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At HoneyBaked, our commitment to our people, our product and our brand shows - and we also make it a priority to give back to the communities where we live and work. "Serve Others" and "Do the Right Thing" are core values for us - we believe in being authentic in everything we do and in living our Values in full view of the communities we serve. We have an entrepreneurial spirit that's brought us a lot of success and we're looking for a Director, Food Safety & Quality Assurance to join the team. Our perfect candidate will thrive in a fun and casual environment, pay it forward daily, and add value to the company by supporting, directing, overseeing, and leading programs and processes for managing food safety and product quality at The HoneyBaked Ham Co. This role will manage existing programs and processes (and continually improve these programs) as well as develop new policies and programs when necessary. We have a hybrid work schedule with three days in the office and two days working from home. This role will have an advanced understanding of food safety, quality assurance, and food/packaging regulations. They should have advanced risk assessment skills and be comfortable performing and leading root cause analysis and interpreting complaint and defect trends. The candidate will have demonstrated experience and ability leading and developing teams while serving internal clients and functions as the subject matter expert in food safety and product quality.
Job Responsibility:
Lead a team of food safety and quality assurance professionals tasked with program and policy development and management, regulatory compliance, and the execution of these policies and programs in client lines of business
Assist in the continued development of the policies and programs aimed at mitigating identified food safety risks
Continually improve policy and program documentation and continuously review relevancy and compliance
Ensure HBH policies and programs are consistent with agencies such as FDA, FSIS and FDA Food Code
Work cross functionally to support the end-to-end delivery chain quality program
Collaborate with Marketing, Product Development and Procurement/Distribution to ensure clear quality protocols and processes are in place to support onboarding new suppliers and products
Lead product quality and food safety continuous improvement activities through the transformation and analysis of data
Assist in maintaining a positive food safety and quality culture with a focus on brand protection, collaboration, and education
Requirements:
Bachelor's in Food Science or related
7+ years of work experience in Food Safety, Quality Assurance, HACCP
Strong understanding of federal, state and local regulations for restaurants
Experience in the management of Food Safety, Quality Assurance, Quality Systems, Technical Services, or similar functions
Food industry experience
Understanding of restaurant operations and procedures
Experience leading a team
Ability to establish quality assurance procedures/policies and produce documented instructions and procedures
Ability to convey a guest focused, brand protection mindset
ServSafe certification
Ability to influence others to deliver results and to work effectively with those inside and outside the organization and at all organizational levels
Ability to work independently and in a team environment
Working knowledge of Microsoft based software including Excel, Power BI, Word, PowerPoint and Visio