Overview

Imperial Dade, a leading North American distributor, has a Director of Food Safety & Protection position available in our California locations. In this critical role, you'll be the architect of our food safety program, ensuring the quality and safety of the food we all depend on. You'll also be a trusted advisor to our clients, helping them navigate complex regulations and achieve their food safety goals.

Imperial Dade is the leading independently owned and operated distributor of foodservice packaging and janitorial supplies in North America. As a provider of customized supply chain solutions, we serve customers in many business-to-business market segments including restaurants, grocery stores, healthcare, sports and entertainment, and cruise lines. Founded in 1935 and headquartered in New Jersey, Imperial Dade serves as a mission-critical partner to more than 90,000 customers through our footprint of 125 branches.

**All correspondence will come directly from Imperial Dade and not a personal email address.**

Responsibilities

You will:

• Manage all aspects of our Food Safety program.
• Conduct audits and identify areas for improvement in client facilities.
• Develop and deliver training programs for both internal and external audiences.
• Collaborate with clients to ensure they meet regulatory requirements.
• Analyze data and identify trends to continuously improve our food safety performance.
• Assist the VP of EHS in identifying areas for service improvement.
• Manage a team of food safety professionals (optional, if applicable).

Qualifications

You have:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific discipline (e.g., chemistry, biology, pharmacy) or equivalent experience.
• 5 years of food safety industry experience.
• 3 years of experience auditing against GFSI standards preferred.
• PCQI, cGMP, HACCP, and SQF Practitioner certifications.
• Excellent communication, training, and leadership skills.
• Ability to travel throughout the assigned territory.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Salary: $160,000

Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8-5

Location: California (Preferred - Loma Linda, City of Industry, San Leandro)

We offer a dynamic environment for our more than 7,500 employees to work, learn, and grow professionally. We value our people and strive to create rewarding career opportunities by offering competitive salaries and benefits (medical, dental, vision), a 401(k) program with company match, a shared ownership program, life insurance, a generous paid time off package, educational reimbursement, paid family leave, and adoption assistance. We are excited to invite talented individuals with a passion for excellence to join our team.

Imperial Dade is an EEO Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, age, disability (physical or mental), family medical history, or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors.