Team Lead Food Safety Compliance

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Location:

Whitestown, IN

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The Food Safety Compliance Lead serves as the site subject matter expert for food safety, quality systems, and regulatory compliance at our Whitestown facility. In this role, you will lead efforts to maintain GFSI certification, strengthen food safety and quality programs, and ensure compliance with Hershey, regulatory, and customer requirements. Working across operations, engineering, supply chain, and quality teams, you will help drive a culture of food safety excellence while supporting audit readiness, continuous improvement, and operational success.

Based on the current role profile, the position leads advanced food safety monitoring, hazard analysis activities, environmental programs, investigations, and system verification efforts that influence business performance across the site.

• Lead development, implementation, maintenance, and verification of site food safety and quality programs to ensure compliance with Hershey Product Excellence standards, GFSI requirements, and applicable regulatory expectations.
• Coordinate internal assessments, third-party audits, validation and verification activities, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen system effectiveness.
• Execute and enhance food safety monitoring programs, including sanitation verification, allergen control validation, hygiene assessments, and environmental monitoring.
• Lead hazard analysis activities, evaluate risks, identify gaps in preventive controls, and recommend improvements to food safety plans and procedures.
• Analyze quality and food safety data, conduct investigations, identify root causes, and partner with cross-functional teams to implement effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Serve as a technical resource for manufacturing, engineering, and business teams by providing guidance on food safety, quality systems, auditing, troubleshooting, and incident resolution.
• Coordinate food safety and quality reporting, communicate key risks and trends, and…