Global Food Safety and Supplier Quality Senior Manager - WWAL - Global FS QS

Griffith Foods is a global manufacturer of food products. We provide a wide range of taste and texture components for food industry customers throughout the world. Our products include seasoning blends dry mixes coating systems dough blends crumbs flavors sauces and food bases that are used in an extensive variety of application from snack foods and processed meat and poultry to ready meals. Our customers include food processors restaurant operators and grocery retailers. While our name may not be familiar to consumers our products are key components of foods offered by many of the worlds bestknown companies.

Position Summary:

Provide strategic direction and leadership for global Griffith Foods Food Safety and Supplier Quality across all locations and businesses within the portfolio including partner organizations such as Nourish Ventures Terova and joint ventures.

The role will set and manage all processes requirements and standards related to FSQS food safety and supplier quality to evaluate and execute programs related to HACCP compliance and performance. This includes a strong understanding of food regulations related to food safety food fraud and ingredients sourced globally.

The candidate must be an expert in food safety and supplier quality management and knowledge to drive continuous improvement of processes expected within the food industry especially for spices herbs and portfolio level liquids and sauces and bring best practices through communication and evaluation of targeted and broadly related programs such as sanitation environmental monitoring and microbiology.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

• Indirectly lead and mentor a culturally diverse team of food safety and quality professionals across all global locations fostering an environment of collaboration innovation excellence and continuous improvement.
• Ability to review data and results and make key recommendations for areas in need of improvement and focus to assure organization performance at an optimal level.
• Strong knowledge and capabilities in FSQS information systems include the ability to evaluate current processes for improvement and delivery program management for version control and new functionality.
• Capabilities to evaluate lean/continuous improvement projects tracking progress and results and expansion of successful outcomes to other locations.

• Understanding the regulatory and functional evaluation of current testing and monitoring procedures with expansion of successful outcomes to other locations.
• Management of support systems to measure Key Process Indicators global FSQS policies and connecting systems to provide information and accessibility to all global functions and locations.
• Provide onsite evaluations of FSQS related Lean projects and provide internal auditing and evaluation capabilities to provide suggestions for improvement and consistency at all global locations.
• Leads the management of all FSQS functional systems including reports and operational effectiveness.
• This position will be responsible for managing training systems for all global supplychain and specific topics/subjects for FSQS.

Functional Knowledge:

• Overall responsibility for the management and development of Global Griffith Foods Food Safety and supplier quality policies and standards including review and interpretations processes and performance.
• Conducts audits and HACCP evaluations as needed to measure performance at the global operations level. Sets standards for HACCP plans and evaluates all global plans on a routine basis.
• Responsible for assisting with sanitary design evaluations and sets standards along with Engineering function.
• Collect and communicate global food safety and supplier quality goals and status with the ability to provide analysis and improvement suggestions.
• Set and keep global standards for environmental testing programs tracks performance and manages/evaluates corrective actions on out of compliance situations.
• Collect and provide global reports on improvement processes such as cost of quality projects and all FSQS projects listed in project management software. Report as KPI.
• Evaluates global crisis and incident management situations and corrective actions for suitability.
• Determine micro specification standards for all raw materials and finished products.
• FSQS manager for standards related to food safety and spoilage of liquids and sauces standards.
• Evaluates new processes for concerns related to food safety and spoilage.
• Sets allergen testing methodologies and standard related to limits of detection and suitability of cleaning standards.
• Leads efforts to improve effectiveness and efficiency of sanitation process while setting standards for cleaning including the communication of best practices.
• Leads the development and compliance for all product protections equipment standards with operations.
• Evaluates efforts and effectiveness for cost improvement projects related to food safety standards.

Business Expertise:

• Provides global FSQS updates to all other support food safety and supplier performance on FSQS key initiatives challenges failures and improvements.
• Promotes continuous improvement in Food Safety and Supplier Quality processes to achieve stronger linkages between other functions such as Procurement and the company overall process.
• Works with other functional heads to achieve company success on initiatives.
• Audits Griffith Foods sites on food safety and suppliers for compliance. Manages global programs to audit suppliers through regional thirdparty and global resources. Reviews and provides direction for corrective action requirements.

Problem Solving:

• Must possess and be able to apply and teach deep levels of food safety microbiology and food fraud.
• Strategic thinker with a demonstrated ability to develop and execute complex Food Safety and Quality initiatives drive innovation and deliver results in a fastpaced dynamic environment.
• Make datadriven decisions on solving problems managing project prioritization and continuous improvement.
• Develop innovative approaches to meet operational and financial goals.

Impact:

Responsible for managing systems and ensuring efficient allocation of impactful outcomes within company and industry standards. Role will bring consistency and purpose to understanding performance against goals and objectives. This person will be responsible for teaching and increase the knowledge base of many associates across the organization and within the FSQS organization.

Interpersonal Skills:

Candidate must be able to train and teach broad and complex subjects across several geographic locations. This person must be able to lead without authority and work to convince and influence associates at all levels and locations of the organization. Must be a good communicator with great strength in writing and developing reports and studies. Must be able to build strong relationships with stakeholders and focus on outcomes for the benefit of the company and our customers.

Job Requirements and Qualifications: Indicate the minimum and preferred education and experience for this job and any licenses and certifications required.

Bachelor of Science degree.

Preferred Education:

• 10 years of related industry experience.
• Experience with global food regulation pathogen control allergen control and GFSI.
• Proficient in ERP MS Office.

Preferred Experience:

Required Licenses/Certifications:

HACCP certification from GFSI recognized organization