Food Safety Manager - Get Fresh Produce

Get Fresh Produce started in 1982 as a retail produce store in Chicago, specializing in premium fresh fruit, vegetables, specialty foods, and dairy. Get Fresh is supported by an amazing team of sales, customer service, procurement, and operations professionals. Get Fresh Produce executes distribution of more than 13 million cases annually to 3,000 customers.

We base everything we do on ‘Fresh Thinking’. This means constantly seeking to work more efficiently, creatively, and meticulously to meet our customers’ needs. We work every day to drive consistency in the areas most important to our customers: Customer Service, Quality, Food, Safety, Reporting, Technology.

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)

• 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

Competencies, Education, and Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• 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)

Physical Demands:

• Occasionally lift up to 50lbs
• Stand or sit for long periods of time
• Travel as needed

Work Schedule:

• Monday – Friday (8:00am – 5:00pm)

Benefits:

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

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to 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.