Director of Corporate Food Safety - Grand Rapids,
MI
salary:
$120k-$138K + 20% bonus
Grand Rapids, MI
Job Description:
- Serve
as central driver for all food safety standards; primary
responsibility for development and implementation of food safety and
regulatory compliance policies and procedures for all Federal
regulated businesses
- Provide
leadership and technical support to manufacturing in conducting audits
and to product development, product innovation and retail operations
- Advise
management on issues related to food safety, crisis prevention and
management/regulatory compliance
- Direct
development of QC practices for overall corporate operations to protect
the organization from liability and to promote customer satisfaction
- Establish
standards for selection of private label vendors and for monitoring
vendor performance in areas of quality
- Oversee
operation of third party quality control laboratory; Reduce variation
and optimize quality of private label products
- Work
with retail operations, legal and finance to manage risk and minimize
liability expenses
- Oversee
relationships with appropriate regulatory bodies; Identify and
implement food safety best practices
- Ensure
absolute safety of private label products manufactured at company
facilities
- Design,
develop and implement SQF systems for deployment and sustainment in
company private label manufacturing facilities
- Manage
multiple complex QA products; manage and direct financials for QA
function
- Liaison
with food and drug regulatory agencies (FDA, USDA, etc.)
- Remain
current on state, federal and local regulations and develop strategic
thinking relative to legislative efforts
- Identify
emerging issues related to food safety and work collaboratively across
the organization to ensure safety standards
- Attract,
develop and maintain staff to ensure uncompromised quality of company
private label products produced internally
- Establish
SQF Certification in collaboration with the Director of Manufacturing
Qualifications:
- BS
- Food Science or related discipline
- 8-10
years food safety, QA, food and drug regulations and operational
management leadership experience
- Certification
needed: American Society for Quality; Certified Quality Manager,
Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Quality Auditor
- Prior
experience establishing an SQF certification in an organization and is
also an SQF practitioner
- Technical
knowledge and experience in statistical process controls and process
improvement programs (LEAN or Six Sigma)
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