Senior Manager, Food Safety & Quality Assurance

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• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Generous paid time off (vacation, flex or sick)
• * 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Employee assistance program
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Advertised Compensation:$99,900.00to $

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 andmaintainsa 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 bydemonstratingknowledge, 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’ suppliersregardingnext steps to make improvements

Supports with follow up on product recalls or withdrawals

Developsandmaintainseffective collaborative working relationship with Supply Chain and Operationsmanagement teams to assure food safety complianceandreduce potential company liability and risk

Activelyparticipatesin 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 exceed6years:

In a leadership role:
Requires 2 years of experiencepartnering with senior - level operation steam membersengaged in executing Food Safety & Quality Assurance programs

In a technical role:
Requires6years of experience engaged in delivering Food Safety & Quality Assurance programs

A bachelor’s degree in a program related to the functional area can count for2of thesix-year requirement

An MBA or a master’s level degree in a program related to the functional area can count for anadditional2 years of thesix-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 technicalexpertisein 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

Demonstrated history ofanticipatingand balancing the needs of the business with the needs of complex stakeholders, the employeepopulationand individual circumstances

Demonstrated historyofcreating andmaintainingpositive work environmentsthroughcoaching, developing, and leading teamsto achieve common goals

Demonstrated experienceexhibitingacontinuous improvement mindset with the ability tooptimizework 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

Avolta, including Dufry, HMSHost Corporation, Hudson, and affiliates (“the Company”), is an equal opportunity employer. It is the Company’s policy to ensure equal employment opportunity in all aspects of employment and to comply with anti-discrimination laws and regulations. The Company prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal opportunities to applicants and team members without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, age, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions and lactation), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, national origin, disability, military service and veteran status, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances (referred to as “protected characteristics”).