Why choose us?
Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Join us for an exciting opportunity at Albertsons Companies, where innovation and customer service go hand-in-hand!
At Albertsons Companies, we are looking for someone who’s not just seeking a job, but someone who wants to make an impact. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to lead, innovate, and contribute to the growth of a company that values great service and lasting customer relationships. This position offers the chance to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that’s constantly evolving.
Main responsibilities:
Leads quality and food safety performance across a multi-site manufacturing network, ensuring consistent execution of enterprise FSQA programs and compliance with regulatory, customer, and company requirements. Partners with plant leadership to drive quality system effectiveness, strengthen food safety culture, mitigate risk, and deliver continuous improvement across manufacturing operations.
Quality & Food Safety Performance
- Provides oversight and governance of quality and food safety programs across assigned manufacturing facilities to ensure compliance with regulatory, customer, and company requirements.
- Ensures consistent execution of HACCP, Preventive Controls, GMPs, sanitation, environmental monitoring, allergen control, and quality management programs.
- Serves as a key escalation point for food safety, quality, regulatory, and compliance issues.
Plant Food Safety & Quality Leadership
- Provides leadership, coaching, and development for plant Quality Managers and site FSQA teams.
- Establishes performance expectations, accountability, and capability-building plans to strengthen quality leadership across the network.
- Supports continuous improvement initiatives utilizing lean problem-solving tools and thorough root cause analysis, corrective action and preventative action
- Promotes a strong food safety and quality culture throughout manufacturing operations.
Regulatory, Customer & Audit Compliance
- Ensures facilities maintain readiness for USDA FDA inspectionscustomer, third-party, and internal audits.
- Supports regulatory inspections and customer engagements while driving timely and effective corrective action execution.
- Partners with sites to ensure consistent interpretation and application of regulatory and customer requirements.
Quality Systems Execution & Continuous Improvement
- Drives consistent execution of enterprise FSQA programs and standards across assigned facilities.
- Utilizes quality, food safety, operational, and customer complaint data to identify trends, mitigate risk, and improve performance.
- Leads root cause investigations and corrective action efforts for quality and food safety events.
Supplier & Consumer Quality
- Partners with Procurement to resolve raw material and supplier performance issues impacting quality and food safety.
- Oversees complaint, defect, and performance trending to reduce consumer and customer quality issues.
Business Partnership & Operational Excellence
- Partners with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, and FSQA leadership to improve product safety, quality, process capability, and operational performance.
- Supports commercialization, process changes, and continuous improvement initiatives by ensuring food safety and quality requirements are effectively incorporated into business decisions.
We are looking for candidates who possess the following:
Education Level:
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science/Technology, Microbiology, Dairy Science, or related field required.
- Advanced degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Dairy Science, or a related field(preferred)
Experience Level:
- 10 plus years of progressive food safety, quality assurance, or manufacturing leadership experience within food manufacturing.
- Experience supporting multiple manufacturing facilities or complex manufacturing operations.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a food processing plant at a supervisory level or above in food safety & quality assurance or related role is required.
- Experience in one or more of the following manufacturing categories: dairy, frozen desserts, beverage, bakery, sauces, prepared foods, or ready-to-eat foods.
- Experience supporting regulatory inspections, customer audits, and GFSI-certified facilities.
Skills and Experiences:
- Strong knowledge of HACCP, FSMA Preventive Controls, cGMPs, sanitation, allergen management, environmental monitoring, and quality management systems.
- Knowledge of USDA, FDA, Seafood HACCP, Acidified Foods, PMO, Food Defense, and related regulatory requirements.
- Experience training and implementation of HACCP or FSMA food safety plans, PCQI, SQF or BRC, vendor qualification, and customer requirement auditing.
- Demonstrated ability to lead quality improvement initiatives across multiple sites.
- Experience utilizing data, KPIs, trend analysis, and root cause methodologies to drive performance improvement.
- Strong leadership, coaching, and talent development capabilities.
- Ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive alignment across multiple manufacturing locations on-site and remotely.
- Strong verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
- Knowledge of GFSI standards including SQF and BRCGS.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: Up to 75%
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT:
- Work environment includes corporate office and manufacturing plant environments (cold, wet, noisy conditions)
- Exposure to food production areas, processing equipment, and sanitation operations
- Standing, walking, climbing, and PPE required during plant visits
- Fast-paced environment with occasional off-hours support for critical events
We also provide a variety of benefits including:
- Competitive wages paid weekly
- Access to up to 50% of your earned wages before payday, via our partnership with Stream
- Associate discounts
- Health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates (Medical, Dental, 401k and more!)
