Vice President of Food Safety & Compliance

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Regular Full-Time Senior Management Hebron, KY, US

5 days ago Requisition

Klosterman Baking Company is a trusted wholesale bakery with more than 130 years of baking heritage and a strong presence across the Midwest. Headquartered in Hebron, KY, with five commercial bakeries across Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and Indiana, Klosterman produces a wide range of products including bread, buns, rolls, artisan bread, flatbread, and donuts. Through fresh route delivery across the region and nationwide frozen distribution, the company proudly serves retail, food service, and distribution partners while continuing its legacy of quality, reliability, and growth.

The Vice President of Food Safety & Compliance is a key member of the senior leadership team responsible for establishing and executing the organization's food safety, quality assurance, sanitation, and regulatory compliance strategy across all bakery manufacturing facilities and distribution operations.

This executive leader provides enterprise-wide oversight of food safety systems, quality standards, sanitation excellence, regulatory compliance, risk management, and customer food safety requirements. The VP will ensure the organization maintains a best-in-class food safety culture while meeting or exceeding all federal, state, local, and customer requirements.

The Vice President serves as the organization's highest authority on food safety and compliance matters and is responsible for developing long-term strategies that support operational excellence, brand protection, customer confidence, and business growth.

While based at the corporate headquarters, the role requires a significant presence in all bakeries to assess compliance, support operational leadership, and ensure consistent execution of food safety and sanitation standards across the enterprise.

• Develop and execute the company's enterprise-wide Food Safety, Quality, Sanitation, and Compliance strategy.
• Establish organizational goals, objectives, and performance metrics that align with company growth and operational excellence initiatives.
• Serve as the executive sponsor for food safety culture programs across all facilities.
• Provide regular updates and risk assessments to executive leadership regarding food safety, compliance, quality performance, and emerging regulatory developments.
• Lead the development of long-term food safety and compliance roadmaps while driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Build and mentor high-performing Food Safety, Quality Assurance, and Compliance teams throughout the organization.

• Provide executive oversight of the Food Safety & Quality Management System (FSQMS) across all bakery manufacturing facilities and distribution depots.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts related to HACCP, HARPC/Preventive Controls, GMPs, allergen management, environmental monitoring, traceability, sanitation, and food defense programs.
• Establish enterprise standards and best practices to ensure consistent execution across all locations.
• Drive sanitation excellence through robust cleaning validation, verification, and accountability programs.
• Ensure bakery and depot operations maintain the highest levels of food safety, hygiene, and product integrity.

• Maintain corporate compliance with FDA, FSMA, USDA (where applicable), state and local regulatory requirements, and GFSI-benchmarked certification programs such as SQF, BRCGS, and FSSC 22000.
• Monitor emerging regulations and industry trends while proactively preparing the organization for changing compliance requirements.
• Serve as the executive representative during regulatory inspections, customer audits, and certification assessments.
• Oversee governance processes that ensure compliance risks are identified, assessed, and addressed across the organization.
• Ensure successful completion and maintenance of all required certifications and regulatory approvals.

• Collaborate with Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Engineering, and R&D leaders to embed food safety and quality into all business processes.
• Establish enterprise quality standards, policies, procedures,…