Food Safety Area Manager

JOB SUMMARY

The Food Safety Area Manager is responsible for implementing and enforcing QSI’s Food Safety programs in his or her assigned plants. This individual is the point of contact for the operations management teams in his or her area and must monitor all Food Safety metrics. Duties of this position include conducting routine service visits and Food Safety Audits, delivering Food Safety Training, gathering data and compiling reports, attending customer business reviews, and providing third party audit support to QSI Clients.

Required: High School Diploma and equivalent years of demonstrated experience in a manufacturing or production related field.

Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in microbiology, food safety, agricultural science or related field.

Required: 2 years of documented, successful working experience in a manufacturing or other production related field.

Preferred: 5+ years of experience in a management role in a manufacturing environment or 1+ years of experience in a Quality Assurance Specialist or Technician role in a Food Manufacturing Environment.

• Provide periodic technical Food Safety training in areas such as:
  Steps to Sanitary Restoration, Chemical Usage, Documentation & Corrective Actions, GMP’s and any client specific regulations.
• Monitor QSI’s Food Safety SharePoint website to ensure all operations teams in assigned area are inputting metrics data in a timely and accurate manner.
• Conduct routine service visits with assigned sites to monitor Food Safety KPIs (Deviations, NRs, Micros) and performance.
• Conduct quarterly Food Safety audits at each facility evaluating the overall sanitation process, Food Safety documentation, and other reporting information.
• Ensure Food Safety Documentation for each plant is audit ready for audits such as BRC, SQF, YUM, and FSA.
• Work closely with sites’ QS and USDA personnel to establish strong working relationships.
• Prepare, organize and lead regularly planned Periodic Business Review meetings with QSI management and client management personnel.
• Prepare weekly reports such as Service Visit Logs, Audit Tracking, & Plant Summaries.
• Other projects and duties as necessary.

• Must be willing to travel extensively.
• Must be willing to work all shifts including nights, weekends and holidays.
• Must be willing to work in all environmental conditions that exist in food processing plants (hot, cold, loud and wet).
• Maintain a professional appearance and demeanor and represent the company in a professional manner to our customers, prospective customers, managers and employees.
• Must be able to work effectively with all levels of the organization, including client personnel, government officials, QSI management, supervisory and entry‑level hourly employees.
• Must be dependable, competent and willing to follow up on assigned tasks.
• Must have and maintain strong organizational skills and have the ability to multi‑task.
• Must insist upon the safe work practices of all company employees assigned to their supervision.
• Must be computer literate with experience in Microsoft Office products including SharePoint.
• Must have excellent communication skills with the ability to instruct and/or communicate with individuals and/or groups of people including subordinate employees, peers, managers, customers and government officials.
• Must be willing to be involved with all aspects of QSI operations.
• Must be open and approachable with a willingness and desire to communicate with customers, Company executives and employees.