Food Safety Manager

Food Safety Manager (Direct Hire) 

Lake Geneva, WI (25% travel)

Job Requisition: 7600

Annual Salary Range: $110,000 - $150,000 plus discretionary bonus.  Individual salaries are based on education, geographic location, and alignment to the market data.

SUMMARY:

The key responsibilities of a Food Safety Manager are to ensure that the business complies with all relevant food safety standards and codes, keeping the food safety program up-to-date, ensuring all staff know how and when to manage records and performing checks on the business for any breaches of food safety.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Under direction of the VP of Manufacturing and Plant Manager, oversee all aspects of the Food Safety programs.
• Manage HACCP / HARPC programs to be compliant to FSMA standards and expectations.
  • Complete special projects as assigned by the VP of Manufacturing and Plant Manager.
  • Food safety initiatives with UW-Madison
  • Streamline food safety programs between the facilities, specifically:
    • SQF documentation 
    • Food Safety Plans
    • Key service providers
    • The onboarding of the Jefferson facility 
    • SQF certification bodies
    • Usage and topics of the Alchemy Training System
    • Promote Food Safety Culture events and training
    • Advance New Hire training and competencies
• Provide food safety guidance, training and advice to multiple plants
• Upon request, provide food safety guidance to the Quality Manager.
• Assist plant management in overseeing compliance to corporate quality procedures, regulatory programs, GMPs, food security, traceability, recall, revising procedures as necessary. 
• Certified SQF practitioner, Preventive Controls Qualified Individual, and HACCP Coordinator
• Responsible for development and maintenance of Food Safety Plans
• Verify and validate the effectiveness of internal food safety programs and preventive controls.
• Communicate with suppliers when a food safety issue arises.
• Develop and communicate plant-wide and corporate-wide food safety policy. 
• Primary contact for FDA, WDA, AIB, SQF and customer audits.
• Ensure compliance to GFCO, Non-GMO Project and Vegan certifications.
• Investigate and respond to consumer complaints, consumer inquiries and customer questionnaires in coordination with KSU Consumer Services Department and KC’s Foreign Sales Department.
• Demonstrate practical knowledge of all applicable food safety and quality management systems
• Develop, implement and maintain food safety programs such as SQF 
• Responsible to oversee and/or inspect non-conforming ingredient and packaging, conduct environmental swabbing, review foreign material findings, investigate pest control issues or any other non-compliances to established food safety programs and determine root cause when problems arise.
• Manage Incident Reports to drive effective and complete Corrective Actions 
• Manage the Incident Investigation Team.
• Work closely with Maintenance before and after equipment installation / repair to ensure that product has not been compromised in the process
• Provide technical assistance to Marketing and Planning
• Assist FSD by providing food safety documentation for international customers
• Assist KSU in providing food safety documentation for domestic customers
• Provides quarterly food safety awareness training to all personnel
• Promote activities and awareness training to strengthen our Food Safety Culture
• Provides basic food safety training to contractors, and other contract service providers
• Member of the Food Defense Team.
• Certified Food Defense Coordinator
• Oversees our internal inspection program for Food Safety, trains and works with internal auditors to enhance inspection / auditing skills. 
• Leader of the Food Safety core and departmental teams.
• Leader of the Recall Advisory Committee.
• Backup person for the QC Manager
• Responsible to manage the work assignments and training of food safety staff members to ensure conduct consistent with company policies and procedures, regulatory compliance and food safety programs  
• Facilitate daily Operations Meeting

EDUCATION & TRAINING:

• Bachelor’s Degree in the field of Food Science, Microbiology, Biology, Agriculture, and/or Life Science or equivalent to a four-year university or technical school.  
• Credential experience/training in food-related industry (i.e. SQF certified)
• 5 + years of transferrable Food Safety Management experience
• Willingness to travel 25%

BENEFITS:

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• FSA / HSA
• Tuition reimbursement
• Health club reimbursement
• 401K
• 12 paid holidays