About Us

Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.
We are a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Director, FSQR – Australia & SSEA provides strategic and operational leadership to ensure the delivery of safe, compliant, and consistently high‑quality products – Right First Time across Australia-NZ operations (Crush, Refinery, Grain Flow, Trading, imports, warehousing, 3rd Party Ops) and SSEA (Trading, Storage, and Third‑Party Operations).

This role is a key business partner to Operations, Commercial, MSC, and regional leadership teams, driving a Zero Harm quality culture, enabling business growth, and embedding FSQR excellence into strategy, projects, and innovation across the region.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure the release of safe, regulatory‑compliant products that consistently meet customer and consumer specifications across all in‑scope operations.
• Provide regional governance for food safety, quality assurance, laboratory operations, and regulatory compliance.
• Act as the senior FSQR authority for risk‑based decision making, incident management, and regulatory engagement**.**
• Drive Right First Time, Every Time performance through standardized, best‑practice FSQR systems and risk management frameworks.
• Strengthen preventive and in‑process controls to reduce cost of non‑conformance and improve first‑pass quality.
• Ensure consistent implementation and continuous improvement of FSQR standards, procedures, and verification programs.
• Identify and prioritize opportunities for improvement with a strong focus on in‑process controls and defect prevention.
• Partner with Continuous Improvement (CI) and Operations teams to execute sustainable improvements that deliver measurable business value.
• Lead the development of a high‑performance, Zero Harm quality culture, aligned with regional and enterprise business strategies.
• Set clear expectations, goals, and accountability for FSQR performance at all levels of the organization.
• Position quality as a business enabler that supports growth, customer trust, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with MSC & Commercial teams to support short‑ and long‑term strategic business plans.
• Provide FSQR leadership and guidance for market expansion, customer solutions, and supply chain strategies.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, balancing commercial priorities with product safety and compliance requirements.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications Required

• Extensive leadership experience in Food Safety, Quality, and Regulatory within complex manufacturing, trading, or supply chain environments
• Proven ability to lead and influence across multi‑site, multi‑country operations
• Strong expertise in FSQR systems, risk management, and regulatory compliance
• Demonstrated success in driving cultural change and continuous improvement
• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication, and change‑management skills

Preferred

• Experience within large, matrixed, global organizations
• Knowledge of agricultural, food processing, trading, or ingredient supply chains

In return to your experience, we offer:

• A competitive remuneration package including performance incentive plan
• Autonomy and scope for career development
• Flexibility working arrangements
• The opportunity to work with some of the most talented people in the industry and inspiring leaders
• A supportive working culture and an inclusive team environment

If you are ready to take on a rare, career defining opportunity, are self-motivated and team spirited, then we would love to hear from you.

Cargill is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applications are treated with complete confidentiality.