VP, FSQA 1124
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Location: New York, NY 10025
Description:
Key Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
- Develop and implement comprehensive food safety and quality assurance programs across all facilities, including copackers.
- Ensure compliance with FDA, USDA, and other relevant regulatory standards for RTE sliced meats/meals and portable snack trays.
- Oversee food safety audits, inspections, and certifications (e.g., SQF, BRC, HACCP) and ensure corrective actions are completed promptly.
- Collaborate with copackers to ensure they meet company and regulatory food safety and quality requirements.
- Act as a key partner to the R&D team, providing guidance on food safety, quality, and regulatory aspects of new product development and reformulations.
- Evaluate potential risks in new formulations and production processes, ensuring safe and compliant product launches.
- Stay engaged with R&D on ingredient and process innovations, ensuring that quality and safety standards are integrated from concept to commercialization.
- Lead crisis management and recall initiatives, should they arise, ensuring swift and effective resolution.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement in food safety and quality, identifying and implementing best practices.
- Manage and mentor a team of food safety and quality professionals.
- Monitor and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) related to food safety, quality, and compliance.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends, regulatory changes, and food safety technologies to enhance current processes.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Food Science, Microbiology, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in food safety and quality, preferably in the RTE assembly/or meat/bakery/dairy industry.
- Proven experience working with copackers and managing quality across multiple facilities.
- Extensive knowledge of food safety regulations (FDA, USDA) and certification standards (SQF, BRC, HACCP).
- Strong understanding of the R&D process and how food safety/quality is integrated into product development.
- Strong leadership and communication skills, with a track record of managing teams and cross-functional collaboration.
- Experience in handling product recalls and crisis management.
- Ability to travel as needed to oversee copackers and production facilities.