Quality Systems Manager

Job Title: Quality Food Safety Manager

Department: Quality

Reports To: Director Quality

Direct Reports: Quality Supervisor & Technicians

Job Location: Plant

Position Summary:

• Provides leadership to the bakery’s Quality Food Safety department through coaching and development of front-line associates, driving a culture of safety, inclusion, engagement and accountability.
• Promotes a culture of Food Safety among all bakery associates through education and policy enforcement along with fellow department leaders.
• Ensures that our customer’s receive the highest quality product in a food safe environment.
• Provides oversight of Quality, Food Safety and Sanitation programs and evaluates for compliance through regular audits, inspections and risk assessments, ensuring that Corrective Actions are performed for any non-conformance.
• Ensures proper document control for all documentation within the bakery.
• Leads all third-party audits including SQF (Safe Quality Foods) and AIB (American Institute of Baking).
• Drives continuous improvement by ensuring that LEAN tools and 5S are practiced.

Position Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science or related scientific major preferred. A combination of education, training and experience that results in demonstrated competency to perform the work may be substituted. 
• GFSI (SQF, BRC, FSSC 22000, IFS, etc), PCQI, Food Defense and HACCP certifications strongly preferred.
• 5-7 years of experience leading Quality/Food Safety/Sanitation teams in a high-speed food production environment.
• Leadership skills with a focus on associate development and accountability.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work within cross-functional teams.
• Computer proficiency including MS Office products.
• Experience with 5S and LEAN tools highly preferred.