The FSQ team is the core of ensuring food safety and high product quality. Producing high-quality products requires excellence in food handling and environmental cleanliness. The Manager 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 the company 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

5+ years of experience within the food industry

3+ 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

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.

The Hershey Company

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