Senior Manager Food Safety and Quality

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Senior Manager Food Safety and Quality. SFC Global Supply Chain, Inc., a subsidiary of Schwan's seeks a Senior Manager Food Safety and Quality in Salina, Kansas. Responsible for managing the Food Safety and Quality (FSQ) and Sanitation or co-pack functions for a large manufacturing facility, ensuring compliance to the Company's food safety and quality objectives. Direct activities in a Schwan's manufacturing facility or with suppliers and co-packers to ensure compliance in accordance with USDA (US Dept of Ag), SSOP (Standard Sanitation Operating Procedures), HACCP (Hazardous Analysis Critical Control Points), Preventive Controls (FSMA compliance), FDA (Food & Drug Administration), and overall good manufacturing practices. Serve as Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) coordinator and Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) for the facility. Also serve as the on-site recall coordinator. Assure execution of daily product cuttings, specification approval, and SPC program execution. Serve as key contact with regulatory agency personnel (FSIS, FDA, Military, State). Lead resolution and remediation, utilizing plant and Corporate resources, of regulatory issues and requests. Lead resolution and remediation, utilizing plant and Corporate resources, of customer, food safety, and product quality issues and requests. Maintain strong working relationship with appropriate personnel in each Schwan Business Unit and provide support and maintain involvement with follow-up regarding quality and/or food safety issues noted by customers. Responsible for the food safety of all products and processes (i.e. Hold management program, Corrective Action program, facility audits). Maintain identity preserved products. Responsible for specification compliance on ingredients, packaging and finished goods. Responsible for maintenance of FSQ Documentation SharePoint site for facility. Coordinate annual employee training programs for Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's), HACCP, and other food safety/quality issues as necessary. Coordinate preparation for and corrective follow-up actions for third party facility/program inspections. Direct, train and develop subordinates. Develop and implement food safety, regulatory, and quality strategic plan for site in concert with corporate strategic plan. Identify areas of need to drive greatest improvement in food safety, quality, and product consistency for the facility providing positive impact to plant driven metrics. Able to utilize and critically evaluate data from a variety of sources to identify root cause and lead teams towards resolution. Partner with FSQ Manager and key stakeholders to maintain active work on prioritized list of projects focused on improving product quality, consistency, food safety and regulatory compliance, with regular updates on progress. Effectively lead projects to completion in timely manner with demonstrated results. Understand internal and external food safety and quality processes and report to facility leadership on quality issues, trends and opportunities with the purpose of driving continuous improvement. Apply continuous improvement tools (SPC, Lean, Six Sigma, etc.) in problem solving, data analysis, and implementation of process improvements to drive product consistency and reduce product defects (consumer complaints, foreign material, amount of held product, etc.) Design and implement methods for process control, process improvement, testing and inspection. Plan and conduct the analysis, inspection, design, test and/or integration of processes to assure the quality of ingredients, packaging, work in progress (WIP) or finished product. Actively lead and support continuous improvement activities and projects, deliver improved product consistency, and increase efficiency to impact the broader company and the FSQ team. Other duties as assigned. Must have proof of legal authority to work in the U.S. Requirements - Education: (A) Master's degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Microbiology, Chemistry, Food Science, Food Safety and Technology, Food Process Engineering or a closely related field; OR (B) Alternatively, a Bachelor's degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Microbiology, Chemistry, Food Science, Food Safety and Technology, Food Process Engineering or a closely related field. Experience: For candidates with a qualifying Master's degree - three years of experience as a Food Safety Quality (FSQ) Manager, Senior Food Safety and Quality Scientist, Regional FSQ Manager, FSQ Supervisor, Quality Assurance Supervisor, Corporate Quality Regional Manager, or other similar Food Safety and Quality supervisor or managerial positions for a facility or facilities or corporate manufacturing food, including ready to eat food(s), subject to USDA or FDA inspection with at least one year in a Regional FSQ Manager, Senior Food Safety and Quality Scientist, Corporate Quality Regional Manager or similar senior level FSQ management position for a food manufacturer or maker. All experience can be gained in the same 3 year period. Alternatively, for candidates with a qualifying Bachelor's degree - five years of experience as FSQ Manager, Regional FSQ Manager, FSQ Supervisor, Quality Assurance Supervisor, Corporate Quality Regional Manager, or other similar Food Safety and Qualitysupervisor or managerial positions for a facility or facilities or corporate manufacturing food, including ready to eat food(s), subject to USDA or FDA inspection with at least one year in a Regional FSQ Manager, Senior Food Safety and Quality Scientist, Corporate Quality Regional Manager or similar senior level FSQ management position for a food manufacturer or maker. All experience can be gained in the same 5 year period. Infrequent travel to other facilities in the U.S. - less than 10%. Interested candidates should apply on-line at www.schwansjobs.com . This position is for full-time employment by SFC Global Supply Chain, Inc. for employment in Salina, Kansas. EOE.

Job Type: Full-time Business Unit: Req #: 24-2113

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