Responsible for managing quality and food safety programs, personnel, and budgets in alignment with company goals, ensuring full compliance with regulatory, customer, and third-party standards.
Key Responsibilities:
• Ensure compliance with FDA, state health departments, USDC, HACCP, and third-party requirements.
• Lead audits and inspections by customers, GFSI, regulatory, and sustainability bodies.
• Develop and execute continuous improvement initiatives to exceed quality and regulatory standards.
• Oversee vendor compliance to meet company and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure compliant, efficient processing and distribution.
• Manage and analyze the consumer complaint database to drive improvements.
• Maintain and update HACCP, SSOP, SOP, EMP, and GMP programs based on current regulations and science.
• Lead corrective actions for regulatory findings, consumer complaints, and food safety issues.
• Provide KPI and trend analysis reports to support company performance goals.
• Manage the sanitation program, including the Master Sanitation Schedule.
• Manage a team of skilled technical staff.
• Provide constructive and timely performance feedback to direct reports.
• Perform additional related duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
• Familiarity with quality assurance and food safety standards, including GFSI schemes such as BRCG and SQF.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in diverse teams and influence cross-functional groups.
• Detail-oriented with strong time management, punctuality, and multitasking abilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; Spanish proficiency is a plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, Publisher, and PowerPoint.