Director, Food Safety

Job Description:

The FSQ team is the core of ensuring food safety and high product quality. Producing high-quality mealkits and cooking & plating ready-to-eat meals requires excellence in food handling and environmental cleanliness. The Director of Food Safety will set the agenda and vision for the food safety program for all brands and locations, with the goals to ensure customer safety by managing and improving processes, handling all licensing and regulatory requirements, and championing our strong food safety quality culture.

This includes licensing and certifications and communication with regulatory agencies. This Director will be responsible for recall execution and continuous improvement of the recall program. This role oversees site-level execution as well as business unit-wide strategic direction. This includes monitoring and communication of KPIs, overseeing the project execution for improvement, and determining the direction of processes and procedures related to food safety and quality.

You will ....

• Collaborate with Food Safety and Quality partners to build upon and strengthen the current food safety strategy and ensure HelloFresh embodies best-in-class programs and practices.
• Manage all food safety licenses and certifications required for the business to be in compliance with all local, city, state, and federal requirements.
• Own communication with regulatory agencies.
• Act as recall coordinator as designated, and own the maintenance of recall documentation and execution of recall tasks when required.
• Represent the FSQ team with cross-functional departments to ensure FSQ objectives are met, supported, in compliance, and continuously improving.
• Lead a team of Food Safety specialists across multiple functions who are responsible for ensuring food safety compliance.
• Execute on ad-hoc projects.
• Own and support OKR development and execution on behalf of the regulatory branch of FSQ
• Validate and verify the adherence of sites to HACCP plans and ensure compliance with all company FSQA requirements.
• Be the subject matter expert for regulatory compliance in the event of high-impact food safety and quality issues experienced by the company and industry.
• Communicate with the executive team as the regulatory compliance expert, as needed.

You are...

• A Leader: develop and motivate a large group of employees
• Analytical and Problem Solving Oriented
• Results Driven and Passionate About Customer Success
• Proficient communicator: speak to employees with tact and diplomacy
• Time Management: tracking/monitoring production and maintaining productivity
• Technical Capacity: computer literacy to input information into the computer
• Learning Orientation: able to take direction and relay information to employees

At a minimum, you have...

• Bachelor's Degree in Environmental, Food Science, Biology or other relevant subjects
• 10+ years of experience within the food industry
• 5+ years of experience in a food safety leadership role within a food facility
• Organizational oversight with large site or multi-site business
• Strong attention to detail and data driven mindset
• Extensive knowledge of principles and applications of FSQ programs including HACCP, Sanitation and applicable certifications
• Up-to-date knowledge on FDA and local guidelines

You'll get...

• Competitive salary, 401k with company match that vests immediately upon participation, and company equity plan based on role
• Generous PTO, including sabbatical, and parental leave of up to 16 weeks
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits with options at $0 monthly, effective first day of employment
• Tuition reimbursement for continuing education (upon 2 years of service)
• Up to 85% discount on subscriptions to HelloFresh meal plans (HelloFresh, Green Chef, Everyplate, and Factor_)
• Access to 7 different Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) including those for BIPOC, women, veterans, parents, and LGBTQ+
• Inclusive, collaborative, and dynamic work environment within a fast-paced, mission-driven company that is disrupting the traditional food supply chain

This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the responsibilities. However, the Company reserves the right to adjust, modify, or reassign work tasks and responsibilities as needed to meet changing business needs, operational requirements, or other factors.

Illinois Pay Range

$140,000-$190,000 USD