Food Safety Manager

Piazza Produce offers a wide array of produce, locally sourced goods, specialty items, and more. Piazza Produce delivers to over 150 surrounding cities including those in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee, and Michigan. This allows us a large distribution network in which we are able to back haul and deliver products from producers who need help distributing their products.

Essential Functions:

• Maintain and administer the Food Safety and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) program
• Oversee, maintain, revise, ensuring compliance, and initiate continuous improvement for all policies, procedures and programs relating to food safety. This includes, but not limited to:
  • Regulatory compliance
  • HACCP Plan and prerequisite programs
  • Food Defense
  • Pest Control
  • Crisis Management
  • Allergen Control
  • Recall and Traceability
  • Supplier Certification (includes raw/finished product and packaging)
  • Training – general Food Safety and job specific Food Safety training
  • Personal Hygiene and compliance to corporate Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)
• Provide direction to Facility/Maintenance Managers to ensure all Maintenance, Sanitation, and Chemical Control activities adhere to published food safety requirements
• Ensure all personnel adhere to published food safety requirements regarding Receiving, Storage and Shipping activities
• Perform documented random and/or scheduled internal audits and inspections of the facility to verify adherence to Food Safety policies and provide corrective action on non-compliances
• Maintain document control for all food safety related programs and procedures
• Respond, record, investigate, provide corrective action, and trend customer complaints related to food safety and provide data to the various Procurement Departments
• Own third party audits and inspections (regulatory, organic, etc.) and provide insight on corrective action on non-compliances
• Respond to customer requests related to third party audits, food safety, and compliance
• Maintain Organic Certification program
• Provide expertise and assist in areas, such as product development, product specifications, and environmental monitoring requirements
• Maintain organized, written employee training, and safety investigation records in coordination with Human Resources and Management.

Competencies, Education, and Skills:

• Highly resourceful
• Strong relationship management and interpersonal skills
• Innovative and creative thinking
• Listening skills
• Complex problem-solving
• Organized and attention-to-detail approach
• At least 3 years Food Science and/or Food Safety function
• Proficient PC skills in Microsoft Office and common email systems
• Completed training in HACCP, SQF Auditing Systems, and the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)

Compensation:

• $75,000 - $85,000/Year

Schedule:

• Monday – Friday (Saturdays as needed)
• 8:00am – 4:00pm

Benefits:

• Health & Welfare Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance)
• Paid Time Off
• Holidays
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Weekly Pay
• Career Advancement Opportunities

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.