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FSQR Specialist

Cargill
Lafayette, IN Full Time
POSTED ON 1/28/2026 CLOSED ON 2/25/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the FSQR Specialist position at Cargill?

Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life’s essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.

This position is in our Ag & Trading enterprise, where we connect producers and users of grains and oilseeds around the globe through origination, trading, processing, and distribution. We also offer a range of farmer services and risk management solutions.

Job Purpose and Impact

The FSQR Specialist will provide specialized knowledge of specific segments of quality systems or plant processes such as food safety and quality auditing, instrumentation, specific product line knowledge, computer systems, management or oversight of suppliers and other needed focus areas. In this role, you will be involved in preparation and participation of customer audits and you will work together with internal and external teams to address customer requirements and concerns as well as collaborate on audits.

Key Accountabilities

Audit production processes, raw materials or suppliers and vendors to ensure that established quality standards are met.

Work closely with cross functional teams, including product management and production, to identify and mitigate quality risks.

Conduct root cause analysis for defects, nonconformities or other quality failures.

Ensure compliance with formal external and internal quality standards.

Provide management of specific segments of quality management systems and provide continuous improvement support for operations or other functional areas where needed.

Investigate and responds to customer complaints and provide guidance.

Lead the nonconforming materials program for the plant and other plant specific activities.

Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.

Other duties as assigned.

Position Information

Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.

Qualifications

Minimum Required

Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience

Strong analytical skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Excellent communication skills

Proven experience in prioritizing work and meeting deadlines

Flexibility: able to cope with fast changes within a growing company

Minimum Of Two Years Of Related Work Experience

Ability to travel to support the Sidney, OH crush facility

Preferred

Other minimum qualifications may apply.

Experience in conducting food safety audits

3rd Party auditor with experience in animal welfare or primary animal processing.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.

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