Manager, Food Safety

• 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.
• Help build a proactive safety (food, plant and employee) culture and an environment where employees, supervision and Greenhouse functional leaders are engaged in working safely.
• Perform audits against numerous internal and external standards such as SQF, HACCP, MiOSHA, Health programs while delivering on time arrival of audit reports.
• Oversee all customer and regulatory auditors including government, 3rd party, SQF
• Prepares, organizes, leads and conducts follow-up for third-party, government, and customer audits
• Corrective Action and Preventative Measures – log and track non-compliances and FSS incidences, do investigations, coordinate follow-up and bring outstanding issues to closure.
• Work side-by-side with General Manager to assure compliance to HACCP/GMP and food safety requirements are met
• Participates and is part of the leadership team at assigned facility
• Maintain a focus on the Quality key process indicators (KPI’s) and Improvement against defined targets.
• Manage the day-to-day operations of all quality functions, safety and health.
• Conduct routine inspections of internal Food Safety Program to ensure compliance.
• Provides quality input and advice on the creation, implementation and revision of SOP’s.
• Training and manage Sanitation department staff in all aspects of production and quality control measures and SOP’s.
• Stays attuned to and prepares adaptation to change in customer, company and regulatory changes
• Identifies potential risks before they become a problem, focusing on root cause analysis and preventative actions.
• Educate employees in proper safety procedures, safe work practices and
• Investigate injuries/illnesses, near-misses to determine root cause of incidences and provide corrective action plan. Manage and track injury and illness data.
• Perform process checks throughout the greenhouse including production, packaging, sanitation and warehousing functions of the greenhouse, including pre-operational checks, sanitation verification, label checks and net weight checks.
• Maintain thorough training records for Mastronardi and Agency Staff. Conduct routine audits of training records for review by Management.
• Records – conduct routine checks to verify proper record keeping by Operations Team
• Assist in the development of new training programs.
• Maintain FSS documents, database, records, binders & filing. Ensure an “audit ready” state of compliance at all times.

• 4 years food production experience or at minimum College Degree with 3 years of relative industry experience
• HACCP, SQF, Grower Safety Training Certifications required
• 3 Years’ experience of managing a team of 3 or more
• Industry knowledge of HACCP, GMP and OSHA, EPA guidelines
• Ability to manage multiple production teams under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills at all levels inside the business and externally with suppliers, customers and regulatory agencies.
• Proven leadership experience in a Team setting
• Excellent critical and analytical skills

• Communicate effectively and professionally, both oral and written with the ability to foster positive relationships
• Must maintain current HACCP certificate, PSA Grower Training certificate and Implementing SQF Systems training documentation
• Proficient with MS Office Products
• Ability to prioritize and deal with competing demands while considering the full business impact
• Strong organizational, interpersonal and time management skills.

• Greenhouse Environment where the temperatures averages 70F or more and background noise approaches 70 dcbs
• Refrigerated warehouse, where the temperature averages 50°F.
• Position requires sitting, standing, walking and bending on a regular basis.
• Must have manual dexterity to perform computer skills.
• Occasional lifting and physical lifting may be required
• Must be able to work around bees

• Paid weekly
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
• 401K
• Paid time off
• Employee Engagement & Recognition Programs

SUNSET Grown