Food Safety & Quality Manager - Atlanta

Hormel Foods•Tucker, GA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Food Safety & Quality (FSQ) Manager – Atlanta Plant (Tucker, GA) Hormel Foods Corporation To save time applying, Hormel Foods does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas for this position at this time. ABOUT HORMEL FOODS — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minnesota, is a global branded food company with approximately $12 billion in annual revenue across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands include Planters®, Skippy ® , SPAM ® , Hormel ® Natural Choice ® , Applegate ® , Justin’s ® , Wholly ® , Hormel ® Black Label ® , Columbus ® , Jennie-O® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named one of the best companies to work for by U.S. News & World Report, one of America’s most responsible companies by Newsweek, recognized by TIME magazine as one of the World’s Best Companies, and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. The company lives by its purpose statement — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ — to bring some of the world’s most trusted and iconic brands to tables across the globe. For more information, visit www.hormelfoods.com .

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in a related field.
3+ years of hands-on plant experience
Working knowledge of food safety ad QA programs
Knowledge of GMPs, FDA, Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), and SOP requirements
PCQI and/or SQF Practitioner Certification
Strong leadership skills or supervisory experience
Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and project management skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Must be a Citizen or National of the United States, a lawful, permanent resident, or have authorization to work in the United States.
Applicants must not now, or in the future, require sponsorship for an employment visa.

Nice To Haves

Continuous Improvement experience, i.e. Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, etc

Responsibilities

Monitors, maintains, and oversees Statistical Process Control (SPC), Food Safety Plans and FDA programs.
Responsible for food safety and quality of finished products
Provides leadership in the development, training, and validation of all quality systems, including all aspects of food safety, food quality and sanitation
Mentors, trains, and develops FSQ personnel
Ensures plant compliance with regulatory, corporate and customer requirements
Works with regulatory agencies for site inspections
Communicates with the appropriate operations personnel to resolve day-to-day problems.
Assures the proper handling of products and services when not meeting company and regulatory requirements.
Monitors the departmental and plant-wide goals to improve quality, maximize efficiencies, and minimize costs.
Leads and implements continuous improvement activities and projects.
Leads customer and third-party audits, including annual GFSI compliant audit.