Quality Food Safety Manager

Bimbo Bakeries USA•Frederick, MD

1d•$106,600 - $138,600•Onsite

About The Position

Bimbo Bakeries USA (BBU) is the largest baking company in the world, with over 20,000 associates nationwide. We are committed to providing a safe and inclusive work environment that appreciates diversity, promotes development, and allows associates to be their authentic selves. Our Quality Food Safety (QFS) Department Leaders are crucial in maintaining world-class practices, fostering teamwork, developing our people, and serving our customers. They ensure the production of high-quality, food-safe products and support their teams in executing the Operations Excellence Playbook. QFS Department Leaders empower their teams to meet key performance metrics and equip Team Leaders to succeed in their shifts. They cultivate a compelling culture through effective coaching, driving ownership and accountability to achieve results across people, safety, quality, service, and cost.

Requirements

BS degree, in Food Science or related major preferred
5-7 years of Bakery or Food Manufacturing operations management experience inclusive of 3 years in Food Safety, Sanitation, and QA
PCQI, HACCP, Food Defense and GFSI (SQF, BRC, IFS, etc.) Certified
Familiarity with federal and state regulations, 6 sigma, ISO, AIB and GFSI Standards
Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint)

Nice To Haves

A combination of education, training and experience that results in demonstrated competency to perform the work may be substituted

Responsibilities

Promote the quality and food safety mission with the BL and DL through quality and food safety systems.
Oversee the financial health of the QFS department, creating and maintaining annual budgets.
Lead the growth and development of Team Leaders and Associates.
Build a culture that values the person, the community, and always acts with integrity.
Partner with Business Unit leadership, bakery leadership team, and cross-functional teams to identify and implement continuous improvement strategies.
Uphold and promote our E5 Leadership Behaviors: Embrace the Consumer, Ensure Operational Capabilities, Empower and Involve, Engage and Develop, and Expect Ownership and Accountability.
Coach Team Leaders towards an empowered, problem-solving mentality to consistently achieve world-class standards.
Operate with a One Team mentality by supporting Team Leaders in collaborating across departments to solve issues and ensure production is to schedule and shipment to order.
Operate in adherence to the BBU quality and food safety policies/systems.
Set priorities for department and facilitates problem solving processes and teams to identify, implement, and communicate solutions while driving continuous improvement.
Deliver on Key Performance Indicators for People, Quality, Safety, Service, and Cost.
Engage and develop core competencies in Team Leaders and associates through onboarding, training, coaching, and consistent performance feedback.
Achieve all safety goals. Deliver on safety awareness programs in order to eliminate unsafe acts and conditions that contribute to workplace injuries. Comply with workplace standards, company policies and government regulations.
Ensure product quality by identifying, prioritizing, and bringing solutions to focus issues through finished product scoring, bakery data and consumer complaints.
Participate in definition for capital investments.
Equip Team Leaders to serve sales by analyzing data to ensure all production processes are running efficiently and the team is set up for success.
Perform data analysis trending reports and action plans for Quality and Food Safety KPI´s.
Drive programs to reduce or eliminate consumer complaints and food safety incidents.
Participate in investigations to determine and address root causes during special situations, quality failures, regulatory inspections, vendor (ingredient & packaging) related incidents, etc. to assure proper investigation, root cause analysis and resolution.
Utilize tablets and essential applications within the tablets, such as Kleanz, SOMAX, Rever, Shift Guides, Intelex, and more, to keep processes running effectively.
Engage in the compliance, coordination for internal and external audits and certifications.