Senior Manager, Food Safety & Quality Assurance

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• *401(k) retirement plan with company match
• *Company paid life insurance
• *Tuition reimbursement
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Airport Location: Corp Commercial Operations 
Advertised Compensation: $99,900.00 to $121,100.00 

Purpose: The Senior Manager, Food Safety & Quality Assurance (FS & QA), Commissary Regulations & Supplier Onboarding is responsible for managing commissary food safety plans and FDA registrations and for ensuring the safety of food and beverage suppliers contracted by Avolta North America.  

Essential Functions: 

• Creates and maintains a database of commissary operations to include commissary contacts, site specific scope of production, Food Safety Plans, and FDA Registration numbers

• Ensures each supplier is vetted and annually recertified for appropriate food safety audits, practices, and registrations as required by Avolta and regulatory authorities

• Create job aids and SOPs to ensure compliance with regulations; provides FSMA training and annual refresher training to management and commissary staff

• Champions a positive food safety culture, helping Operations achieve active managerial control by demonstrating knowledge, with a focus on brand protection through education and collaboration

• Reviews supplier audits to ensure compliance for sanitation, GMP's, food security and defense and coaches’ suppliers regarding next steps to make improvements

• Supports with follow up on product recalls or withdrawals

• Develops and maintains effective collaborative working relationship with Supply Chain and Operations management teams to assure food safety compliance and reduce potential company liability and risk

Reporting Relationship: This position reports to the Director of Food Safety & Quality Assurance, Regulatory & Supplier Onboarding 

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Work Environment:  

• Education and Experience: The combination of education and professional experience must exceed 6 years:

• In a leadership role: Requires 2 years of experience partnering with senior-level  operations team members engaged in executing Food Safety & Quality Assurance programs

• In a technical role: Requires 6 years of experience engaged in delivering Food Safety & Quality Assurance programs

• A bachelor’s degree in a program related to the functional area can count for 2 of the six-year requirement

• An MBA or a master’s level degree in a program related to the functional area can count for an additional 2 years of the six-year requirement

• In the industry: 3-5 years of Hospitality/ F&B experience

• ServSafe Food Safety Certification required

• CP-FS (Certified Professional Food Safety) preferred

• Specialized Training:

• Training that leads to technical expertise in FDA Model Food Code, FSMA, Code of Federal Regulations, General Microbiology, Public Health

• Training that leads to an in-depth knowledge of legal and regulatory ramifications of the food safety area

• Specialized Skillset/Competencies/Traits

• Demonstrated history of anticipating and balancing the needs of the business with the needs of complex stakeholders, the employee population and individual circumstances

• Demonstrated history of creating and maintaining positive work environments through coaching, developing, and leading teams to achieve common goals

• Demonstrated experience exhibiting a continuous improvement mindset with the ability to optimize work processes and achieve positive results

• Location/Travel:

• This position is based at the F&B Center of Excellence in Bethesda, MD

• Requires up to 25% travel to airport locations

Nearest Major Market: Washington DC

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