Our Fortune 500 client (One of the world's largest Food companies) in **Downers Grove, IL** is looking for hardworking, motivated talent to join their innovative team. **Job Title: Quality Manager** **Location:230 2nd Street, Downers Grove, IL (Fully Onsite)** **Pay Range: $35-41/hr** **Duration: 6 Months with possibility of extn or conversion to FTE** **Schedule: 1st shift, 8am – 5pm** **May need to be available for a call occasionally on the weekend as the plant is open 6 days/week.** **Desired certifications: PCQI, HACCP, GFSI (SQF) - Plus** **Job Description:** • Develop, drive, and continually improve a comprehensive food safety and quality program as defined by the Pepperidge Farm QPM and CSC North American Quality Policies. (Compliance Quality) • Drive process improvement initiatives through staff, work group, Pepperidge Farm Quality staff, and R&D (Process/Food Quality) • Manage & Drive Consumer Complaint programs, initiatives, and consumer delight models for each business. • Manage department and team by establishing goals, objectives, individual development plans and coaching. • Support plant programs across Safety, People, Quality, Delivery and Cost. **Must Have:** • High school diploma or GED • 6+ years of food industry quality plant/systems experience with demonstrated achievement in Quality leadership. • 2+ years supervisory experience **Nice to have:** • Bachelor’s Degree • Expert abilities and decision quality in Food Safety, Regulatory, and Quality Systems and their application within food processing. Facilitate and/or direct resolution to issues as it relates to food safety and quality. • Expert knowledge in Sanitation and GMP Practices, familiarity with Pest Control programs and techniques • Knowledge of Quality Standards, and Quality Policies, with skills and ability to execute against requirements. • Knowledge and general business acumen to support and influence Manufacturing, including best practices and innovative technologies. • Knowledgeable in industry Food Safety/Quality audit practices, and skilled in adapting to achieve business best practices. • Capable of engaging other business units in the development and standardization of: Quality manuals, policies, procedures, and data templates, audit standards and procedures, and Quality Key Performance Indicators. • Knowledgeable in Statistical Process Control programs and Process capability studies. • Ensures plant personnel are technically capable of handling non-routine quality system issues and that issues are investigated, documented, and resolved. • Record of leadership and demonstrated success in collaborative development, documentation, planning, and implementation and continuous improvement of quality systems. • Ability to drive facility leadership alignment on Quality objectives with an enterprise-wide mindset, and the adaptation of structure, processes, and systems to achieve objectives. • Capable of influencing development steps used in the Innovation and Commercialization process to leverage Design in achieving consumer safety and quality objectives • Assertive, outspoken, yet collaborative. Demonstrated skills influencing components of the company, tough-mindedness, vision, and political savvy to manage internal and external relationships and situations. • Dedicated work habits, takes initiative, sets high standards • Knowledgeable and capable of collaboration on quality programs; drives improvement of consumer-based specifications. • Awareness of Continuous Improvement tools. • Ability to manage, coach, and develop people, talent, and skills needed for the job. • Ability to demonstrate and execute against the Campbell leadership model If this is a role that interests you and you’d like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. 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