DIRECTOR OF FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE

Description

Director of Food Safety and Quality Assurance

Purpose and Scope/General Summary: The JBS Fed Beef team is seeking a Director of Food Safety and Quality Assurance to provide company-wide leadership and direction for quality assurance/quality control and food safety functions. The Director interfaces, directs, advises, and supports operations at all production and warehouse facilities with any quality, regulatory, and food safety practices. In this role, you will manage and advise regulatory staff with any labeling or regulatory issues. You will also support and represent the company with government agencies, vendors, customers, and co-packers. Additionally, you’ll direct Customer Service/Sales and advise Consumer Affairs on complaints or technical questions.

Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise, and manage FSQA management and direct-reporting personnel, ensuring continuous professional development, training, and overall employee well-being at all processing facilities
• Strong leadership and management skills in a fast-paced environment
• Provide scientific expertise and serve as a subject matter expert for programs and activities related to food safety/microbiology, regulations, and quality systems
• Provide technical oversight and guidanceforquality related functions at allFed Beefmanufacturing facilities, co-manufacturers and warehouses
• Provide strategic leadership, guidance, and risk management for corporate food safety and quality programs and systems including, but not limited to HACCP, Preventative Controls, SQF or other BRC-related programs, USDA Process Verified Program and customer or 3rd party audit-driven requirements and policies
• Oversee all plant HACCP, pre-requisite quality programs, and all quality/food safety related programs to meet regulatory and/or customer requirements
• Assure sampling for raw, WIP and finished product in compliance with label and specification declarations
• Oversee plant sanitation programs, pre-operational, and operational programs to ensure sanitary standard operating procedures (SSOPs) and regulatory requirements for food manufacturing
• Provide technical support to corporate senior management, Sales and Production Management.
• Overseelabeling and master specification registry for allFed Beefmanufactured, distributed and sold products
• Maintain shelf life requirements and Listeria monitoring programs to show continuous improvement
• Support Continuous Improvement with standardized work,science basedproblem solving and utilizing real time tools to predict quality attributes. Implement SPC, control charts, visual management, and other lean manufacturing tools
• Champion quality and food safety initiatives tocreate a Food Safety culture and mindset
• Frequently required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers to handle/feel items, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and talk or hear.
• Office and plant setting: the plant environment will include wet or humid conditions (non-weather related), extreme cold (non-weather related), and working near moving mechanical parts
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be loud when in the production area.
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with demonstrated expertise of Food Safety, Quality, and Sanitation practices
• Master’s degree in Food Science, Animal Science, Biological Sciences, or closely related disciplineispreferred, or equivalent experience
• HACCP Certifiedwith a comprehensive knowledge of Microbiology and Shelf Life programs
• Complete knowledge and experience developing and managing HACCP, Preventative Controls, GMP, SSOP, SQF and/or other BRC and customer-driven quality and food safety requirements and programs
• Comprehensive knowledge of statistical process controls. Ability to drive continuous improvement with Quality Programs
• Excellent team building, oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Demonstrated success managing and/or supervising multi-disciplinary teams and programs
• Must be a professional, customer driven manager of producing high quality food products while achieving company objectives
• Comprehensive knowledge of USDA-FSIS regulations and requirements for meat and poultry processing
• Can perform the functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation
• Must be willing to travel as needed to support business needs; up to 25-40%
  
  

The applicant who fills this position will be eligible for the following compensation and benefits:

• Benefits: Vision, Medical, and Dental coverage begin after 60 days of employment;
• Paid Time Off: sick leave, vacation, and 6 company observed holidays;
• 401(k): company match begins after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule;
• Base salary range of $120,000-$175,000;
• Incentive Pay: This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s annual bonus plan, the amount of bonus varies and is subject to the standard terms and conditions of the incentive program; and
• Career Development: Our company is dedicated to supporting professional growth by offering continuous learning opportunities and a focus on career growth through various learning and development programs.
  
  

For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in states where it is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for any given position, compensation ranges are specific to those states and takes into account various factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to a candidate’s relevant experience, qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiencies for the role.

This position does not have an application deadline. We will continue to recruit until the position has been filled.

The Company is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our team members and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct drug, alcohol, and background checks for all new team members post-offer and prior to the start of employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of the third day of work.

About us: JBS USA is a leading global food company providing diversified, high-quality products to customers in approximately 100 countries on six continents. Our team members and facilities in the United States allow us to offer a diverse portfolio of fresh, value added and branded beef, pork, chicken and prepared foods products. JBS USA is also the majority shareholder of Pilgrim’s, the largest poultry company in the world. JBS USA employs more than 72,000 team members in 31 United States and Canada. Our corporate office is located in beautiful Greeley, Colorado, where our 1,200 team members onsite enjoy more than 300 days of sunshine a year.

Our mission: To be the best in all that we do, completely focused on our business, ensuring the best products and services to our customers, a relationship of trust with our suppliers, profitability for our shareholders and the opportunity of a better future for all of our team members.

Our core values are: Availability, Determination, Discipline, Humility, Ownership, Simplicity, Sincerity

EOE, including disability/vets

Unsolicited Assistance: JBS and its companies do not accept unsolicited assistance from any recruitment vendors for any of our open jobs. All resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee at JBS and its companies or via the applicant tracking system, in any form without a valid written request and search agreement previously approved by HR, will be solely owned by JBS and its companies. No fees will be paid should the candidate be hired by JBS and its companies because of an unsolicited referral.