Food Safety Manager - Land O'Frost : Job Details

Company

At Land O'Frost, our brands of lunchmeat and specialty sausage products are recognized as one of the nation's best- selling and trusted brands. We have accomplished this through our incredible team of employees who are customer focused, motivated, achievers, developers, and purpose driven. We are seeking more passionate people to join our innovative team.

Summary

The Food Safety Manager is responsible to implement and manage process control systems and preventative actions in the food safety area. Manages HACCP and Regulatory compliance issues. This includes food safety issues that are controlled by SSOP, HACCP or other pre-requisite programs. Develops employees through education, training, monitoring, and mentoring.

How YOU will contribute

• Implement and manage process control systems and preventative actions in the food safety area.
• Conduct plant walk-thru/third party audits and provide feedback on potential issues.
• Laboratory Oversight - Data analysis of routine data as well as guiding the investigation data collection.
• Monitor and work with other departments to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Ensure the food safety system is properly written, validated, documented, and implemented as directed to ensure USDA regulatory compliance.
• Manage local Food Safety/HACCP team in coaching, performance, training and development including leading seek and destroy and foreign material teams.
• Partner with the Quality Manager to develop strong Food Safety and Quality driven plant initiatives.

About YOU

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Biology, Microbiology, or related field. Advanced degree preferred.
• Project management skills - capable of working on and managing multiple high priority projects.
• Technical knowledge of food safety, food science, and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrates an understanding of process control methods and application of preventative practices.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Food Safety Management preferred with experience supervising staff.
• Previous experience working or overseeing a food micro-lab.
• Proficient using MS Office and other database tools.