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The Senior Food Safety Manager / Continuous Improvement drives the evolution of our food safety systems across multiple facilities. This role will focus on verification and validation of food safety programs, regulatory compliance, sanitary transportation, training, internal auditing, and continuous improvement initiatives. The Senior Food Safety Manager will be a proactive leader with expertise in food safety regulations, industry best practices, and risk mitigation strategies.
Benefits
Our employees enjoy a generous package of benefits that we are thrilled to provide, and feel is part of what makes us different as an employer. We value our team members, and this is one way we can show it.
Benefits include:
-PTO, holiday pay and holiday of choice
-401(k) match
-Life insurance
-Short-term disability
-Health, dental and vision insurance
-Maternity/paternity leave
-Health savings account (HSA)
-Flex spending accounts (FSA) – health and dependent
Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to
- Oversee and continuously improve food safety programs across multiple sites, ensuring compliance with FDA, USDA, GFSI, State, and Local regulations
- Lead verification and validation activities for food safety programs, including HACCP and Preventive Controls
- Partner with Logistics to support compliance with FSMA Sanitary Transportation
- Monitor and interpret emerging legislative changes, ensuring timely updates to company policies and procedures
- Conduct internal audits to assess compliance, identify gaps, and implement corrective actions
- Partner with R&D to evaluate food safety risks associated with new ingredients, suppliers, and finished meal innovations
- Develop and deliver food safety training programs to employees at all levels, fostering a culture of food safety excellence
- Champion food safety culture initiatives, engaging leadership and frontline employees in continuous improvement efforts
- Serve as a subject matter expert and resource for site-level food safety teams
- Coordinate change management processes, ensuring seamless integration of new policies, procedures, and product formulations
- Assist in the implementation and improvement of Quality Management Systems (ETQ)
- Work cross-functionally with operations, procurement, and supply chain to enhance food safety initiatives
- Trend food safety data to identify patterns, risks, and opportunities for improvement
- Develop and lead continuous improvement projects to enhance food safety and quality performance
- Utilize root cause analysis and risk assessments to implement proactive corrective and preventive actions
Required Skills and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Microbiology, or a related field
- 5+ years’ experience in food safety, quality assurance, or regulatory compliance in a multi-site corporate role
- Strong knowledge of FDA, USDA, FSMA, HACCP, Preventive Controls, and GFSI standards
- Proven experience in food safety program verification, validation, and internal auditing
- Excellent communication, training, and leadership skills to drive food safety culture
- Ability to analyze and interpret food safety data, identifying trends and areas for improvement
- Willingness to travel as needed to support facilities and audits
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Advanced degree
- SQF
Physical Requirements
- Regularly required to use hands to feel, grab, or operate objects, tools, and controls while reaching with hands and arms
- Frequently required to stand, communicate, and listen
- Occasionally required to walk, stoop, kneel or crouch
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
- Visual perception to perform job including peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
- Able to perform repetitive movements
- Able to work in variable temperatures (cold/hot)
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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