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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science or a related scientific major, or equivalent education, training, and experience
- 5-7 years of experience leading Quality, Food Safety, or Sanitation teams in a high-speed food production environment
- Leadership skills focused on employee development and accountability
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with cross-functional collaboration ability
- Computer proficiency, including Microsoft Office products
- GFSI, SQF, BRC, FSSC 22000, IFS, PCQI, Food Defense, and HACCP certifications
- Experience with 5S and Lean tools
What We Do
Bimbo QSR is an industry leader in high-speed, customized baking. We are proud to be a part of Grupo Bimbo, the largest baking company in the World. Since our humble beginnings in 1955, we’ve been committed to supplying only the highest quality sandwich buns and rolls to the Foodservice Industry. We believe in creating and maintaining a comprehensive commitment to our customers on every level. This allows us to be a global industry leader in delivering the highest quality, service and innovation in everything we do. The Bimbo QSR Difference: We are One Global Enterprise. We leverage the strength of our Global Bakery System to serve our local customers and communities with excellence. At Bimbo QSR, we have an unwavering commitment to excellence and a collaborative customer partnering philosophy. Bimbo QSR is a global bakery leader in high-speed, customized baking. We proudly supply restaurant chains around with world with high quality buns and artisan rolls from our 37 high-speed bakeries, located in more than 21 Countries. We’re more than just a bakery business…Bimbo QSR is a proud, innovative organization with enduring family values.
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