Assistant Food Safety and Quality Manager

Johnsonville, LLC

Assistant Food Safety & Quality Coordinator 

Watertown, WI

Position Overview:

 As the Assistant Food Safety/Quality Coordinator your passion for continuous improvement will support the company in its drive to create a best in world quality culture through leadership and member interaction.  This job is perfect for a self-motivated individual who enjoys working as a team and driving for continuous growth. Day-to-day activities support driving food safety, quality and animal welfare activities to a best-in-class level.

Responsibilities:

• Use your technical expertise to educate members on animal handling, food safety and quality applications and systems.
• Be a resource for the plant’s operations and to represent food safety and quality and animal welfare on cross-functional project teams. 
• Develop and maintain facility food safety plans, quality plans and standard operating procedures including Redzone Compliance.
• Lead or co-lead third party audits (SQF and customer) and maintain required programs.
• Function as a liaison for plant operations on food safety and quality policies as they relate to both internal and external customers and third-party vendors.
• Be a plant representative to the USDA and other regulatory agencies, while ensuring compliance to GMP standards, USDA, and other regulatory requirements
• Aid with coordinating and troubleshooting of day-to-day food safety and quality opportunities to help the teams define comprehensive and proactive solutions.
• Inspect, audit and work with facility continuous improvement teams to ensure best practice and enhanced standard work processes are implemented and acted upon. 
• Evaluate data and Redzone documentation to troubleshoot any trends around food safety and quality processes and products.  
• Back up the Food Safety and Quality Coordinator in their absence.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science, Meat Science, Food Science, Microbiology or a related field preferred, but equivalent work experience will be considered with appropriate certifications. 
• HACCP Certification, preferred.
• GFSI certification - SQF Practitioner or BRC certification, preferred 

Experience:

• Strong knowledge of food safety, HACCP systems, required
• 2-4 years of experience in a quality leadership position is preferred.
• Experience in livestock animal handling and welfare, preferred. 
• Experience in food manufacturing required, meat processing/harvest preferred. 
• Experience working under regulatory systems, specifically USDA and Animal Handling and Welfare preferred.  

Skills and Competencies:

• Ability to lead by example and engage others in the decision-making process
• Commitment to continuous personal growth and development
• Intermediate understanding of food safety and animal welfare practices.  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
• Basic understanding of statistical quality tools and continuous improvement processes. 
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt priorities as needed
• Detail oriented, responsible, self-motivated individual.
• Strong team player with problem solving skills and results-driven mindset.
• Ability to influence decision making with senior leaders and production members. 
• Quick to learn and adapt
• Experience with SAP and Redzone preferred.

Location:                          Watertown, WI

Coach:                              Food Safety Quality Coordinator

Member Status:                Full Time, Salaried

Hours:                               Second shift; ability to flex to different shifts as business needs

Travel:                               Not a ton, less than 10% of your time

Reason for Posting:          Replacement 

Benefits:                           Members have potential for a monthly bonus and 401k with a company match. Members also have access to terrific benefits including affordable medical, dental and vision coverage; flexible spending accounts; disability and life insurance; and fertility and adoption assistance. Johnsonville also offers competitive paid time off, including paid parental time off and tuition reimbursement! 

About our Company

Since 1945, our family-owned band of sausage-makers has invented better ways to make, eat and prepare crave-able sausage. Today, we are 4,000+ Members strong. We sell our famous sausage in all 50 United States and more than 40 countries. We have a culture built on the idea that if we make developing your talents our top priority, great business results will follow naturally. We call it The Johnsonville Way. It has been our secret sauce for decades, and we hope you get to experience it for yourself!

How to Apply:   

External candidate:  Apply online only at: careers.johnsonville.com 

Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

We value the diversity of our workforce and we embrace the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment. M/F/Vet/Disability

Johnsonville values the service Veterans and their family members have given to our country.  We support the hiring of returning service members and military spouses.