OPERATIONS/FOOD SAFETY MANAGER at Quality Food Centers in Bellevue, Washington

Job Description:

Position Summary:
Execute the division strategy, action plans, and establishing goals for food safety in alignment with the Customer 1 st Business Plan. Coach and train coordinators in food safety. Implement food safety training and participate in consumer education. Provide food safety support for a specific district and assist in other districts. Track department sanitation auditing (FSR), food temperature monitoring, and recall management procedures. Serve as a liaison to the regulatory community and local health departments in maintaining and improving overall department sanitation practices. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Desired Previous Job Experience:


• Bachelor's degree
• Knowledge of retail food operations.
• Working knowledge of store operations food safety and microbiological concepts.
• Conversant in Food Code and appropriate State Health Regulations.
• Effective at delivering food safety training programs.
• Proficient in project planning, problem solving, program execution, and regulatory compliance agencies.
Minimum Position Qualifications:


• Knowledge of food safety and its associated health risks, store sanitation, food safety training, and national food safety regulations.
• 3 years of experience in food safety.
• Strong presentations, verbal and written communication skills.
• Certified Food Safety Professional certification (must become certified within 6 months).
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to travel independently.

Essential Job Functions:


• Develop and execute continuous improvement projects to improve the overall food safety performance of division, as measured by the Corporate Measuring Food Safety metrics.
• Audit store processes, observe employee practices, and review compliance of food merchandising programs to ensure that food safety/sanitation policies, practices, and procedures are being followed.
• Monitor programs related to food safety and sanitation in food preparation departments.
• Review pest control service reports and provide store with data and guidance to develop improvement action plans.
• Evaluate and recommend food safety measures for new merchandising plans, food production processes, new store designs, and new technologies that may be appropriate in enhancing the safe handling of foods within the store.
• Serve on regional committees in the retail food industry and trade organizations.
• Proactively develop good working relationships with local and state governmental agencies. Ensure safety training programs from Basic Food Safety to the Certified Managers programs are customized to division specific programs and are current. Provide training to division departments.
• Provide consumers access to food safety education materials on a regular basis.
• Develop communication programs to keep merchandising, operations, and store employees current in food safety/sanitation policies, procedures, metrics, and training.
• Maintain a food safety web page, which includes policies, best practices, food safety resources, and contact lists.
• Keep division staff informed of the latest scientific, technical, and practical developments in food safety and sanitation.
• Maintain a current Certified Food Safety Professional certification.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.