Food Safety & Quality Manager

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TreeHouse Foods is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers directly impacting our mission to make high quality affordable food for our customers communities and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.

Named one of Americas Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to Engage and Delight One Customer at a Time. Guided by our valuesOwn It Commit to Excellence Be Agile Speak Up and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity accountability and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change prioritize continuous learning and foster collaboration transparency and healthy debate. Together we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.

What You Gain:

• Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period youre eligible from your first day!

• 401(k) program with 5% employer match and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll.

• Comprehensive paid time off opportunities including immediate access to four weeks of vacation five sick days parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays).

• Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth plus paid training tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform DevelopU with more than 10000 free courses to support you along the way.

• An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups.

• Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs.

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About the Role:

We are seeing a Food Safety & Quality Manager for our Dixon IL site a manufacturer of quality aseptic products. This role oversees implementation of Quality Assurance programs that uphold product quality food safety and sanitation in compliance with company standards and regulatory requirements. This role manages QA and sanitation programs develops quality and sanitation leaders supports regulatory readiness and partners cross-functionally to resolve issues and advance plant quality objectives.

Youll add value to this role by performing various functions including but not limited to:

• Oversee implement and maintain QA programs including Formula Control Allergen Control Non-Conforming Products Recalls Food Safety Plans and pest control systems.
• Develop implement and manage sanitation programs for daily and periodic cleaning of the facility.
• Define and enforce laboratory practices and quality policies.
• Ensure compliance with company state and federal sanitation regulations.
• Collaborate with R&D to improve product quality and cost-effectiveness support product changes and oversee plant testing.
• Monitor raw material compliance and manage supplier communications.
• Coach mentor and develop quality and sanitation leaders and supervisors.
• Provide quality and food safety training for employees at all levels.
• Conduct GMP and sanitation audits and summarize technical data to identify trends and corrective actions.
• Support quality systems and initiatives such as SPC SQF and continuous improvement processes.
• Lead efforts to resolve quality-related issues including customer complaints product holds and incidents.
• Maintain and oversee food safety regulatory programs to meet FDA and USDA requirements.
• Serve as the plant liaison for regulatory authorities including USDA FDA and third-party auditors.
• Analyze and interpret microbiological results and initiate corrective actions.
• Actively participate as a key member of the Plant Steering Team.

Important Details:

• The anticipated compensation for this position ranges from $97500 to $146300 USD annually. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employees position within the salary range will be based on several factors including but not limited to specific competencies relevant education qualifications certifications experience skills seniority geographic location performance shift travel requirements sales or revenue-based metrics and business or organizational needs. For certain roles the successful candidate may be eligible for annual discretionary merit compensation award bonus and equity pay.
• This is a full-time on-site role on first shift. Occasional flexibility is required to support alternate shifts.

Youll fit right in if you have:

• Bachelors degree in Food Science Biology or a related field is required.
• Minimum of 5 years of supervisory experience in a food manufacturing environment is required.
• SQF Practitioner certification and Food Defense Program leadership experience are preferred.
• In-depth knowledge of sanitation practices GMPs FDA/USDA regulations and third-party audits is required.
• Hands-on experience with GFSI certification CFR expectations pre-operational inspections and SPC systems is required.
• Demonstrated problem-solving leadership and analytical skills are required.
• Experience creating executing and monitoring manufacturing technical standards and procedures is required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office is required.

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At TreeHouse Foods we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work to help us Engage and Delight One Customer at a Time.TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race color national origin age sex sexual orientation gender gender identity or expression disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact

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