B&G Foods

Food Safety and Quality Assurance Manager

B&G Foods$80K — $95K *
Food & Beverages
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree required, Master's Degree preferred
  • 5+ years of Food Safety & Quality Assurance experience in the food/beverage industry
  • Previous people management experience
  • Strong knowledge in food safety/hazard analysis and preventive controls
  • Experience with FDA Acidified Foods standards
  • Familiarity with FDA, USDA, and other applicable regulations
  • SQF practitioner or equivalent GFSI Certification; HACCP and PCQI certification required

Responsibilities

  • Ensure Safety and Quality of products manufactured at the facility
  • Develop, implement, and maintain food safety and quality management systems
  • Review, revise, or implement and monitor Food Safety Plans, HACCP program, and SSOP
  • Oversee implementation of the SQF Safe Quality Foods program
  • Lead certification audits for a successful outcome
  • Oversee sanitation and pest control activities, ensuring collaboration with vendors
  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives for food safety and quality performance

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead and influence food safety and quality culture
  • Membership in plant leadership team
  • Engagement in continuous improvement and innovative practices
  • Development opportunities for managing a team
  • Access to the latest technology in food safety and quality management
Full Job Description
The role of the Food Safety and Quality Assurance Manager is to establish, implement, and maintain the measures and systems to ensure our products are safe, meet regulatory requirements, specifications, and customer expectations. The individual must be an experienced manager with strong technical abilities and well-developed leadership skills. This role with serve as the site leader for Food Safety and Quality Programs and will be a member of the plant leadership team. The candidate must have a working knowledge of laboratory testing equipment, test methods, acidified food manufacturing, and a thorough understanding of regulatory requirements.

Essential Duties:
  • The primary responsibility of this position is to ensure the Safety and Quality of products manufactured at the facility.
  • Responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining food safety and quality management systems that meet regulatory, customer, and GFSI requirements.
  • Review, revise, or implement and monitor Food Safety Plans/ HACCP program, SSOP, GMP, and other Quality Assurance and Food Safety programs.
  • As SQF practitioner, oversee the implementation and maintenance of the SQF Safe Quality Foods program.
  • Lead certification audits for a successful outcome.
  • Oversee sanitation and pest control activities. Develop collaborative relationships with 3rd party vendors and ensure deficiencies are corrected by responsible parties.
  • Develop a deep understanding of manufacturing operations to determine the critical processes and controls to produce safe and quality products.
  • Track, report, and review Food Safety and Quality KPIs. Lead initiatives to continuously improve quality performance.
  • Conduct effective root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions.
  • Responsible for consumer complaints and quality issue resolution.
  • Collaborate on the introduction of changes to current or new products and processes to ensure the safety and quality of products.
  • Drive a continuous mindset for the FSQA department. Lead continuous improvement activities for the function. This includes, but is not limited to, updated program execution and enhancement, adoption of technology, improved processes, and identifying efficiencies for the department or plant.
  • Lead food safety and quality training efforts and drive a strong food safety culture at the facility.
  • Lead and develop the site team of food safety and quality employees.


Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree required, Master's Degree preferred
  • 5+ years of relevant Food Safety & Quality Assurance experience required from the food/beverage industry.
  • Previous people management experience required
  • Strong knowledge in food safety/hazard analysis and preventive controls (process preventive controls as well as sanitation, allergen and supply chain, preventive controls).
  • Experience in pest control, cleaning and sanitation and pest control
  • Experience with FDA Acidified Foods standards
  • Experience in Microbiological and Analytical methods and laboratory operations
  • Experienced with FDA, USDA, and other applicable regulations
  • SQF practitioner (or equivalent GFSI Certification); HACCP and PCQI certification required
  • Better Process Control School (as applicable for those facilities manufacturing LACF and acidified foods) or experience in microbial control process validations.


About B&G Foods

B&G Foods, Inc. manufactures, sells, and distributes a portfolio of shelf-stable and frozen foods, and household products in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Its products include frozen and canned vegetables, hot cereals, fruit spreads, canned meats and beans, bagel chips, spices, seasonings, hot sauces, wine vinegars, maple syrups, molasses, salad dressings, pizza crusts, Mexican-style sauces, dry soups, taco shells and kits, salsas, pickles, peppers, tomato-based products, baking powder and soda, corn starch, and other products. The company markets its products under various brands, including Ac'cent, B&G, B&M, Baker's Joy, Bear Creek Country Kitchens, Brer Rabbit, Canoleo, Cary's, Cream of Rice, Cream of Wheat, Devonsheer, Don Pepino, Durkee, Emeril's, Grandma's Molasses, Green Giant, JJ Flats, Joan of Arc, Las Palmas, Le Sueur, MacDonald's, Mama Mary's, Maple Grove Farms of Vermont, Molly McButter, Mrs. Dash, New York Flatbreads, New York Style, Old London, Original Tings, Ortega, Pirate's Booty, Polaner, Red Devil, Regina, Sa-són, Sclafani, Smart Puffs, Spring Tree, Sugar Twin, Tone's, Trappey's, TrueNorth, Underwood, Vermont Maid, Victoria, Weber, and Wright's. The company sells its products through supermarkets and grocery stores. B&G Foods, Inc. was founded in 1822 and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey.
Learn more about B&G Foods
Size
2,847 employees
Market Cap
$787.9 million
Industry
Net Income
$131.9 million
Founded
1996
5 Year Trend
+8.4%
Revenue
$1.9 billion
NASDAQ

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