Central Market - Store Food Safety Leader - DFW

Food Safety Leader

As a Food Safety Leader, you'll oversee all food safety and food safety compliance for perishable, non-perishable, and food service departments. You'll manage Store food safety operations through coordination and utilization of quality assurance and regulatory compliance programs. Key responsibilities include managing food safety programs, conducting HACCP based food safety audits and assessments, managing food safety technology for the facility, serving as Safe Quality Food (SQF) Practitioner, leading response and follow up on any site pest control issues, providing food safety expertise and support for emergency response events or crisis situations, providing input on food safety issues to other team members, working closely with Central Market Managers, Quality Assurance Food Safety Managers, providing support in administration and facilitation of the Certified Food Manager (CFM) training program, completing and maintaining all required administrative reports accurately and on time, providing communications support with state and local regulatory agencies, assisting Regulatory Affairs in administration of company recalls, focusing on 100% compliance on Class I recalls, providing support for regulatory changes that would impact CM/H-E-B, assisting with regulatory compliance issues at warehouse, transportation, distribution or store level as needed, conducting investigations of complaints to protect CM/H-E-B liability and avoid negative customer perception, serving as food safety liaison to state and local level regulatory agencies, and assisting with development of VTAs, process documents, etc.

Qualifications and key requirements include work experience in food safety, including manufacturing environments, extensive experience in auditing and statistics, experience in retail, advanced knowledge of all food safety requirements, knowledge of regulatory food laws and internal policies and procedures, familiarity with HACCP, Good Manufacturing Practices, Good Retail Practices, thermal processing, Code of Federal Regulations, FDA Food Code, Texas Retail Food Establishment rules, statistics, integrated pest management, and auditing practices, advanced PC skills, strong interpersonal skills, strong verbal/written communication skills, strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills, strong organization and time-management skills, negotiating skills, bilingual (English-Spanish) skills (preferred), ability to foster and steer a safe work environment, ability to solve quality-related problems, ability to work in a team environment, ability to manage multiple priorities and shift focus between projects/tasks, ability to work independently with some supervision, adaptability, education in food science or a related field, and completion of all required Company/Store training and certifications upon hire.

Physical demands and working conditions include functioning in a fast-paced store and office environment, maintaining appropriate internal certifications, working extended hours and rotating schedules, including nights, weekends, and holidays, traveling by car or plane with overnight stays, working in multiple temperature zones, safely maneuvering the facility without breaking OSHA regulations, standing, sitting, stooping, bending, kneeling, or laying in a prone position, lifting 20 lbs on a regular basis, wearing self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and other personal protective equipment (PPE) when needed.