Food Safety Manager

Food Safety Manager

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required. Preferably in engineering, food science, operations management, or similar field
• Clear understanding and working knowledge of process and compliance quality systems
• Clear understanding of Continuous Improvement Processes
• Strong organizational, interpersonal and presentation skills
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and AIB standards
• Ability to motivate, lead, and work with teams
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite applications
• Ability to give and receive constructive feedback
• Ability to lead a team-based approach to decision-making
• Proven ability to work in a results-oriented, challenging environment
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to get results through mentoring others
• Effective coaching, facilitation, presentation, and team building skills
• This position is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States

Responsibilities

• Lead the Food Safety and Food Defense Teams to ensure effective application of food safety and food defense regulations
• Deliver effective change leadership while driving business changes and minimizing people impact
• Communicate and collaborate cross-functionally to assist team to solve food safety issues that can have an operational impact
• Builds people capability through effective employee relations, hiring, training, and communication for front-line hourly personnel
• Motivate team members to achieve plan goals
• Participate in the plant QC Pillar through the Continuous Improvement journey
• Lead and develop action plans with production, engineering, and the QC manager to improve the site food safety programs, GMP compliance, and other FSMA requirements
• Lead regular cross-functional GMP walks to identify opportunities and work with partners to implement countermeasures
• Provide forward-thinking insights for future business improvements
• Serve as a key statistical resource. Verify product and process improvements through the implementation and analysis of statistically designed experiments and capability studies
• Lead or Co-lead food safety and compliance audits, including FSSC 22000, AIB, QAS
• Ensure all internal and external sanitation is complete and properly meets quality standards
• Lead the interpretation of in-process and analytical data to make quality evaluations, recommend actions for improvements, and assure resolution. Challenge results and drive improvements. Coach others in the interpretation of results
• Administer policies and procedures
• Regular and predictable attendance at the work site
• This role requires regular presence on the plant floor
• This role may require off-shift and weekend work
• This role may require some travel (less than 5%)

Preferred Qualifications

• Lean Six Sigma and Project Management Experience preferred
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in the Food/Beverage Industry preferred