Food Safety Manager
About The Position
Adams Group is a fifth-generation, family-owned specialty food company with over 110 years of history, focused on providing high-quality specialty grains, oils, and seeds. They are committed to quality, sustainability, and integrity, combining agricultural expertise with innovation. The company offers more than just careers; they provide opportunities to be part of something meaningful, nourishing lives and communities across generations. Adams Group operates on core values of Quality, Doing the right thing, Building relationships for shared success, Adapting to change, and Leaving the world better than found. Their Food Safety Policy emphasizes adherence to industry and regulatory standards, with all employees trained and accountable for food safety, empowered to act on issues.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Microbiology, Food Safety, or related field.
- 5+ years experience in food production, especially in infant or early nutrition spaces.
- Experience managing 1+ direct reports.
- Proficient in food safety documentation and electronic quality management systems.
- Strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with refined oils, expeller pressing, degumming, deodorization, and grain milling or storage is a plus.
- Project Management certification or training preferred.
- HACCP, PCQI, IAQI, FSVP, RCA or CAPA, GFSI, Internal Auditor certifications preferred.
Responsibilities
- Leading the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the food safety and regulatory compliance programs.
- Ensuring the facility maintains a robust food safety system in line with all applicable regulatory and certification standards (FDA, FSMA, FGIS/USDA, GFSI, etc.).
- Collaborating with Quality Director, Food Safety Director, and Site Quality Manager and SQF Practitioners to continuously improve holistic Food Safety Management programs.
- Partnering with operations, supply chain, sales, and other departments to integrate food safety into culture and work procedures.
- Reviewing, maintaining, and improving each site’s hybrid HACCP/Food Safety Plan including prerequisite programs.
- Leading the site’s audit readiness programs, including third-party audits (GFSI, FDA, CDFA etc.) and customer inspections.
- Ensuring proper implementation of allergen control, CAPA, sanitation, foreign material control, pest control, environmental monitoring, employee hygiene and verification and validation programs.
- Conducting hazard analyses, identifying Preventive Controls and Critical Control Points, and validating control measures.
- Managing corrective actions and root cause analysis for food safety deviations and customer complaints related to food safety.
- Conducting risk assessments and root cause analyses to identify and correct food safety issues.
- Delivering training and coaching to staff on GMPs, sanitation, HACCP, food safety awareness, and other programs or topics as per the employee training program’s Regulatory and GFSI requirements.
- Maintaining and reporting KPIs for New Hire and employee refresher training.
- Staying current with changes in regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
- Leading the Food Safety Team and ensuring regular review and updates to the Food Safety Plan.
- Acting as a key partner with other departments to support cross-functional initiatives, resolve food safety challenges, and drive continuous improvement across the facility.
- Collaborating with R&D, Operations, and Quality teams to support continuous improvement and new product development from a food safety standpoint.
- Managing customer-facing Food Safety documentation and informational packets.
- Serving as the first point of contact for food safety incidents (often in collaboration with Site Quality Manager).
- Investigating and real-time problem-solving incidents & losses both independently and in collaboration with other departments.
- Monthly review of incidents, analyzing trends, and compiling findings for publication to management, operations, and sales team members.
- Promptly informing management of known or anticipated problems.
- Exercising tact and discretion in interpersonal contacts and respecting confidentiality.
Benefits
- Competitive salary range
- Full-time employment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
