Manager Food Safety & Sanitation

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 over 65 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.

 

Our greenhouse facility based in Morehead, Kentucky is currently seeking a Manager, Food Safety and Sanitation.  The 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 a