Vice President Quality/Food Safety
Company: Affinity Executive Search
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: May 4, 2024
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Job Description:
Job Title: Vice President Quality/Food SafetySummary: This
position provides global leadership and expertise to ensure the
company s products meet the highest standards for Food Safety and
Quality. This role works closely with manufacturing, sales,
R&D, Purchasing, and other departments to ensure the company
has a best in class food safety culture and quality focus. Duties
and Responsibilities:
Responsible for the strategic direction and effective execution of
food safety and quality assurance plans, policies, and actions.
Monitors progress through the use of effective leading and lagging
indicators and spends the appropriate amount of time in the
manufacturing plants to personally observe and coach on FSQA
matters.
Able to effectively collaborate with the manufacturing leaders to
align on FSQA strategy and execution and drive change where needed
with a sense of urgency.
Drives the development and implementation of best practices in food
safety & quality assurance across common food manufacturing
platforms.
Serves as the subject matter expert on behalf of the organization
for food safety, quality, FSMA, GFSI, company FSQA
policies/procedures. Also responsible to ensure that all regulatory
requirements are met concerning weights/measures, product claims,
declarations, etc.
Provides direction, development and oversight of the Corporate FSQA
team, FSQA Regional Managers and by association, the manufacturing
plant FSQA Managers and sanitation departments. Embraces continuous
improvement by setting clear goals & objectives, empowering the
FSQA team and holding them accountable for results.
Ensures (and is directly involved when required) the effective
management of key customer QA relationships in conjunction with
sales personnel and inspires customer confidence.
Ensures the company has top talent in all food safety & quality
assurance leadership positions and ensures the proper development
of these resources.
Interacts effectively with all levels of the organization and
influences key stakeholders to make positive change in food safety
and quality systems.
Assure microbiological and analytical services and operations are
meeting standards, accreditations and best practices.
Represent the Food Safety and Quality function to all business
teams and serve as a conduit for information. Improve visibility to
food safety and quality performance across the
organization.Education/Certifications:
BS. (Masters preferred) Chemistry, Food Science, Microbiology,
Engineering, etc.
SQF Practitioner Certification
Valid Driver s License.Experience:
Minimum of 15 years of progressive Food Safety, Quality Assurance
and RegulatoryKnowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Expert knowledge in GFSI, HACCP, PCQI, etc.
Expert knowledge in FDA regulations.
Working knowledge of USDA, CFIA regulations would be a plus.
Strong working knowledge and experience with Lean
process/culture.
Demonstrated leadership experience and a sense of urgency with the
drive to make continuous improvements. Must understand change
management and how to drive positive change throughout the
enterprise as it relates to food safety and quality.
Ability to operate on multiple levels from the strategic to
hands on
to accomplish results.
Demonstrated ability to make and act on decisions while balancing
speed, quality and risk.
Ability to think clearly and in a decisive manner while remaining
calm under in pressure situations.
Excellent and effective oral and written communication skills.
Strong interpersonal skills backed-up by strong technical knowledge
are critical to success in this role.
Must be proficient in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint,
Experience with SAP QM or other ERP systems experience is
preferred.
Must have good writing skills and be able to communicate
effectively with customers and people at all levels of the
company.Supervisory Responsibilities:
This position has multiple direct reports all professional level:
Regional FSQA Managers, Global Director of Food Safety & Regulatory
Compliance, Food Safety & Quality Systems ManagerWorking Conditions
and Physical Effort:
Standard office environment, but will spend time in manufacturing
plans which can be cold/hot environments
Ability to travel up to 50% of the time.
Keywords: Affinity Executive Search, San Antonio , Vice President Quality/Food Safety, Executive , San Antonio, Texas
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