Director Food Safety And Quality Assurance
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Overview
Job Description
Opportunity To Join A Growing Food Manufacturer At The Senior Leadership Level
Our client is an expanding food manufacturing organization recognized for its innovative product portfolio and strong commitment to product development, operational excellence, and sustained market growth.
Job Description
Essential
- Proven leadership of a plant quality team, with the standard set in person on the floor.
- USDA/FSIS experience in a meat or poultry establishment, including HACCP, SSOPs, and in-plant inspection.
- A record of building prevention into the process, not only catching failures after the fact.
- Sound product-disposition decisions against defined criteria and data.
- Ability to read process data as leading indicators and act before the issue reaches finished goods.
- 12+ years in food manufacturing food safety and quality, including leading and developing people.
- Works across the floor, the leadership team, FSIS, and customers. Can set direction with incomplete information.
- Problems are caught in process. Finished-goods surprises drop.
- The plant is inspection-ready on a normal day. FSIS responses are timely and accurate. The SQF edition transition lands on schedule.
- Disposition is consistent across shifts and documented.
- Incoming failures show up at receiving. CAPA stops repeats.
- Pre-op, CCP verification, holds, and inspector support can run without the Director on every call.
- Bring a proactive, ownership mindset to your work and help move projects forward
- Contribute to a collaborative, high-accountability team culture
MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.
What's On Offer
- Competitive salary range: $190,000 - $210,000 USD.
- 10% bonus
- PTO
- Health, Dental, Vision
- 401k and more!!
- A mission-driven company focused on improving lives through better nutrition
- Real growth and the chance to help shape the future of a category-leading brand
- Paid time off, company holidays, and work-life balance initiatives
Job Summary
Sector: Engineering & Manufacturing
Sub Sector: Production, Manufacturing
Industry: Industrial / Manufacturing
Where: Naperville
Contract Type: Permanent
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