Quality Lead

Join Mondel?z International

We are the creators of Oreo, Ritz Crackers, Triscuit, Sour Patch and Swedish Fish to name a few. Join our mission to lead the future of snacking. Make it with pride. Mondel?z International Chicago Bakery is a manufacturer of biscuits and crackers. The products are produced, unitized, and stored at the facility for shipment to various distribution centers and customers throughout the United States and Canada.

Under the direction of the Process Quality, this position defines and drives the quality agenda for a defined line ensuring that all quality and food safety objectives, goals, and targets are met. As part of Manufacturing, you'll apply your expertise, leverage advanced systems, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure our consumers enjoy safe, high-quality snacks every time. In this role, you'll focus on preventing issues, driving continuous improvement, and leading quality and food safety (Q&FS) initiatives at the production line level.

How you will contribute :

• Leading and coordinating the Quality & Food Safety (Q&FS) agenda for assigned production line(s), ensuring alignment with site and corporate strategies.
• Representing Q&FS in daily management system (DMS) meetings, line-level quality reviews, and quality-related initiatives.
• Acting as the primary liaison for line-related R&D activities, including new product introductions and process changes.
• Communicating line-specific quality initiatives, updates, and progress with the broader Quality team.
• Ensuring QCMS compliance by coordinating corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs), internal audits, document control, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Driving the implementation of global Quality Policies and ensuring compliance with external standards (e.g., FSSC 22000).
• Leading HACCP activities for assigned production line(s), including hazard analyses and risk management.
• Governing the GMP and CCP / sPP programs for production line(s) to ensure robust food safety and product quality systems.
• Managing incident response, leading root cause analysis (RCA) investigations, developing corrective and preventive action plans, and verifying their implementation.
• Analyzing consumer and customer complaints, developing action plans to address root causes, and tracking closure.
• Building capability with operations and maintenance teams to assess risks during change management and reducing incidents related to new equipment or process changes.
• Monitoring and refining statistical process controls (SPC), implementing sampling plans, and conducting regular risk assessments.
• Leading risk assessments for line trials, raw material exceptions, and other operational changes, ensuring compliance before approval.
• Implementing sensory evaluation programs on the line to ensure product quality aligns with consumer expectations.
• Providing technical input and training to build quality and food safety capability within the line team.
• Collaborating with Operations, Engineering, and other functions on quality-related projects, such as new equipment installation or process optimization.

What you will bring :

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Job specific requirements :

Travel requirements : No

Work schedule : Monday - Friday 2nd Shift

Salary and Benefits : The anticipated base salary range for this position is $73,900 - $101,650; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. The salary range may vary based on geographic location. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results. In addition, Mondel?z International Company offers a variety of benefits to eligible employees, including health insurance coverage, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education-related programs, paid holidays and vacation time, and many others. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company. No relocation support available.

Business Unit Summary : The United States is the largest market in the Mondel?z International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, we produce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brandsincluding Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery productsare close at hand for our consumers across the country.

Mondel?z Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance. For more information about your Federal rights, please see eeopost.pdf; EEO is the Law Poster Supplement; Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision; Know Your Rights : Workplace Discrimination is Illegal.

Job Type : Regular Supply Chain Quality Assurance Product Quality, Safety and Compliance

At Mondel?z International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broader range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about. We have a rich portfolio of strong brands both global and local. Including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the number 1 position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy as well as the No. 2 position in gum Our 80,000 Makers and Bakers are located in our operations in more than 80 countries and are working to sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. They are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen, and happen fast. Join us and Make It An Opportunity! Mondelez Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.