Food Safety Program Manager

3 weeks ago


Cleveland, Ohio, United States Sysco Full time
Job Summary

The Food Safety Program Manager is responsible for providing proactive leadership and instruction in Food Safety within the Operating Site. This position drives the corporate Global Support Center (GSC) food safety strategy at the local level to mitigate food safety risk through implementation of the field level risk-based food safety preventive controls program for the Distribution segment at 1-4 Sysco Operating Site(s).

The Food Safety Program Manager oversees the implementation of the requirements, policies, procedures (SOPs), programs, and training components of the food safety system. This position also serves as the lead for product recall execution and internal communications, regulatory inspections completed by local, state/provincial, and/or federal regulatory agencies, Global Food Safety Initiative and Customer 2nd or 3rd party audits, food defense, and for interaction with customers on issues related to food safety.

The Food Safety Program Manager oversees the implementation of the requirements, policies, procedures, programs, and training components of the food safety system. This position is also responsible for supporting tracking and communicating the Food Safety Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and working with multiple Operating Site stakeholders to seek continuous improvement in KPIs. This role frequently partners with stakeholders at the site(s) (1-4 locations), region, and market levels, including the Region President and leaders from Operations, Environmental Health & Safety (EHS), Merchandising, Finance (Compliance), Sales, and HR functions to provide food safety leadership and subject matter expertise.

Responsibilities
  • Execute all GSC food safety-related strategies, policies, and procedures; maintain open communication with all related departments to address the identification of food safety hazards and process improvement opportunities. Develop, receive approval, and implement non-standard Food Safety SOPs as dictated to comply with specific local, state, or provincial regulations. Provides data to support reporting on Operating Site Food Safety compliance and overall performance against food safety KPIs. Ensure compliance with applicable food safety regulatory requirements (Federal, State/Provincial, and Local) including US FDA Seafood HACCP, FSMA Preventive Controls for Human Foods, FSVP, 204 Traceability Rule, USDA National Organic Regulations, CFIA Safe Foods for Canadian Regulations, and State regulations such as California Prop 12.
  • Lead execution of the Food Safety Preventive Controls Program at assigned sites (1-4), inclusive of HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) plan, pre-requisite programs, Food Safety Policies, and specific SOPs. Completes verification activities associated with all Preventive Controls programs. Conducts food safety observations of colleagues with "Key Roles" performing food safety activities (Receivers, Selectors, Forklift Operators, Loaders, Delivery Partners, Will-Call, and Sanitation and others as necessary). Provides coaching for improvement or positive feedback to reinforce effective behaviors and actions.
  • Manages and leads Sysco's participation in Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), audits by BRC, independent third parties, customers, and Sysco's internal audit process, analyze results, determine root cause, and gather corrective action plans for audit non-conformance(s). Reviews results with Field Food Safety Director. Acts as the site's primary contact during Food Safety regulatory authority inspections by local, state/provincial, or federal agencies. Defends Sysco's preventive food safety controls plan to regulators to support compliance with applicable regulations.
  • Follow-up promptly and thoroughly on food safety complaints from customers. Effectively communicate resolutions to internal and external stakeholders as needed by serving as the Food Safety customer lead at the Operating Site for product complaints with potential for food safety issues and to support the Claims Process with Sysco's 3rd party claims administrator. Frequently interacts with other functions (Sales, Merchandising, Operations to collect data for Sysco's legal team during claims issues to ensure relevant purchase and sales records are provided.
  • Oversees the product recall process to ensure timely communication and execution of product recalls and completion of related documentation. Completes vulnerability assessment and develops mitigations for the Food Defense Program to ensure requirements are carried out in a timely, accurate manner to decrease risk of Intentional Adulteration.
  • Leads implementation of the site level food safety culture program including food safety awareness and culture assessment activities (i.e., culture survey) and corresponding action plans for improvement. Delivers and assures food safety training is tracked within the specified GSC online training platform for all OpSite Key Role colleagues and supervisors with direct Food Safety program responsibilities.
  • Oversees the execution of the site level Sanitation Program, including training for internal colleagues and/or 3rd party provider employees, maintaining the facility cleanliness and sanitation standards. Routinely measures operational sanitation program compliance to ensure food is received, stored, handled, and transported in a food safe condition to customers and their patrons.
  • Routinely audits food safety practices (internal audits, cross dock and shuttle yard facility audits, delivery inspections, to objectively evaluate performance and provide feedback to other personnel as necessary to ensure compliance with Preventive Controls Program and any Regulatory requirements (federal, state/provincial, and local).
  • Complete and maintain documentation/verification requirements per Sysco policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements (ex. FSMA). Trains and ensures execution of verification tasks at sites by qualified individuals when FSPM is working at another site(s). Uses the OpenText document control system to collect, maintain, and update GSC standard operating procedures, policies, and templates for all Food Safety related records used by Operating Site colleagues.
Education Required:

High School or GED Equivalent Required. In lieu of an associate or bachelor's Degree, a combination of education and experience may be considered for candidates, provided that the candidate has demonstrated technical proficiency in the areas of food safety, food microbiology, food chemistry.

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