Job Description Quality & Food Safety Manger - Port Colborne, Ontario

Position Type: Food Safety & Operations

Salary: Salaried, Exempt

Position Summary The Quality & Food Safety Manager provides strategic leadership and hands-on support for all quality and food safety programs within the ADM Milling Division facility. This role ensures compliance with regulatory, customer, and company requirements while driving continuous improvement in food safety culture and operational excellence.

This position reports directly to the Plant Manager with a dotted-line reporting relationship to the Regional Quality Manager.

Duties And Responsibilities Quality & Food Safety Leadership

• Ensure compliance of all laboratory colleagues with Safety, Quality, and Environmental policies and procedures
• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of quality and food safety systems for human food and animal food (as applicable).
• Serve as a Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) and oversee Food Safety program compliance.
• Manage prerequisite programs supporting the Quality Management System (QMS).
• Monitor incoming ingredients, packaging and finished products to ensure safety, legality, and quality standards are met.
• Lead investigations of the deviations related to food quality and safety programs, customer complaints; implement effective corrective actions.
• Lead traceability exercises and mock recalls.
• Drive IRM score improvements and overall facility compliance performance.

Audit & Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure compliance with Safe Food for Canadians Act and FSMA regulations, BRCGS standards and, customer requirements.
• Lead during regulatory and third-party food safety audits (ie. CFIA, FDA, BRCGS, customer audits).
• Maintain audit readiness and oversee corrective actions.
• Oversee non-conformance investigations and ensure thorough root cause analysis and corrective action implementation
• Conduct internal audits and ensure completion of annual compliance requirements.
• Support Food Defense initiatives, including Intentional Adulteration (IA) and Vulnerability Assessments.

Operational & Production Support

• Partner with Operations and the ADM Quality Center of Excellence to ensure alignment with corporate standards and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage validation, maintenance, and repair of laboratory equipment.
• Implement and manage Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) initiatives.
• Utilize systems including ADM Weigh, APecS, Sphera, PolicyTech, SalesForce, and TLC to support quality programs.

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, coach, and develop the Quality Control team.
• Ensure analytical programs provide accurate, timely, and reliable results to support operations and customers.
• Effectively lead all facility colleagues to establish understanding of food safety and quality standards and champion food safety culture across the facility.
• Develop, facilitate, and support employee training programs related to quality and food safety.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration and accountability.

Required Skills And Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in food science, Microbiology, Chemistry, or related field preferred; or minimum 7 years of progressive food safety experience.
• PCQI certification required.
• Strong knowledge of CFIA and FDA regulations, FSMA, BRCGS standards, and related food safety requirements.
• Experience with document management systems (e.g., PolicyTech), spreadsheets, and databases.
• Demonstrated leadership and team development experience.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
• Highly organized with strong time management skills and the ability to meet deadlines.

Additional Information This position operates in a manufacturing environment and may involve exposure to:

• Hot and cold temperatures
• Dusty conditions
• Food allergens and chemical substances

Benefits And Perks Enriching the quality of life for the world begins by taking care of our colleagues. In addition to competitive pay, we offer a comprehensive total rewards package to support all aspects of your well-being, including:

• Physical wellness – medical/Rx, dental, vision, life and AD&D, critical illness and travel insurance Wellness reimbursement , and Child Physical Activity Reimbursement.
• Financial wellness – Money Purchase Pension Plan (MPP), Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), short and long term disability, legal assistance, identity theft protection.
• Mental and social wellness – Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).

Additional Benefits Include

• Paid vacation time.
• Education assistance.
• Company-sponsored training and development resources, such as LinkedIn Learning, language learning and mentoring programs.

#IncludingYou Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are cornerstones of ADM’s efforts to continue innovating, driving growth, and delivering outstanding performance. We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce and create welcoming, truly inclusive work environments — environments that enable every ADM colleague to feel comfortable on the job, make meaningful contributions to our success, and grow their career. We respect and value the unique backgrounds and experiences that each person can bring to ADM because we know that diversity of perspectives makes us better, together.

We welcome everyone to apply. We are committed to ensuring all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, language, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law

About ADM At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at www.adm.com.

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