Job Title: Director of Food
Safety – Grand Rapids, MI
2/12/2010
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Company Overview
Meijer
commitment to innovation has led to continued growth in both the number of
Meijer supercenters and the company's geographic footprint. From the 1960's
when the company had 26 stores and 4,000 team members in Michigan, to the
more than 180 stores and 60,000 team members in five states that make up
today's Meijer, the company continues to do business based on the simple
philosophy that led Hendrik Meijer to start his business in 1934-take care of
your customers, team members and your community.
Did you know?
Meijer is a retail supercenter offering a full Grocery department plus over
40 other departments including Fashion, Automotive, Home Decor, Health and
Beauty Care, Pharmacy, Electronics, Pets and more!
Meijer stores are open 24 hours a day, 364 days a year.
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Job Overview
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Company:
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Meijer
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Location:
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 US-MI-Grand
Rapids
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Base Pay:
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N/A
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Industry:
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Retail
Food
Manufacturing
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Manages Others:
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Yes
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Job Type:
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Retail
QA - Quality Control
Manufacturing
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Req'd Education:
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Not Specified
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Not Specified
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Req'd Travel:
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Up to 50%
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Relocation Covered:
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Not Specified
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Contact:
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Not Available
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Ref ID:
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1000000053
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Job Description
Meijer is a leading Supercenter
located in five states throughout the Midwest, with nearly 200 stores and
almost 60,000 employees. As a multi-billion dollar retailer,
Meijer is ranked as the 18th largest privately held company in the country,
as well as one of the top 30 most reputable companies in the United States
by Forbes Magazine.
As you can tell, Meijer isn't just any company. We are extremely
goal-oriented and customer-focused. We've achieved success after success to
become a respected leader in a highly competitive retail market. We rely on
our people to supply the talent and vision to achieve our goals.
From store leadership to marketing to buyers to finance, the variety of
careers available at Meijer is as interesting and diverse as the people who
fill the positions. While your job responsibilities may differ, the
purposes are all the same: To make Meijer the best retail organization in
the nation.
Currently, Meijer is looking for a Director of Food Safety. The
individual selected for this position will be responsible for serving as
the central driver for all food safety standards throughout the
organization; has primary responsibility for the development and
implementation of food safety and regulatory compliance policies and
procedures for all federal regulated businesses and provides
Leadership and technical support/expertise to manufacturing in conducting
audits and to product development, product innovation and retail
operations.
Key responsibilities include:
- Advising
management on issues related to food safety, crisis prevention and
management and regulatory compliance
- Directing
the development of quality control practices for overall corporate
operations in order to protect the organization from liability and to
promote customer satisfaction
- Establishing
plans to provide quality control training to personnel throughout the
organization
- Establishing
standards for selection of private label vendors and for monitoring
vendor performance in the areas of quality
- Overseeing
the operation of the 3rd Party quality control laboratory
- Working
closely with retail operations, legal and the finance departments to
manage risk and minimize liability expenses
- Overseeing
the relationships with appropriate regulatory bodies
- Identifying
and implementing food safety best practices
- Ensuring
the absolute safety of Own Brand products manufactured at Meijer
facilities
- Reducing
variation and optimizing quality of all Own Brand products
manufactured at Meijer facilities
- Designing,
developing and implementing Safe Quality Foods (SQF) systems for
deployment and sustainment in Meijer Own Brand manufacturing
facilities
- Managing
multiple complex quality assurance projects
- Managing
and directing the financials for the quality assurance function
- Liaison
with Food and Drug Regulatory agencies (i.e., FDA, USDA)
- Staying
current on state, federal and local regulations and developing strategic
thinking relative to legislative efforts
- Identifying
emerging issues related to food safety and working collaboratively
across the organization to ensure safety standards
- Attracting,
developing and maintaining staff to ensure uncompromised quality of
Meijer Own Brand Products produced internally and serving as the
Corporate liaison for other Own Brand products manufactured by others
- Establishing
SQF Certification in collaboration with the Director of Manufacturing
- Building/sustaining
a culture of Food Safety
Job Requirements
- Bachelors
Degree in Food Science or comparable related work experience
- 8-10
years experience in food safety, quality assurance, food and drug
regulations plus operational management leadership experience
- Specialized
Certification Needed: American Society for Quality: Certified
Quality Manager, Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Quality Auditor
- Strong
verbal and written communication skills
- Established
SQF certification in an organization and is a SQF practitioner solving
- Technical
knowledge and experience in Statistical Process Controls and Process
Improvement Programs such as LEAN or Six Sigma
- Extensive
knowledge and experience in managing financials for a department,
driving down cost and increasing quality
- Must
know how to thrive in a fast paced, retail environment
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