Food Safety & Quality Manager
You will ...
- Be accountable for maintaining Quality Error Rate to departmental goal labor minutes per box completing inbound inspection activities correctly and quickly conducting warehouse checks maintaining internal audit %s and supporting internal prep activities in collaboration with operations on product pick errors
- Responsible for collaborating on implementation and modifications to programs with other FSQA leaders.
- Be responsible for creating a strong culture of food safety and quality through process execution and enhancement including advocating for quality throughout the product lifecycle.
- Lead internal and external food safety audit programs to include; SQF audit internal mock audits USDA and FDA audits.
- Conduct RCAs to investigate increased error rates and nonconformance events to develop and drive correction actions.
- Manage a highly effective Quality Food Safety team including: managing the schedule onboarding training time off VER/VTO hiring performance management and keeping to budget. This also includes providing coaching feedback and support to build a highly performing and engaged team with a deep bench of expertise and knowledge.
- Provide the quality food safety team with all necessary tools training equipment and technology required to be successful.
- Use the resources available to you and your team to be successful including internal teams who can provide support for data analysis root cause analysis continuous improvement training and app development.
- Be accountable for sending accurate and verified information to partnering teams including procurement tickets fulfillment metrics food safety audit CAs and food safety actions with site operational leadership.
- Escalate opportunities quickly accurately and to the right audience so they can be resolved efficiently and effectively.
- Represent the team as the quality leader of the Newark Distribution Center: own and report on internal metrics partner with peers and site leadership to accomplish departmental goals.
- Build relationships with external teams e.g. Fulfillment Ops Logistics Procurement IT Field Learning Safety HR etc.
You are...
- Trusted Partner & Adviser: youre able to cultivate collaborative partnerships with others inside and outside the organization who can provide information assistance and support
- Bold: you are a true entrepreneurial spirit and not afraid to take calculated risks to disrupt the status quo; youre a visionary leader that listens to your team and values their ideas
- Action oriented: youre able to prioritize organizational objectives problem solve and quickly action solutions that improve the quality of our products
- Strategic: youre a critical thinker who uses logic to identify alternatives evaluate and present approaches to solve complex problems while thinking in terms of contingency plans
- Customerfocused: you understand the importance of customer experience and are able to achieve excellence in delivering the planned customer outcomes with the highest level of customer care and customer satisfaction
- Resultsoriented: recognizes and resolves situations that are ambiguous or challenging maintains a focused effort on meeting or exceeding goals and paves the way for efficiency
You have.......
- Associates degree or related management work experience.
- At least 2 years of work experience in quality assurance should be combined with a demonstrated trackrecord of accomplishments as a quality assurance supervisor and with satisfying customers in technologydriven developing companies.
- Wellversed in quality systems food safety regulations HACCP GFSI GMPs
- Quality or Ingredient Certifications a plus (ASQ SQF AIB etc.); SQF Practitioner certification preferred; Preventive Controls Qualified Individual preferred
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel Word Power Point) Google app (Gmail drive sheets etc.) and Tableau capabilities
Youll get
- Competitive salary 401k with company match that vests immediately upon participation and company equity plan based on role
- Generous PTO including sabbatical and parental leave of up to 16 weeks
- Comprehensive health and wellness benefits with options at $0 monthly effective first day of employment
- Tuition reimbursement for continuing education (upon 2 years of service)
- Up to 85% discount on subscriptions to HelloFresh meal plans (HelloFresh Green Chef Everyplate and Factor)
- Access to 7 different Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) including those for BIPOC women veterans parents and LGBTQ
- Inclusive collaborative and dynamic work environment within a fastpaced missiondriven company that is disrupting the traditional food supply chain
This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the responsibilities. However the Company reserves the right to adjust modify or reassign work tasks and responsibilities as needed to meet changing business needs operational requirements or other factors.
Newark NJ Pay Range
$114450$135000 USD
Required Experience:
Manager