:
Guarantee robust Management of Change (MOC) processes are followed, aligning with all regulatory requirements for the site’s product portfolio.
Delivering Quality Training:
Develop and deliver engaging food safety and quality training to plant personnel, including new hires and training on new processes or equipment.
Collaborating on Sanitary Design:
Partner with the Engineering team on sanitary equipment design and introduce process improvements to enhance regulatory and food safety compliance.
Auto req ID 457932BR
Minimum Education Required Bachelors
Job Category Manufacturing
Additional Qualifications / Responsibilities
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, Engineering, Microbiology, Biochemistry, or a closely related scientific field
3+ years of progressive manufacturing experience, with at least 1+ years specifically in a food safety, compliance, or quality leadership role within the food or pet nutrition industry
Proven experience with cleaning and sanitation programs, HACCP, FSMA, and the CAPA process
Direct experience leading and coordinating internal and external audits
Prior supervisory experience, demonstrating the ability to guide and mentor
Knowledge of FDA regulations
Experience in managing regulatory inspections
Preferred Qualifications:
PCQI, HACCP, SQF/ISO 22000 and/or cGMP certifications
Technical Skills: Proficiency in Quality Management Systems, SAP, Google Suite, and Microsoft Office
Microbiology background
2+ years supervisory experience
Strong experience with Lean Six Sigma or Statistical Process Control methodologies
Ability to collaborate effectively with regulatory agencies, customers, or other external parties
Compensation And Benefits
Salary Range: $115,000.00 - $125,000.00 USD
Pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit‑sharing, and long‑term incentives for Executive‑level roles.
Benefits: comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements. Additional benefits include a minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days and 13 paid holidays.
Paid sick leave is adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws. Detailed information regarding paid sick leave entitlements will be provided to employees upon hiring and may be subject to adjustments based on changes in legislation or company policies.
City Orangeburg
State South Carolina
Job Code Operations Specialist
Affiliate Sponsor Colgate‑Palmolive
Salary Range $100,000
Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Management and Manufacturing
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Job Description We’re looking for a dedicated and experienced Food Safety & Compliance Quality Team Lead to join our team in Orangeburg, SC. This role is crucial in upholding our commitment to delivering safe, high‑quality pet nutrition products that meet and exceed all internal, regulatory, and government standards.
Colgate‑Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name! Join Colgate‑Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let’s build a brighter, healthier future for all.
Hill’s Pet Nutrition is looking for a dedicated and experienced Food Safety & Compliance Quality Team Lead to join our team in Orangeburg, SC. This role is crucial in upholding our commitment to delivering safe, high‑quality pet nutrition products that meet and exceed all internal, regulatory, and government standards.
Responsibilities
Leading Food Safety & Compliance Programs:
Drive the effective implementation and continuous improvement of the plant’s food safety and compliance programs, including HACCP, cGMP, and FSMA. This includes ensuring robust validation and calibration practices.
Ensuring Documentation Excellence:
Manage comprehensive documentation control, ensuring all records, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and quality system documents meet stringent internal, regulatory, and Global Quality Standards.
Managing Audits & Inspections:
Lead and coordinate all internal, customer, and external audits (e.g., FDA, USDA, AIB, State) and regulatory inspections, serving as a key point of contact.
Overseeing Sanitization & Environmental Monitoring:
Direct internal auditing activities and environmental monitoring programs (swabbing/testing), and ensure the highest level of compliance for all sanitation and cleaning programs.
Investigating Non‑Conformances:
Conduct thorough investigations into all food safety, compliance, and quality non‑conformance incidents, utilizing the CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Action) process to identify root causes and implement effective solutions.
Facilitating Product & Process Changes:
Play a key role in product release and validate testing and documentation for all process changes that impact product compliance and safety.
Driving Customer Complaint Resolution:
Supervise the management of customer complaints related to quality and food safety, driving effective corrective actions and site‑level business improvements.
Ensuring Regulatory Adherence for Change:
Guarantee robust Management of Change (MOC) processes are followed, aligning with all regulatory requirements for the site’s product portfolio.
Delivering Quality Training:
Develop and deliver engaging food safety and quality training to plant personnel, including new hires and training on new processes or equipment.
Collaborating on Sanitary Design:
Partner with the Engineering team on sanitary equipment design and introduce process improvements to enhance regulatory and food safety compliance.
Auto req ID 457932BR
Minimum Education Required Bachelors
Job Category Manufacturing
Additional Qualifications / Responsibilities
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, Engineering, Microbiology, Biochemistry, or a closely related scientific field
3+ years of progressive manufacturing experience, with at least 1+ years specifically in a food safety, compliance, or quality leadership role within the food or pet nutrition industry
Proven experience with cleaning and sanitation programs, HACCP, FSMA, and the CAPA process
Direct experience leading and coordinating internal and external audits
Prior supervisory experience, demonstrating the ability to guide and mentor
Knowledge of FDA regulations
Experience in managing regulatory inspections
Preferred Qualifications:
PCQI, HACCP, SQF/ISO 22000 and/or cGMP certifications
Technical Skills: Proficiency in Quality Management Systems, SAP, Google Suite, and Microsoft Office
Microbiology background
2+ years supervisory experience
Strong experience with Lean Six Sigma or Statistical Process Control methodologies
Ability to collaborate effectively with regulatory agencies, customers, or other external parties
Compensation And Benefits
Salary Range: $115,000.00 - $125,000.00 USD
Pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit‑sharing, and long‑term incentives for Executive‑level roles.
Benefits: comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements. Additional benefits include a minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days and 13 paid holidays.
Paid sick leave is adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws. Detailed information regarding paid sick leave entitlements will be provided to employees upon hiring and may be subject to adjustments based on changes in legislation or company policies.
City Orangeburg
State South Carolina
Job Code Operations Specialist
Affiliate Sponsor Colgate‑Palmolive
Salary Range $100,000
Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Management and Manufacturing
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