Senior Manager, Food Safety

We’re looking for motivated, engaged people to help make everyone’s journeys better.

Responsible for assuring Quality, Environment, Health and Safety (QEH&S) compliance in assigned business unit and associated operations. Actively lead improvements and implement risk mitigation solutions for business operating units. Manage regulatory and internal requirement changes for immediate and flawless adaptation in operations. This individual will work collaboratively with business units and with QEHS team members within the region to drive gategroup’s compliance strategy and plans to achieve world-class/zero incident QEH&S performance.

This position will report directly to the Director, Regional Operations Compliance.

Salary Range: $110,000 - $125,000

• Paid time off
• 401k, with company match
• Company sponsored life insurance
• Voluntary short-term/long-term disability insurance
• Voluntary life, accident, and hospital plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discounts
• Free hot healthy meals for unit operations roles

• Provides leadership and development for hub unit QFS (Quality and Food Safety) & HSSE (Health, Safety, Security, and Environment) team members, through teaching and coaching.
• Drives successful attainment of regional QFS & HSSE goals, objectives and targets at the unit level.
• Liaises with support functions such as Human Resources and Customer Service to evaluate and reduce potential risks.
• Provides operating unit technical support in the areas of quality, food safety, occupational safety and health, chemical safety, waste management, waste water and storm water pollution prevention, air quality and environmental annual reporting.
• Prepares proposals and reports for unit and regional leadership.
• Ensures adherence to departmental budgets.
• Liaises with unit customers, union representatives, airport and regulatory agencies to identify emerging trends and issues.
• Implements special projects related to company business objectives related to the QFS & HSSE.
• Assesses and ensures compliance with local, state and federal food safety, environmental, health and safety regulations. Ensures regulatory reporting responsibilities of units are met.
• Partners with units to integrate sustainable compliance solutions within operations.
• Supports Compliance Calendars for assigned units.
• Works with regulatory agencies and environmental consulting firms to achieve goals and ensure permits are in place.
• Supports unit operations training in QFS & HSSE.
• Drives waste minimization, reduction and recycling process through the identification of opportunities and targets. Supports operating unit program implementation.
• Supports operating units in determination of quality defects, accident and injury root causes, corrective and preventive actions.
• Oversees the investigation of quality-related issues, conduct root cause analyses, and implement corrective and preventive actions to address non-conformities effectively.
• Monitors, measures and communicates unit safety trends, targets and impacts through the use of QFS & HSSE scorecards.
• Leads the development, implementation, and maintenance of food safety and quality assurance programs, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with operational excellence.
• Oversees the execution of key initiatives and special projects aimed at enhancing food safety systems, such as HACCP plans, allergen management, and supplier quality assurance.
• Evaluates and continuously improves unit risk prevention process effectiveness (Business Management System (BMS), Critical Control Points (CCPs), Personal Responsibility in your Daily Efforts (PRIDE) and Ramp Safety, Quality and Delivery (SQUAD).
• Works with operations leadership to optimize deployment of QFS & HSSE processes.
• Administers…