Restaurant Food Safety Manager

Job Summary

We are seeking a passionate, experienced Food Safety Manager to lead food safety and quality assurance across our quick-service restaurant (QSR) network. This role is more than compliance – it’s about inspiring a culture of safety, partnering with cross-functional teams, and ensuring the highest standards of food safety and quality throughout every phase of food preparation and distribution.

• Lead, implement, and sustain food safety and quality assurance programs across all restaurant operations, ensuring alignment with FDA Food Code, FSMA, HACCP, and other regulatory standards

• Conduct and analyze internal and third-party audits, health department inspections, pest control reports, and other compliance documentation to identify trends and drive corrective action.

• Serve as liaison with regulatory authorities, managing responses to inspections, complaints, and foodborne illness investigations

• Train and calibrate restaurant teams, franchisees, and third-party auditors on food safety standards and procedures

• Maintain QA systems and databases, ensuring accurate documentation, training, procedures, and action plans.

• Lead cross-functional workshops and escalation audits to support restaurants in achieving compliance and operational excellence

• Serve as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor, collaborating with senior leadership to align food safety strategies with business goals

It is the policy of Papa John’s to provide equal employment opportunities for all applicants and team members without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status or civil partnership, national or ethnic origin, pregnancy or maternity, veteran status, uniformed service (as defined by 10 U.S.C. §101 (a)(5)), protected disability status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, or gender expression, or any other characteristic protected by statute or law.