Quality Food Safety Excellence Manufacturing and Supply Chain Program Manager - Bob Evans Foods
New Albany, OH 43054
About the Job
Bob Evans Farms operates in multiple convenience foods categories within grocery and club. It holds #1 market positions in three major categories. This winning brand has been experiencing strong growth, a trend it's expecting to continue mostly through its leadership in the refrigerated dinner and breakfast categories. Bob Evans Farms products are distributed nationally in retailers throughout North America.
Responsibilities:This role is part of the BEF Quality and Food safety Excellence (QFSE) Function. Reporting to the Director of QFSE Manufacturing and Supply Chain, this role has network-wide responsible for implementation and on-going support of BEF QFSE compliance and continuous improvement programs and practices across BEF operated and supported facilities. This role requires 50% travel to the Bob Evans Foods manufacturing facilities.
- Provide manufacturing network-wide expertise and guidance for Company quality and food safety systems and programs by providing expertise in both areas to all levels throughout the organization
- Partner with manufacturing operations and supply chain leadership to provide support and solutions for situations involving Quality, Food safety and regulatory Compliance.
- Work collaboratively with corporate and plant teams to develop best fit systems (electronic or physical infrastructure) to support the various accountabilities of the QFSE function. This includes the sub-functions of E2E quality, quality in manufacturing and, and verification and compliance programs.
- Direct QFSE activities in the field to provide assessments, identify technical solutions and provide information in support of the projects.
- Provide the QFSE inputs for the development of specifications for product, processes, and raw materials.
- Develop and drive continuous improvement in the BEF Quality management system (QMS) and food safety plan (FSP).
- Analyze metrics data to assess and verify the robustness of the QMS and report or escalate to stakeholders.
- Provide technical support and solutions for situations or challenges involving Quality, Food safety and regulatory Compliance for new product development.
- Implement design standards for the systems that ensure they support effective and efficient management of quality, food safety, and regulatory compliance.
- Drive continuous improvement in Quality management system- specifically the development and use of electronic and physical systems.
- Assist in the building and expansion of technical and functional capability of the QFSE organization to optimize the use of systems.
- Provide technical support and recommend solutions for situations or challenges involving QFSE related systems, deviations to standards and results.
- Support plant quality and food safety practices as required by applicable auditing and standards service, ex SQF.
- Degree in a field that ensures a high level of understanding of food science, food safety principles and quality management in food products.
- Minimum of 5 years’ Experience in Food Manufacturing leadership role, with a broad understanding of industry Quality practices.
- Familiarity with Regulations governing food safety and quality of BEF product portfolio. Certified in HACCP &/or PCQI.