Quality Food Safety Manager

Bimbo Bakeries USA•Gastonia, NC

6d•$94,300 - $122,600•Onsite

About The Position

Bimbo Bakeries USA is the largest baking company in the world, with over 20,000 associates nationwide. They offer a safe and inclusive work environment that appreciates diversity, promotes development, and allows associates to be their authentic selves. This role provides leadership to the bakery’s Quality Food Safety department, coaching and developing front-line associates to foster a culture of safety, inclusion, engagement, and accountability. The position also promotes a culture of Food Safety among all bakery associates through education and policy enforcement, ensuring customers receive the highest quality product in a food-safe environment. The manager will oversee Quality, Food Safety, and Sanitation programs, evaluating compliance through audits, inspections, and risk assessments, and ensuring corrective actions are taken for non-conformances. They will also ensure proper document control and lead third-party audits such as SQF and AIB, driving continuous improvement through the practice of LEAN tools and 5S.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science or related scientific major required.
5-7 years of experience leading Quality/Food Safety/Sanitation teams in a high-speed food production environment.
Leadership skills with a focus on associate development and accountability.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work within cross-functional teams.
Computer proficiency including MS Office products.

Nice To Haves

GFSI (SQF, BRC, FSSC 22000, IFS, etc), PCQI, Food Defense and HACCP certifications strongly preferred.
Experience with 5S and LEAN tools highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides leadership to the bakery’s Quality Food Safety department through coaching and development of front-line associates, driving a culture of safety, inclusion, engagement and accountability.
Promotes a culture of Food Safety among all bakery associates through education and policy enforcement along with fellow department leaders.
Ensures that our customer’s receive the highest quality product in a food safe environment.
Provides oversight of Quality, Food Safety and Sanitation programs and evaluates for compliance through regular audits, inspections and risk assessments, ensuring that Corrective Actions are performed for any non-conformance.
Ensures proper document control for all documentation within the bakery.
Leads all third-party audits including SQF (Safe Quality Foods) and AIB (American Institute of Baking).
Drives continuous improvement by ensuring that LEAN tools and 5S are practiced.