The Vice President of Quality and Food Safety is responsible for developing and leading the strategy and implementation for all aspects of the Ventura Foods, Quality and Foods Safety initiatives so that the policies and systems are relevant to Ventura Foods and maintain a progressive approach for quality and food safety. This role will lead Ventura Foods Quality Assurance teams which encompasses 15 US Plants, 1 Canadian plant and 6 copackers. This role will manage all aspects of communication, execution, and training for adherence to the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), as well as USDA, other domestics and foreign regulatory agencies, and key customer accounts. This role will also coordinate projects and training support to the Operations teams and be a liaison with company functional groups of Manufacturing, R&D, HS&E, Sales, Marketing, HR, Procurement, the Executive Leadership Team, and key customer accounts. The Vice President will also be the point person and liaison for communication to regulatory agencies to ensure responsiveness and timeliness of programs as it relates to food laws. They will also play a key role in leading any Quality and Food/Safety related disputes with our key customers.