Director of Food Safety & Quality Assurance

Schweid and Sons is looking for a Director of Food Safety and Quality Assurance to add to our team. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, you will lead the continued development and implementation of a comprehensive, best-in-class approach to food safety, sanitation, quality, and regulatory compliance. As the leader of food safety, QA, and regulatory, your goal will be to provide high-level strategy and guidance to take the company into the future. To be successful in this role, you must have a strong food safety and quality background and knowledge of regulatory requirements. In addition to that, you must be a strategic problem solver and have an eye for identifying areas of improvement. This is an incredible opportunity to join a well-established food manufacturing company that prides itself on putting its team members first by providing an incredible culture, amazing benefits, and unparalleled employee retention.

Job Functions /Responsibilities:

• Provide advice regarding culture, growth, planning, talent, and legal issues
• Advise the Senior Leadership Team on food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance matters
• Articulate activities and needs of the QA and Food Safety
• Collaborate with leadership on major organizational initiatives
• Ensure all initiatives align with the company's desired culture, mission, and strategic plan
• Support the food safety management system through adherence to policies
• Continuously work to increase knowledge, solve problems, and develop new technologies
• Develop food safety and quality strategy roadmaps and lead its execution enterprise-wide

Qualifications / Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree required
• 8 + years of Food Safety, Quality, and Regulatory experience required
• 4 + years of management experience required
• 5 + years related protein experience required, strong preference for beef experience, ideally with ground beef.
• Food/nutrition manufacturing experience required
• Quality Management System experience required
• ERP experience required