Food Safety & Compliance Manager

8th Ave Food & Provisions • Fitzgerald, GA

23h • Onsite

About The Position

As our Food Safety & Compliance Manager, you’ll lead and strengthen our food safety culture at Fitzgerald, GA, ensuring products are made the right way—every time. You’ll be the go-to leader for food safety systems, regulatory compliance, audit readiness, and continuous improvement, partnering across Operations, Quality, Sanitation, Maintenance, and Supply Chain to protect consumers and our brands.

Requirements

• Food safety systems knowledge (e.g., HACCP/Preventive Controls, allergen management, sanitation verification, environmental monitoring)
• Regulatory compliance knowledge
• Audit readiness experience
• Training and coaching skills
• Investigation and corrective action management
• Root cause analysis skills
• Documentation and record-keeping skills
• Performance monitoring and KPI analysis
• Cross-functional partnership and influence

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the food industry
• Experience with specific brands like Honey Bunches of Oats™, PEBBLES™, Grape-Nuts™ and Malt-O-Meal™ cereal and Peter Pan™ peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish™, Kibbles 'n Bits™ and 9Lives™ dog and cat food.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the site food safety & compliance programs (e.g., HACCP/Preventive Controls, allergen management, sanitation verification, environmental monitoring), ensuring they are implemented, maintained, and continually improved.
• Overseeing sanitation programming for the facility.
• Lead regulatory and third-party audit readiness by setting standards, conducting internal audits, closing gaps, and coordinating successful external audits and inspections.
• Drive a proactive food safety culture through training, coaching, and clear expectations—making food safety part of how we work every day.
• Manage investigations and corrective actions for nonconformances, complaints, deviations, and food safety events; robust root cause analysis and preventive action effectiveness.
• Partner cross-functionally to influence process changes that reduce risk and improve quality and compliance outcomes.
• Maintain documentation and records to support sanitation, compliance, traceability, and rapid response when needed.
• Monitor performance and trends (KPIs, audit findings, EMP results, sanitation verification, etc.) to prioritize actions and communicate progress to plant leadership.
• Coach and develop others and building capability across the plant.

Benefits

• Big company opportunity with strong resources, scale, and brand recognition
• Small company attitude where you can move, influence, and see results
• Beloved brands and a meaningful purpose
• A culture where you can thrive, do your best work, feel supported, and grow your career
• Highly visible role with direct influence on plant performance, capability, and culture

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed