Food Safety and Quality Manager

PepsiCo • Sacramento, CA

2d • $93,500 - $156,450

About The Position

The Food Safety & Quality (FSQ) Manager is accountable for ensuring the facility follows strict Quality and Food Safety protocols to produce high-quality products. The role leads FSQ Technicians and develops a team of FSQ Supervisors, using data analysis to drive continuous improvement in processes, quality, and service across all shifts. The manager partners with Production, Maintenance, and Warehouse teams to communicate quality procedures and develop sustainable practices that maintain world-class quality processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Engineering, Chemistry, Microbiology, or a related field.
• 8 to 10 years of experience in the food or beverage industry or a related field.
• At least 5 years of direct people leadership experience.
• At least 5 years of Food Safety and Quality leadership experience in the food or beverage industry or a related field.
• FSPCA-recognized Preventive Controls Qualified Individual Level II Certification.
• FSPCA-recognized Food Defense Qualified Individual Certification.
• Experience leading or supporting GFSI audits, including FSSC 22000, SQF, and BRC standards.
• Experience leading or supporting regulatory audits and/or interacting with regulatory agencies such as FDA, CFIA, USDA, or DoH.
• Experience leading or supporting internal and external Quality and Food Safety audits.
• Experience developing, implementing, and maintaining Food Safety and Food Defense Plans, SOPs, and SSOPs in food or beverage manufacturing environments.
• Strong internal auditing and gap-assessment capabilities that connect to foundational Food Safety and Quality Management Systems.
• Experience developing, implementing, and maintaining Food Safety, Food Defense, and Quality training programs in food or beverage manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge and application of quality principles and problem-solving tools to detect and correct non-conforming conditions.
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to drive change.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams, engage, motivate, and develop others.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently while planning and implementing multiple projects and assignments.

Nice To Haves

• HACCP Certification.

Responsibilities

• Direct process management for concentrate and syrup batching, ingredient receiving and storage, and standard quality laboratory systems.
• Oversee compliance of water treatment systems.
• Oversee sanitation programs, including performance monitoring, employee training, vendor management, and compliance with Quality and Food Safety program requirements.
• Use data analytics tools to monitor real-time Quality and Food Safety data, identify trends, and establish corrective and preventive action plans to improve performance metrics.
• Coordinate site-wide Quality and Food Safety training for all organizational levels.
• Oversee calibration management programs for laboratory and processing equipment and compliance with analytical procedures.
• Lead Quality and Food Safety risk assessment and analysis in partnership with Sector FSQ.
• Manage non-conforming product to ensure proper control, minimize losses, and analyze issues to prevent recurrence.
• Partner with cross-functional leaders to meet site waste-elimination targets, including leading Quality waste-elimination efforts such as DNC and yield targeting.
• Oversee site Food Safety Management Systems, including Food Safety, Food Defense, Internal Audit, and Corrective/Preventive Action Plan programs.
• Lead and manage audits and audit outputs, including GFSI, AIB GMP, Regulatory Readiness, and QAS.
• Lead change effectively while driving business changes and minimizing people impact.
• Manage key vendor relationships to optimize Quality and Food Safety performance, including Ecolab, laboratory equipment, and pest-control services.
• Manage execution of site non-conforming product programs, including hold-management systems, hold reconciliation controls and compliance processes, and personnel training.
• Oversee consumer complaint data review, trend analysis, site reporting, and corrective/preventive action plans to improve consumer experience.

Benefits

• Annual performance bonus with an eligibility target payout of 12% of annual salary.
• Paid time off, subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick leave, and bereavement leave.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits, subject to elections and eligibility.
• Disability benefits.
• Health and dependent care reimbursement accounts.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Accident, group legal, and life insurance.
• Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager