Salary: $155,000- $165,000 / yearly
Other Forms of Compensation: Bonus up to 25%, annually
Job Summary
The Director of Food Safety & Quality Systems leads the development, standardization, and continuous improvement of enterprise food safety and quality systems across multi-site commissary operations.
This role ensures regulatory compliance, GFSI certification readiness, supplier quality oversight, audit excellence, and scalable processes that protect product quality while enabling operational growth.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead and optimize the Food Safety & Quality Management System (FSQMS) across all facilities.
• Drive standardization of HACCP, GMP, sanitation, preventive controls, and food safety processes.
• Oversee supplier quality, internal audits, third-party audits, regulatory compliance, and GFSI certification readiness.
• Develop enterprise programs for CAPA, root cause analysis, traceability, shelf-life validation, and sensory evaluation.
• Partner with Operations to integrate food safety and quality into manufacturing processes.
• Implement systems, technology, KPIs, and reporting to improve compliance and operational performance.
• Develop training programs and build food safety capability across the organization.
Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Food Technology, or related field preferred.
• 10+ years of food safety and quality leadership in manufacturing.
• Experience with FSQMS, HACCP, PCQI, GFSI (SQF preferred), FDA and USDA/FSIS regulations.
• Proven success leading supplier quality, audit programs, and multi-site quality systems.
• Strong analytical, project management, and cross-functional leadership skills.
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Associates at Canteen are offered many fantastic benefits.
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance/ AD
• Disability Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Personal Leave
Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For positions in Washington State, Maryland, or to be performed Remotely, click here or copy/paste the link below for paid time off benefits information.
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