Senior Manager, Food Safety & Quality Assurance

With a career at HMSHost, you really benefit! We Offer

* Health, dental and vision insurance

* Generous paid time off (vacation, flex or sick)

* * 401(k) retirement plan with company match

* * Company paid life insurance

* * Tuition reimbursement

* Employee assistance program

* Training and exciting career growth opportunities

* Referral program - refer a friend and earn a bonus

* Benefits may vary by position so ask your recruiter for details.

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Location:

Corp Commercial Operations

Advertised Compensation: $99,900.00 to $

Purpose:

The Senior Manager, Food Safety & Quality Assurance (FS & QA), Commissary Regulations & Supplier Onboarding is responsible for managing commissary food safety plans and FDA registrations and for ensuring the safety of food and beverage suppliers contracted by Avolta North America.

Essential Functions:

* Creates and maintains a database of commissary operations to include commissary contacts, site specific scope of production, Food Safety Plans, and FDA Registration numbers

* Ensures each supplier is vetted and annually recertified for appropriate food safety audits, practices, and registrations as required by Avolta and regulatory authorities

* Create job aids and SOPs to ensure compliance with regulations; provides FSMA training and annual refresher training to management and commissary staff

* Champions a positive food safety culture, helping Operations achieve active managerial control by demonstrating knowledge, with a focus on brand protection through education and collaboration

* Reviews supplier audits to ensure compliance for sanitation, GMP's, food security and defense and coaches' suppliers regarding next steps to make improvements

* Supports with follow up on product recalls or withdrawals

* Develops and maintains effective collaborative working relationship with Supply Chain and Operations management teams to assure food safety compliance and reduce potential company liability and risk

* Actively participates in industry events and technical associations such as the National Restaurant Association (NRA) FS-QA group and the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), Conference for Food Protection (CFP)

Reporting Relationship:
This position reports to the Director of Food Safety & Quality Assurance, Regulatory & Supplier Onboarding

Minimum Qualifications , Knowledge, Skills, and Work Environment:

* Education and Experience:

The combination of education and professional experience must exceed 6 years:

* In a leadership role:
Requires 2 years of experience partnering with senior-level operations team members engaged in executing Food Safety & Quality Assurance programs

* In a technical role:
Requires 6 years of experience engaged in delivering Food Safety & Quality Assurance programs

* A bachelor's degree in a program related to the functional area can count for 2 of the six-year requirement

* An MBA or a master's level degree in a program related to the functional area can count for an additional 2 years of the six-year requirement

* In the industry: 3-5 years of Hospitality/ F&B experience

* Serv Safe Food Safety Certification required

* CP-FS (Certified Professional Food Safety) preferred

* Specialized Training:

* Training that leads to technical expertise in FDA Model Food Code, FSMA, Code of Federal Regulations, General Microbiology, Public Health

* Training that leads to an in-depth knowledge of legal and regulatory ramifications of the food safety area

* Specialized Skillset/Competencies/Traits

* Demonstrated history of anticipating and balancing the needs of the business with the needs of complex stakeholders, the employee population and individual circumstances

* Demonstrated history of creating and maintaining positive work environments through coaching, developing, and leading teams to achieve common goals

* Demonstrated experience exhibiting a continuous improvement mindset with the ability to optimize work processes and achieve positive results

* Location/Travel:

* This position is based at the F&B Center of Excellence in Bethesda, MD

* Requires up to 25% travel to airport locations

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