Director FSQS

TITLE: Director FSQS

LOCATION: Onsite in Oswego IL, Lombard IL or Avon OH

COMP RANGE: $140,000 - $180,000 / year plus bonus

Custom Culinary is hiring a Director of FSQS to lead the function for our business. As Director FSQS, you will provide strategic direction and leadership to Custom Culinary US Food Safety and Quality Systems team, including various contract manufacturer locations, warehouses and FSVP (US). Leads one management group to closely align efforts and measure performance in the areas of quality, GPE and manufacturing. Enable our sites to use their local quality group in efforts of GPE and transform our operations group to better understand customer requirements.

This is your opportunity to create alignment and commitment with our global quality initiatives, which is set to deliver improved performance consistency, standards consistency, customer satisfaction, and business enablement. This role Is a member of the Custom Culinary US Supply Chain Leadership Team and ensures alignment of FSQS expectations across functions and fellow members. The position provides regular updates to the team regarding the FSQS function.

As a Director FSQS, your responsibilities will include:

• Oversees a FSQS functional teamof 13 employees.
• Overall responsibility for the Custom Culinary food safety and quality systems programs design and compliance, as well as regional policy setting.
• Leading and developing plans to standardize quality systems and food safety personnel and programs across all manufacturing facilities, including best practice utilization.
• Representing Custom Culinary US as a member of the Global Food Safety Council and key integration contact for Griffith Global FSQS who continuously strives toward standardization of practices and methodology.
• Providing leadership in all Food Safety and Quality areas across Custom Culinary facilities & comans including plant program coordination/decision making, common customer communication, and management updates.
• Determining and promoting an initiative-taking than reactive relation with key customers to improve internal and external client satisfaction.
• Providing QS updates to operations management, QS, Custom Culinary Leadership, and all other support departments on FSQS key initiatives, challenges, failures, and improvements.
• Promoting continuous improvement in FSQS processes to achieve stronger linkages between departments and the company overall process.
• Responsibility for organizational design visible as appropriate structure and job roles to support business needs and capitalizes global best practices.

The Director FSQS position is well suited for you if you:

• Enjoy being a visible leader and connecting with all levels of employees
• Acts as the technical lead person for Food Safety and Quality Systems department.
• Primary technical liaison between Commercial and Supply Chain teams.
• Act quickly when issues arise instead of waiting for escalation
• Demonstrate leadership, facilitation, and hands-on problem-solving capabilities
• Effectively manage change and build strong teams
• Easily identify and develop leaders

Qualified candidates will have:

• Bachelor's degree.
• 10+ years' related experience in the food industry and the food safety and quality function.
• 5 years of progressive management and plant level leadership experience.
• North American Regulation, ISO 9000, Pathogen Control, Allergen Control, third party audit and GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative) knowledge.
• Experience working with both USDA and FDA inspected plants.
• Willingness to travel 15%, which is sporadic and occasional for meetings and visiting other facilities.
• Candidates must currently possess unrestricted authorization to work in the United States. Work visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

What will set you apart:

• Master's degree
• HACCP, Seafood HACCP, PCQI, Acidified Food, LACF, Food Defense, Black Belt, SPC certifications

There is potential for a discretionary bonus, with a target of 18%. This bonus is based on personal and company performance and is not a guaranteed bonus plan.

This role is affiliated with the Illinois and Avon, Ohio locations, and candidates for this role need to reside within a commutable distance of that location and will be required to come into that location. You may be asked to travel to other locations periodically for meetings.

Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand and walk to communicate and listen effectively. This will require both office and kitchen environments.

Environmental Concerns: The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Dust and odor present in environment.

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: Medical, Rx, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts, EAP, Health Advocacy, Financial Planning, Parental Leave, Care.com, Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance, Education Assistance/Tuition Reimbursement, Safety Reimbursement, Lifestyle Spending Account, Group Life & AD&D, Voluntary Life Insurance, Short Term & Long Term Disability, 401(k) Plan with Company Match, PTO, Holiday's & Leaves, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, Home & Auto Insurance, Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Long Term Care + Life Insurance & Legal Assistance.

Custom Culinary is a subsidiary of Griffith Foods and is a provider of branded and customer brand / "private label" soup bases, flavor concentrates, sauces, gravies, and other flavor enhancing products. We sell primarily into foodservice - restaurants, hospitals, schools, and cafeterias - as well as industrial - food manufacturers, assemblers, and commissaries - and specialty retail - grocery store foodservice, convenience stores, and meal kits.

At Custom Culinary, we aim to Be True to the Food , and we are focused on authentically bringing flavor and excellent food, ingredients, and menu solutions to our customers.

Griffith Foods is a family-owned business, founded in 1919 and headquartered in Alsip, Illinois USA. Learn more about us at https://griffithfoods.com/careers/.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Griffith Foods believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity. Griffith Foods does not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of the following actual or perceived characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding or related medical condition, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, genetic characteristic or information, AIDS or HIV status, order of protection status, marital status, military or veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Equal employment opportunity will be extended to all persons in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including recruitment, hiring, participation in benefit programs, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, layoff, recall, and termination.

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