- Time off (vacation, holidays, sick pay). For eligibility requirements please visit myACI Benefits
- Leaders invested in your training, career growth and development
- An inclusive work environment with talented colleagues who reflect the communities we serve
Our Values – Click below to view video: ACI Values
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Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. Committed to innovation and fostering a culture of belonging, our team is united with a unique purpose: to bring people together around the joys of food and to inspire well-being. We want talented individuals to be part of this journey!
Locally great and nationally strong, Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI) is a leading food and drug retailer in the U.S. We operate over 2,200 stores, 1,732 pharmacies, 405 fuel centers, 22 distribution facilities, and 19 manufacturing plants across 34 states and the District of Columbia. Our well-known banners include Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, ACME, Shaw’s, Tom Thumb, United Supermarkets, United Express, Randalls, Albertson’s Market, Pavilions, Star Markets, Market Street, Carrs, Haggen, Lucky, Amigos, Andronico’s Community Markets, King’s, Balducci’s, and Albertson’s Market Street.
Our vision is to be a retail leader admired for national strength with deep local roots, offering an easy, fun, friendly, and inspiring experience, no matter how customers choose to shop with us. We celebrate the rich diversity of the communities we serve, and strive to create a workplace where everyone has equal access to opportunities and resources, and can fully contribute to their and our company’s success.
Bring your flavor
Building the future of food and well-being starts with you. Join our team and bring your best self to the table.
Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by the employees assigned to this job and are not the official job description for the position. All employees must comply with Company, Division, and Store policies and applicable laws. The responsibilities, duties, and skills of personnel may vary within store and/or from store to store and the official job description will be provided during the application process.
Albertsons is an Equal Opportunity Employer
This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, or on any other basis prohibited by law. Consistent with applicable state and local law, the Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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Pay Transparency:
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Microbiology, Dairy Science, or a related field
- 10 or more years of progressive food safety, quality assurance, or manufacturing leadership experience in food manufacturing
- Experience supporting multiple manufacturing facilities or complex manufacturing operations
- At least 5 years of supervisory-level food processing plant experience in food safety, quality assurance, or a related role
- Experience in dairy, frozen desserts, beverage, bakery, sauces, prepared foods, or ready-to-eat food manufacturing
- Experience supporting regulatory inspections, customer audits, and GFSI-certified facilities
- Strong knowledge of HACCP, FSMA Preventive Controls, cGMPs, sanitation, allergen management, environmental monitoring, and quality management systems
- Knowledge of USDA, FDA, Seafood HACCP, Acidified Foods, PMO, Food Defense, and related regulations
- Experience implementing HACCP or FSMA food safety plans, PCQI, SQF or BRCGS, vendor qualification, and customer requirement audits
- Ability to lead quality improvement initiatives across multiple sites using data, KPIs, trend analysis, root cause analysis, and corrective actions
- Strong leadership, coaching, talent development, communication, and cross-functional influence skills
- Advanced degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Dairy Science, or a related field
Albertsons Companies Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Albertsons Companies and has not been reviewed or approved by Albertsons Companies.
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Pay Growth & Progression — Feedback suggests 2025 union contracts in several regions delivered substantial wage increases and improvements to healthcare and pensions. These gains appear to have boosted pay sentiment locally for covered roles.
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Healthcare Strength — Feedback suggests associates can choose among multiple medical plans and access programs like virtual care, second opinions, surgery care navigation, and cancer support. These resources indicate a comprehensive healthcare offering for many eligible employees.
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Retirement Support — Feedback suggests the 401(k) program includes a discretionary company match on employee contributions, alongside standard vesting rules. This supports long‑term savings for those who meet eligibility requirements.
Albertsons Companies Insights
What We Do
With over 2,200 stores in 34 states and the District of Columbia, our well-known banners include Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen, Carrs, Kings Food Markets, and Balducci's Food Lovers Market. We support our stores with 22 distribution centers and 19 manufacturing plants. Our 285,000 associates have a passion for great service and building lasting relationships with our customers. Through a companywide focus on innovation, we are continually enhancing our digital and product offerings, making it easy for customers to get what they need, wherever they are.
