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Each and every day, Sara Lee (NYSE: SLE) delights
millions of consumers and customers around the world. The company has
one of the world's best-loved and leading portfolios with its innovative
and trusted food, beverage, household and body care brands, including Ambi Pur, Ball
Park, Douwe Egberts,
Hillshire Farm, Jimmy Dean, Kiwi, Sanex,
Sara Lee, and Senseo.
Collectively, these brands generate more than $13 billion in annual net
sales covering approximately 200 countries. The Sara Lee community
consists of 44,000 employees worldwide.
Position Summary:
This position will lead Food Safety and Quality
programs at the Roseville, MN
& Fergus Falls, MN fresh bakery facility's.
This includes leading implementation and on-going program
management/oversight of Safe Quality Foods (SQF) Certification, compliance
to Sara Lee corporate Quality Assurance / Food Safety requirements and
other related initiatives.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Lead integration of the current quality
assurance and food safety processes into one integrated process.
This includes HACCP system, regulatory audits, quality systems review
process (QSR), standard operating procedures (SOP’s),
incoming ingredient inspections, product scoring, food safety audits,
field complaints, standardized work instructions.
- Develop and execute SQF plans to
achieve/maintain SQF Level 3 Certification at the facility(s) and to
meet all Sara Lee Corporation requirements related to quality and food
safety programs.
- Oversee plant(s) compliance and interactions
with SQF Certification Body.
- Assure facility(s) meets all requirements
related to SQF Trademark use.
- Develop and maintain systems to assure
compliance to all SQF 2000 System requirements including Commitment,
Document Control and Records, Specifications, Attaining Food Safety,
Verification, Product Identification Trace and Recall, Incident
Management, Food Safety Fundamentals — Building and Equipment Design
and Construction, and Food Safety Fundamentals — Pre-requisite
Programs.
- Maintain all registries as required by SQF.
- Manage finished product evaluation system and
provide leadership to drive improvements in key customer/consumer
Quality attributes.
- Train and maintain all training records for
critical food safety and quality requirements. Document and
maintain training registry for all employees at the manufacturing
site(s).
- Oversee monitoring, verification, and
validation activities to ensure that all products leaving the
facility(s) meet Sara Lee Food Safety and Quality standards.
- Provide guidance and leadership in situations
where deviations have occurred or a potential risk has been identified
related to food safety and/or quality attributes.
- Reassess SQF plan(s) when ever there is a
change to program, process, procedure, ingredient, equipment, industry
philosophy, technology, etc.
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- Bachelor’s degree in Food Safety,
Microbiology, Chemistry, Food Science, or other science related field.
- 6+ years of progressive food processing
experience, with at least 4 years in a management capacity within a
manufacturing environment under HACCP, USDA and/or FDA.
- 3+ years facilitating food safety/quality
related training events.
- Demonstrate leadership in the areas of food
safety, plant regulatory and Quality Assurance.
- Previous experience with Safe Quality Foods
or SQF Expert Practitioner is a plus.
- HACCP Certification from a nationally /
internationally recognized and accredited HACCP training firm
- Possess a thorough understanding of FDA
and/or USDA inspected manufacturing facilities
- Comprehensive experience with FDA and/or USDA
Rules and Regulations
- Must have strong organizational, leadership
and communication skills
- Ability to analyze processes for Biological,
Chemical, and Physical hazards with a thorough understanding of the
science and support behind each type of hazard and each step within a
production process
- Able to work with cross functional
departments within the organization
- Good problem solving and corrective
action/resolution skills
- Strong computer skills with experience using
Word, Excel, Access, Power Point. SAP experience is a plus.
- Travel required - this position may support
multiple facilities within a geographic region.
An Equal Opportunity
/ Affirmative Action Employer
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