What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr Quality Food Safety Manager position at Post Consumer Brands?
Business Unit Overview
Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company’s portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, PEBBLES®, Grape-Nuts® and Malt-O-Meal® cereal, and Peter Pan® peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish®, Kibbles ‘n Bits® and 9Lives® dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn for the latest news.
Brand
Post Consumer Brands recently acquired several iconic pet food brands, venturing into a new market while remaining true to our purpose to provide delicious and accessible food that our consumers love. We’re always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio, and right now, we’re growing and need passionate, driven individuals with diverse perspectives to help us reach greater heights. That’s where you come in. Join a team where your voice is not only heard but valued. Make a real impact on brands enjoyed by millions of people and their pets.
At Post Consumer Brands, we take pride in our longstanding legacy of making one of every five breakfast cereals families eat daily. Today, we’re just as focused on our future as we expand our grocery business with different shelf-stable foods, including snacks and peanut butter. We are committed to providing accessible and delicious food for families, and we’re always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio. As we soar to new heights, we need creative, determined individuals from all walks of life to join our team, where your unique perspective and ideas are acknowledged and valued. Be a part of a company that empowers you to make a difference that’s evident on grocery store shelves and families’ tables across North America.
Location Description
Northfield, Minn. is home to two Post Consumer Brands manufacturing plants, the Campbell Mill and Ames Mill, two distribution centers, and more than 750 team members. The Campbell Mill plant is 1 million square feet and is home to 7 manufacturing technologies to produce a wide variety of cereal products our customers know and love. Northfield is a town steeped in history, featuring two colleges and the original Ames Mill where the Malt-O-Meal Company got its start.
Responsibilities
OVERVIEW:
Join Post Consumer Brands as our next Sr. Manager, QFS at one of our flagship cereal plants in Northfield, MN plant, just a short drive from our Corporate Campus in Lakeville, MN. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead and shape the quality assurance program at one of our premier cereal plants. As a key leader, you will collaborate with Operations and Engineering to drive quality improvements and implement innovative designs that support food safety and GMP practices. You will ensure compliance with all quality, food safety, and regulatory standards, fostering a strong food safety culture throughout the plant.
This position not only allows you to make a significant impact on our products and processes but also provides the chance to work closely with our corporate team, enhancing your leadership experience and career growth. If you are passionate about quality and food safety and ready to take on a pivotal role in a dynamic environment, we invite you to join our team and contribute to our legacy of excellence.
Responsibilities And Accountabilities
Education:
Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company’s portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, PEBBLES®, Grape-Nuts® and Malt-O-Meal® cereal, and Peter Pan® peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish®, Kibbles ‘n Bits® and 9Lives® dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn for the latest news.
Brand
Post Consumer Brands recently acquired several iconic pet food brands, venturing into a new market while remaining true to our purpose to provide delicious and accessible food that our consumers love. We’re always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio, and right now, we’re growing and need passionate, driven individuals with diverse perspectives to help us reach greater heights. That’s where you come in. Join a team where your voice is not only heard but valued. Make a real impact on brands enjoyed by millions of people and their pets.
At Post Consumer Brands, we take pride in our longstanding legacy of making one of every five breakfast cereals families eat daily. Today, we’re just as focused on our future as we expand our grocery business with different shelf-stable foods, including snacks and peanut butter. We are committed to providing accessible and delicious food for families, and we’re always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio. As we soar to new heights, we need creative, determined individuals from all walks of life to join our team, where your unique perspective and ideas are acknowledged and valued. Be a part of a company that empowers you to make a difference that’s evident on grocery store shelves and families’ tables across North America.
Location Description
Northfield, Minn. is home to two Post Consumer Brands manufacturing plants, the Campbell Mill and Ames Mill, two distribution centers, and more than 750 team members. The Campbell Mill plant is 1 million square feet and is home to 7 manufacturing technologies to produce a wide variety of cereal products our customers know and love. Northfield is a town steeped in history, featuring two colleges and the original Ames Mill where the Malt-O-Meal Company got its start.
Responsibilities
OVERVIEW:
Join Post Consumer Brands as our next Sr. Manager, QFS at one of our flagship cereal plants in Northfield, MN plant, just a short drive from our Corporate Campus in Lakeville, MN. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead and shape the quality assurance program at one of our premier cereal plants. As a key leader, you will collaborate with Operations and Engineering to drive quality improvements and implement innovative designs that support food safety and GMP practices. You will ensure compliance with all quality, food safety, and regulatory standards, fostering a strong food safety culture throughout the plant.
This position not only allows you to make a significant impact on our products and processes but also provides the chance to work closely with our corporate team, enhancing your leadership experience and career growth. If you are passionate about quality and food safety and ready to take on a pivotal role in a dynamic environment, we invite you to join our team and contribute to our legacy of excellence.
Responsibilities And Accountabilities
- Assure that all raw materials, process parameters, sanitation procedures, and finished products comply with Customer, Company, State and Federal standards.
- Must have HACCP certification and meet the requirements for PCQI and SQF Practitioner responsibilities.
- Manage and audit quality programs and maintain proper documentation.
- Administer hold product dispositions. Follow-up and coordinate the release and/or removal of hold product through the proper channels.
- Assure that HACCP/Food Safety plans are fully implemented and monitored for all processing lines. Responsible for validating changes to food safety fundamentals (prerequisite programs).
- Assure the training of employees in the areas of noncompliance, metal detection, GMP’s, HACCP, color code, sanitation procedures, net weight, and sensory attributes.
- Coordinate the activities of engineers and contractors in complying with GMP’s during construction activities.
- Work with vendors to correct noncompliance issues concerning ingredients and supplies.
- Provide managerial and technical leadership to Quality Assurance technicians and other appropriate plant QA staff.
- Provide technical assistance to team members regarding the use of chemicals and sanitation protocol. Duties to include verification of cleaning methods for control of microbial, allergenic, and organic product cross contamination risks.
- Support the necessary retrieval of suspect product involved in a product recall.
- Direct the implementation, process and follow-up to corrective action items for audits, and inspections by customers, MDA, FDA, etc.
- Collect quality data and develop reports for business units.
- Research and approve all test lots.
- Investigate consumer and customer complaints and provide written communication regarding the findings.
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Management, Supply Chain, Operations, or a related field.
- A background in Food Science, Microbiology, or a similar focus is highly preferred.
- At least 3 years of leadership and/or supervisory experience.
- Proven track record of leading teams in a manufacturing environment.
- 10-15 years of experience in the food manufacturing industry, with a preference for production environments.
- Familiarity with HACCP, GMPs, and quality systems is a plus.
- Understanding of FDA and local regulatory requirements is preferred.
- Strong leadership, management, and supervisory abilities.
- Excellent facilitation skills in a team setting, with effective written and oral communication.
- Proficient in developing training curricula and solving problems with effective solutions.
- Knowledge of statistical and advanced analytical problem-solving tools.
- Proficiency in reading, writing, and communicating in English.
