Senior Analyst, FSQA
About The Position
As the Senior Analyst, Food Safety and Quality Assurance (FSQA), you will be a key member of Chipotle's FSQA team, owning the food safety and quality systems for your assigned category of Prepared Foods (Salsas, Beans, Sofritas, and Sauces). You'll lead product and facility risk assessments, manage product specifications, deeply understand how items are used in our restaurants, enforce cold chain and traceability requirements, maintain supplier compliance documentation, and administer programs covering contaminants monitoring, food fraud prevention, packaging compliance, and other initiatives assigned by FSQA leadership. You may also support adjacent categories by ensuring supplier documentation and program records are current, complete, and easily accessible.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree (BS) in a related field, such as, Food Science, Meat Science, Microbiology, Biochemistry, or Food Systems from a 4-year college or university. This formal education must include substantial emphasis on Food Safety.
- 3 - 5 years of relevant work experience.
- Working knowledge of the food manufacturing industry (production, processing, packaging, distribution, and consumption). Meaningful experience working within the Prepared Foods category is preferred.
- Understanding of experimental design, data analysis, and interpretation of results related to validation studies (food product shelf-life, ingredient functionality, and antimicrobial interventions).
- Working knowledge of GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative) Auditing Schemes, and Certification Bodies.
- Ability to conduct on-site audits at food manufacturing facilities.
- Familiarity and experience with regulatory agencies responsible for governance over your category (FDA, USDA, state/local agencies).
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% (typically travel every other week).
Nice To Haves
- Master's Degree (MS) in disciplines related to Food Science or Food Safety is preferred.
- Experience related to sensory analysis of prepared foods is strongly desired.
Responsibilities
- Conduct hazard analyses and risk assessments for your assigned category.
- Develop and execute proactive strategies to mitigate food safety risk for your category.
- Conduct on-site FSQA audits of new and existing suppliers and facilities to ensure compliance with regulatory and Chipotle requirements.
- Maintain working relationships with each facility's food safety leadership.
- Review experimental design and results related to validation studies--product shelf-life, ingredient functionality, and antimicrobial interventions.
- Work closely with Chipotle FSQA Team and other cross functional (Culinary, Marketing, Supply Chain) stakeholders on all initiatives that may impact your category.
- Manage the day-to-day execution of food safety and quality associated with your category including the monitoring of restaurant feedback, guest feedback, regulatory activity, product removals, Quality Inspection Protocols, and Distribution Center handling of your category.
- Monitor and report Food Safety and Quality Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) associated with your category.
- Conduct investigations, root cause analysis, and hold suppliers/DC accountable to implementing corrective actions associated with real-time monitoring of food quality reports from restaurants and guest feedback.
- Ensure that the FSQA team has the appropriate data and substantiation to support guest-facing nutritional data and claims.
- Extend Prepared Foods FSQA support to additional concepts and markets as needed, ensuring consistent standards and execution.
Benefits
- Chipotle offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k, sick leave, vacation time, and much more.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Food Services and Drinking Places
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
