Food Safety Compliance & Culture Manager
About The Position
The Manager of Food Safety Compliance and Culture provides proactive leadership in developing, implementing, and monitoring the company's food safety culture and compliance strategy and related requirements, policies, procedures and training. The position serves as the lead for internal audits, GFSI, and FSMA compliance. This includes compliance with food safety plans, Food Defense, FSVP, Sanitary Transport and any other current and future regulations. The manager is also responsible for assessing the food safety plans and verifying activities associated with Preventive Controls. This role ensures adherence to regulatory requirements, internal policies and best practices while fostering a strong food safety mindset across all levels of the organization. The manager will also establish a Food Safety Culture program to permeate the manufacturing facilities and be measurable and impactful.
Requirements
- B.S. degree in Microbiology / Food Science / Chemistry or related area and at least 5+ years industry food safety experience required.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in a food manufacturing environment including HACCP team experience.
- HACCP certification; SQF/BRC training, and Certification as Preventive Controls Qualified Individual required.
- Must demonstrate strong problem solving and project management skills including root cause analysis, risk assessment and corrective/preventive action.
- People leadership and ability to influence cross functionally are critical.
Nice To Haves
- Internal auditor certification is a plus.
- Minimum 3 years of people management experience (proven track record of leading teams - direct reports and leading without authority) preferred.
- Experience building auditing programs, designing QMS systems, and utilizing technology such as SharePoint is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Develops and executes a comprehensive food safety culture program that promotes awareness, accountability, and continuous improvement across the organization.
- Assesses food safety culture maturity through surveys, audits, and behavioral observations.
- Builds awareness, training and education programs to drive cultural and behavioral changes.
- Develops and implements internal auditing programs to drive continuous improvement of Quality and Food Safety programs.
- Designs and executes corporate audit program for food safety compliance and continuous improvement.
- Ensures auditors are calibrated and have competency to be effective in driving continuous improvement.
- Leads team of QA Audit Supervisors as a calibration tool.
- Leads risk-based assessments of food safety plans and ensures appropriate preventive controls are identified.
- Provides project support for Sanitation initiatives, Foreign material initiatives, and Environmental monitoring assessments.
- Verifies environmental monitoring programs for high-risk areas, reviews site zoning, swabbing plans, testing, trending, escalation rules and sanitary design considerations.
- Reports metrics related to supported programs and engages in continuous improvement activities.
Benefits
- Medical, Prescription, Dental, & Vision – coverage beginning on your 1st day for eligible employees
- Profit Sharing and 401(k) matching (after eligible criteria is met)
- Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Holidays
- Employee Appreciation Events
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Annual bonus (based on the incentive program terms and conditions)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
