PepsiCo

Food Safety & Quality Manager

PepsiCo • $93K — $156K *
Middletown, NY 10940In-Person
Food & Beverages
Less than 5 years of experience
2 weeks ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations Management, or related field.
  • 3-4+ years of experience in quality, OSHA, and food safety in manufacturing.
  • Knowledge of Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) preferred.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills.
  • Self-starter with strong motivation.
  • Project management expertise.
  • Effective communication and feedback skills.

Responsibilities

  • Review and update food safety procedures and instructions.
  • Manage the Food Safety Team to ensure all systems are established and maintained.
  • Promote awareness of customer food safety requirements throughout the organization.
  • Develop and oversee prerequisite programs for food safety compliance.
  • Conduct comprehensive hazard analyses to identify potential food safety risks.
  • Evaluate and monitor suppliers' food safety systems continuously.
  • Lead the internal food safety audit program, ensuring corrective actions are implemented.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • Paid time off including parental leave, vacation, and sick days.
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support.
  • Retirement plan with defined contribution options.
  • Performance-based annual bonus opportunity.
Full Job Description
Overview

The Food Safety & Quality Manager is responsible for managing the Quality & Sanitation department. The role has a site-wide impact as the owner of Food Safety Systems. The ideal person has excellent communication and coaching skills and the ability to work cross-functionally with all departments. The role will mainly be on 1st shift but will require leadership across all 3 shifts.

Responsibilities

  • Review all food safety procedures and instructions, to ensure they remain current.
  • Review requests to change FSMS-related procedures and work instructions and direct the Food Safety Team through such reviews.
  • Manage the Food Safety Team and ensure that processes needed for the FSMS are established, implemented, and maintained.
  • Ensure the promotion of awareness of customer requirements pertaining to food safety throughout the organization.
  • Develop the Company's prerequisite programs and ensure that PRPs are implemented, monitored, and communicated to the appropriate parties, and periodically review PRPs.
  • Conduct hazard analyses.
  • Evaluate suppliers'/vendors' food safety systems; monitor and report on supplier food safety performance on an ongoing basis.
  • Review revisions to manufacturing practices, to ensure potential food safety hazards have been adequately addressed.
  • Oversee the internal food safety audit program - select internal audit personnel, review results of food safety audits, ensure that corrective actions are understood, and supervise corrective actions.
  • Reporting on corrections and corrective actions taken at Management Review meetings.
  • Collect, analyze, and publish measurement data, to determine the root cause of process and product food safety problems and recommend action to resolve those problems.
  • Initiate and supervise product defects, to ensure adequate implementation and effectiveness.
  • Supervise hazard analyses, report results of analyses to top management, and periodically review food safety-related processes to ensure hazards are accounted for and controlled
  • Develop team to solve day-to-day operational issues & reach performance goals.
  • Communicate cross-functionally to assist the team to solve operational issues.
  • Manage all aspects of product quality and food safety for the facility. This is inclusive of product specs, a quality manual, weight control, traceability, in-process and finished product testing and food safety and allergen. Conduct QAS self-inspections and participate in annual QAS audit program. Conduct self-inspection audits ensuring AIB and FSSC 22000 Standards requirements are met. Develop, coordinate and manage plant quality and sanitation programs as assigned.
  • Provide facility quality training, to include GMP, food safety, Non-GMO and allergen plans, regulatory requirements, and quality measurement systems.
  • Ensure that full compliance is maintained in all regulatory matters, and serve as the contact point for regulatory affairs at the site level.

Compensation and Benefits:
  • The expected compensation range for this position is between $93,500 - $156,450.
  • Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
  • Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 12% of annual salary paid out annually.
  • Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
  • In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.


Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree preferably in Business, Operations Management, or related major
  • 3-4+ years of experience understanding of quality, OSHA and food safety requirements in a manufacturing setting
  • Knowledge of the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) is preferred
  • Demonstrated leadership ability
  • Highly motivated self-starter
  • Project management skills
  • Ability to give/receive constructive feedback
  • Ability to lead a team-based approach to decision making
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a results-oriented, challenging environment
  • Effective coaching, facilitation, presentation, and team-building skills
  • Proficient in sanitation procedures and GMP/AIB requirements in a manufacturing setting


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About PepsiCo

PepsiCo Careers

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Learn more about PepsiCo
Size
309,000 employees
Market Cap
$250.5 billion
Industry
Food & Beverages
Net Income
$7.1 billion
Founded
1965
5 Year Trend
+4.8%
Revenue
$70.3 billion
NASDAQ
PEP
* Ladders Estimates

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