Manager, Food Safety and Sanitation

1 month ago

Richmond, United States Mastronardi Produce Full time

Mastronardi Produce pioneered the commercial greenhouse industry in North America, and we’re now the leading greenhouse vegetable company on the continent. Our award-winning, flavorful produce is packed under the SUNSET brand and is available at leading grocery retailers across North America. Family owned for 70 years, we pride ourselves on having the most flavorful products and the best people in the industry. We are constantly pushing boundaries to be a leader in fresh produce innovation. We seek individuals that demonstrate our PRIDE values (Passion, Respect, Innovation, Drive, Excellence) to help us fulfill our mission to inspire healthy living through WOW flavor experiences.

Mastronardi Richmond, is a 60-acre greenhouse, that we like to think of as one big backyard garden Our spacious facility grows tomatoes year-round. We are seeking a Food Safety and Sanitation Manager will provide leadership, direction and day-to-day support to operations management to drive compliance with the corporate Safe Quality Foods plan. The Food Safety and Sanitation Manager is directly responsible for the oversight and maintenance of the Food Safety System (FSS) and Sanitation activities at the assigned Growing Center - by providing guidance, communication and follow-up on FSS policies, procedures and documentation and coordinating the resolution of specific policy-related and procedural problems and incidences.

Values

To perform the job successfully, the incumbent’s behavior must be consistent with the PRIDE values expected of all Mastronardi Produce employees: be Passionate; have Respect; be Innovative; be Driven and strive for Excellence.

Primary Responsibilities:

Directly responsible for the oversight and maintenance of the SQF Program at the assigned Mastronardi Produce, growing center.
• Serves as the designated Safe Quality Foods (SQF) Practitioner and is compliant with relevant FSMA trainings.
• Acts as SQF Practitioner back up, when assigned, to any other Mastronardi owned growing center
• Maintain FSS documents, database, records, binders & filing.
• Corrective Action and Preventative Measures – log and track non-compliances and FSS incidences, do investigations, coordinate follow-up and bring outstanding issues to closure.
• Provide FSS Training – assist in development of training programs, conduct training classes, maintain training records.
• GMP – assist in development of rules, conduct audits, maintain records.
• Prepares, organizes, leads and conducts follow-up for third-party, government, and customer audits
• Conduct routine audits of internal Food Safety Program
• Records – conduct routine checks to verify proper record keeping by Operations Team.
• Reports to Management – obtain, input, tabulate FSS data and provide reports to Management.
• Manage sanitation personnel: interview, hire and maintain staff, ensure training on sanitation procedures, ensure effectiveness of cleaning, conduct evaluations and maintain a high standard of Staff performance. Enforce progressive disciplinary policies across the department
• Implement SSOP’s for Sanitation
• Maintain the Master Sanitation Schedule ensuring that cleaning activities for equipment and facility result in a safe and quality product while minimizing Production down time
• Maintain all Sanitation records in accordance with prescribed standards
• Ensure that sanitation chemicals are used and stored as required by Sanitation and Chemical Programs
• Assist in developing schedules, forms, records, SOP’s and documentation to support the Food Safety Program
• Participates and is part of the leadership team at assigned facility
Acts as the emergency contact for the facility in Food Safety related issues including but not limited to recalls, power failures, potable water outages. Ensures issues are safely addressed.
• As a leader in the food safety team, you will be required to be contacted and available after hours to address emergencies and technical issue for a 24 x 7 distribution operation

Education/Background Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree in food science, sciences (biology, chemistry etc.), agriculture or another related field is preferred.
• A minimum five to seven years’ experience in a Food Safety/Quality Assurance/Management function, with specific knowledge of SQF Systems and FSMA implementation
• HACCP Certification required
• A minimum 2 years supervisory experience is required.
• Must be bilingual in Spanish and English (Location Dependent)

Specific Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

Proven ability to lead and motivate teams
• Experience conducting traceability and recall exercises
• Must maintain current HACCP certificate, PSA Grower Training certificate and Implementing SQF Systems training documentation
• Quality certifications considered an asset
• Auditing experience required, with required ability to read and interpret documentation for regulatory and audit standards
• Strong knowledge of food safety and quality systems, HACCP, ISO 9001, cGMP, SQF etc.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills at all levels inside the business and externally with suppliers, customers and regulatory agencies.
• Excellent analytical, time management and organizational skills
• Technical skills, including computer proficiency and data management
• Strong customer, quality and continuous improvement focus
• Ability to document preventative and immediate corrective actions
• Valid passport and driver’s license must be maintained

Working Conditions:

Greenhouse Environment where the temperatures reach up to 100°F or more and background noise approaches 70 dcbs
• Refrigerated warehouse, where the temperature averages 50°F
• Occasional lifting and physical lifting may be required
• Must be able to work around bees
• Position requires sitting, standing, walking and bending on a regular basis
• Climbing platform ladders is also a requirement.
• Must have manual dexterity to perform computer skills.

Please note: Mastronardi Produce has accommodation processes and policies in place and provides accommodation for employees with disabilities. If you require a specific accommodation because of a disability or documented medical need, please contact the Human Resource office so that arrangements can be made for the appropriate accommodation to be put into place before you begin your employment.

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