Food Safety & Quality Manager

Food Safety & Quality Manager

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The Food Safety & Quality Manager is responsible for managing the Quality & Sanitation department. The role has a site-wide impact as the owner of Food Safety Systems. The ideal person has excellent communication and coaching skills and the ability to work cross-functionally with all departments. The role will mainly be on 1st shift but will require leadership across all 3 shifts.

Responsibilities

• Review all food safety procedures and instructions, to ensure they remain current.
• Review requests to change FSMS-related procedures and work instructions and direct the Food Safety Team through such reviews.
• Manage the Food Safety Team and ensure that processes needed for the FSMS are established, implemented, and maintained.
• Ensure the promotion of awareness of customer requirements pertaining to food safety throughout the organization.
• Develop the Company's prerequisite programs and ensure that PRPs are implemented, monitored, and communicated to the appropriate parties, and periodically review PRPs.
• Conduct hazard analyses.
• Evaluate suppliers'/vendors' food safety systems; monitor and report on supplier food safety performance on an ongoing basis.
• Review revisions to manufacturing practices, to ensure potential food safety hazards have been adequately addressed.
• Oversee the internal food safety audit program – select internal audit personnel, review results of food safety audits, ensure that corrective actions are understood, and supervise corrective actions.
• Reporting on corrections and corrective actions taken at Management Review meetings.
• Collect, analyze, and publish measurement data, to determine the root cause of process and product food safety problems and recommend action to resolve those problems.
• Initiate and supervise product defects, to ensure adequate implementation and effectiveness.
• Supervise hazard analyses, report results of analyses to top management, and periodically review food safety-related processes to ensure hazards are accounted for and controlled
• Develop team to solve day-to-day operational issues & reach performance goals.
• Communicate cross-functionally to assist the team to solve operational issues.
• Manage all aspects of product quality and food safety for the facility. This is inclusive of product specs, a quality manual, weight control, traceability, in-process and finished product testing and food safety and allergen. Conduct QAS self-inspections and participate in annual QAS audit program. Conduct self-inspection audits ensuring AIB and FSSC 22000 Standards requirements are met. Develop, coordinate and manage plant quality and sanitation programs as assigned.
• Provide facility quality training, to include GMP, food safety, Non-GMO and allergen plans, regulatory requirements, and quality measurement systems.
• Ensure that full compliance is maintained in all regulatory matters, and serve as the contact point for regulatory affairs at the site level.

Compensation and Benefits

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $93,500 - $156,450.
• Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
• Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 12% of annual salary paid out annually.
• Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
• In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferably in Business, Operations Management, or related major
• 3-4+ years of experience understanding of quality, OSHA and food safety requirements in a manufacturing setting
• Knowledge of the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) is preferred
• Demonstrated leadership ability
• Highly motivated self-starter
• Project management skills
• Ability to give/receive constructive feedback
• Ability to lead a team-based approach to decision making
• Demonstrated ability to work in a results-oriented, challenging environment
• Effective coaching, facilitation, presentation, and team-building skills
• Proficient in sanitation procedures and GMP/AIB requirements in a manufacturing setting

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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