Director of Quality and Food Safety

5 hours ago


Columbus Ohio, United States T. Marzetti Company Full time
About Us

T. Marzetti Company, a leading manufacturer and marketer of specialty food products, is a subsidiary of Lancaster Colony Corporation. Our portfolio includes renowned brands such as Marzetti, New York Bakery, and Sister Schubert's, as well as exclusive license agreements for Olive Garden dressings, Chick-fil-A sauces, and Buffalo Wild Wings sauces. We supply top restaurant chains in the United States through our foodservice business.

Job Summary

The Sr. Quality Director will lead the development and implementation of our food safety strategy, overseeing quality teams in manufacturing and warehouse locations. This role will assess risk, drive continuous improvement, and ensure excellence in food safety and quality.

Key Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with Operations and Food Safety leaders to execute programs and policies ensuring safe and high-quality food products.
  • Lead all quality systems, including policy/document control, predictive quality, reporting/scorecard development, sanitation/pest control, microbiology, internal audit, and customer relations.
  • Develop and coach Food Safety & Quality Managers at manufacturing sites to deliver products meeting customer, consumer, and regulatory requirements.
  • Stay up-to-date with local, state, and federal food safety regulations, ensuring compliance with these standards.
  • Oversee company-wide internal audit processes and closure of corrective actions, verifying readiness for external audits and compliance to regulatory requirements.
  • Collaborate with suppliers and internal teams to establish and maintain quality and safety standards for incoming ingredients and materials.
  • Develop and coach teams to educate employees on quality and food safety protocols and best practices, promoting a culture of quality throughout all manufacturing sites.
  • Work closely with teams to develop and implement systems/protocols for handling food safety incidents and product recalls, if necessary.
  • Responsible for ensuring the analysis and sharing of data to decrease risk, decrease defects, improve efficiencies, and improve customer experience.
  • Identify opportunities for continuous improvements and cost savings while maintaining product quality and safety.
  • Work closely and effectively with sanitation, R&D, supply chain, and regulatory to ensure alignment on all quality objectives.
  • Monitor quality and safety performance and lead action/resolution planning across assigned facilities.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Microbiology, or other related science field.
  • Years of progressive experience in quality within the food industry, with manufacturing production/operations experience desired.
  • 10-15 years supervisory/management experience, including previous experience successfully leading and developing managers and teams.
  • Previous experience working in a food manufacturing facility.
  • Strong knowledge of food safety regulations and industry standards.
  • Knowledge and/or certification in FSMA, HAACP, GFSI, PCQI.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative approach is required. Ability to build strong relationships and influence others, especially within Operations.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to evaluate data and make sound decisions.
  • Experience with SAP preferred.
  • Must be able to travel up to 35%.
Competencies
  • Collaborates
  • Customer Focus
  • Courage
  • Decision Quality
  • Ensures Accountability
  • Instills Trust


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