Job Title: Quality & Food Safety Manager

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Lead the Quality Support Team by building and managing an effective team for Shared Services.
• Supervise corporate quality staff to ensure timely completion and reporting of quality activities.
• Develop and maintain the supplier assessment program across companies.
• Conduct supplier audits to ensure compliance with SOPs, SSOPs, formulas, government compliance procedures, recall procedures, HACCP/Food Safety Plans, and similar programs.
• Manage supplier nonconforming materials and corrective actions, including trending reports and follow-ups on supplier corrective actions (SCARs).
• Collaborate with Directors of Quality & Food Safety and Regulatory Affairs to support central quality needs at manufacturing sites and businesses.
• Assist with troubleshooting plant-related quality or regulatory issues as needed.
• Coordinate supplier quality assurance projects with internal departments and customers.
• Support special QA/RA projects as needed.
• Help QA/RA teams address customer and sales staff questions related to product quality and food safety.
• Crosstrain on QA/RA systems and provide training to personnel across the business in specific areas of expertise.
• Promote and enforce a committed team environment through empowerment and positive reinforcement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in animal or food science, food technology, chemistry, or microbiology required. Higher education preferred.
• 5 years' experience in auditing GMPs, HACCP, and Food Safety programs/audits within the food or feed industry.
• 3+ years of management experience
• Strong food safety knowledge with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Work Environment

The role requires knowledge of food technology, microbiology, and chemistry sufficient to fulfill the needs of this position. An overall knowledge of quality assurance management procedures, HACCP, FSMA, and GFSI is essential. The ability to work effectively cross-functionally in a professional manner and to work with minimal supervision while executing job expectations timely is required. Effective communication with plant personnel, raw material suppliers, sales staff, customer service personnel, and the QA/RA team is crucial. The ability to manage and motivate direct reports positively and productively is also important. Excellent analytical and organizational skills are necessary, along with the ability to work independently on projects and as a team member. The role requires up to 30% travel time, within the US visiting plants and supplier plants, with potential international travel to facilities across the globe. Typical office hours are 8 am to 5 pm. The position involves overseeing the Central Quality and Food Safety Team, consisting of a team lead, two Food Safety Specialists, and a contractor. The role is based onsite at the headquarters, reporting to the VP. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401K employer match program, paid holidays, PTO, and volunteer time off.