Food Safety Director

10 hours ago

Telford, Telford and Wrekin, United Kingdom Godshall Full time
Job Title: Food Safety Director

At Godshall, we are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Food Safety Director to join our corporate management team. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for providing strategic leadership, guidance, and risk management for all corporate food safety and quality programs.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Oversee all corporate food safety and quality assurance programs, systems, personnel, activities, and operations.
  • Provide strategic leadership, guidance, and risk management for corporate food safety and quality programs and systems, including HACCP, Preventative Controls, SQF, and customer or 3rd party audit-driven requirements and policies.
  • Ensure proper compliance and accuracy in the development, revision, and management of all SQF, other BRC-related plans, quality programs, supporting programs, audits, and documentation.
  • Provide expertise and serve as a subject matter expert for programs and activities related to food safety/microbiology, regulations, and quality systems.
  • Lead, supervise, and coach FSQA management and direct-reporting personnel, ensuring continuing professional development, training, and overall employee well-being.
  • Maintain training and development systems for the team and company to be up to date.
  • Provide support and decision-making planning as needed to corporate executive leadership, sales, marketing, and R&D teams, while maintaining a food safety culture.
  • Provide oversight and technical support for import/export sales, production decisions, environmental programs, sanitation, and compliance.
  • Manage departmental budgets, track departmental expenditure, and ensure compliance with corporate budgeting policies, working closely with the executive leadership team.
  • Ensure production team involvement with the regulations, updating compliances and Food Safety responsibilities.
  • Manage food quality concerns on the floor and within the plant.
  • Communicate regularly with upper management to ensure safe products are going out and documentation is maintained for all quality programs, including but not limited to pre-requisites and customer concerns.
  • Ensure sanitation procedures within both the sanitation department and external contracted sanitation company aligns with food safety standards and quality assurance protocols.
Requirements:
  • Graduate Degree in Food Science, Animal Science, Biological Sciences, or closely related disciplines, preferred.
  • HACCP Certified and Completed FDA Preventative Controls Training.
  • Completed formal SQF training, other BRC program training may be considered for meeting this requirement.
  • 5+ years working in a food manufacturing technical or senior management role, preferably in the meat and/or poultry processing industry, with specific experience managing HACCP and SQF programs.
  • Comprehensive knowledge and experience developing and managing HACCP, Preventative Controls, GMP, SSOP, SQF and/or other BRC and customer-driven quality and food safety requirements and programs.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of USDA-FSIS regulations and requirements for meat and poultry processing.
  • Leadership and management skills.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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