Vice President, Quality, Food Safety, & EHS
Company: Shearer's Foods
Location: Massillon
Posted on: May 3, 2024
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Job Description:
Shearer's is a leading contract manufacturer and private label
supplier in the snack industry in North America. Headquartered in
Massillon, Ohio, Shearer's has 17 state-of-the-art, geographically
diverse manufacturing facilities in Ohio, Texas, Arkansas, Arizona,
Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Iowa, Ontario and Alberta,
Canada, including one of the industry's first Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design platinum LEED certified facilities in
Massillon, Ohio. The Company is known for producing the highest
quality snacks in assorted flavors and sizes, including kettle
cooked potato chips, traditional potato chips, tortilla chips,
cheese curls and other extruded snacks, and corn chips, as well as
cookies, crackers, and wafers.--Vice President, Quality, Food
Safety, & EHSThe Vice President, Quality, Food Safety, & EHS, leads
and directs the quality operations, food safety, and EHS strategy
throughout the enterprise. This leader ensures that products and
processes follow regulations, specifications, contract
requirements, and quality system standards. Having a deep
understanding of Quality processes, tools, and best practices, they
will know how to scale and apply them in practice. --We are
searching for a leader who can create a holistic strategy for our
Quality and Food Safety programs that elevate Shearers above our
competitive set, leveraging our scale and scope to standardize our
approach and take a leadership position on the quality of our
products.---- Additionally, we want the compliance aspects to match
with our existing EHS strategy to ensure our plants have a
standardized process on how to manage root cause and corrective
action occurrences.---- This leader will work closely with our
Continuous Improvement teams to ensure that our Lean approach
called SHOP is embedded into the day-to-day activities of the
Quality/Safety and EHS teams.-- ----Your Seat at the
Table:--Define, develop, and implement a comprehensive food safety
and quality strategy aligned with business objectives.Proactively
and effectively monitor product manufacturing in a way that results
in outstanding quality results.Build, lead, and develop a team of
food safety and quality professionals, promoting a culture of
excellence and continuous learningDevelop and implement innovative
and standardized quality systems and programs.Champion continuous
improvement efforts and defect/waste reduction initiatives--Work
with commercial leaders to tackle our customer concerns and present
our strategy on Quality and Food SafetyOversee food safety tasks as
required for foreign material control, sanitation, critical control
point operation, GMP s and storage practices.Oversee tasks as
designated for implementation and maintenance of the SQF Food
Safety systems.Develops and manages processes and procedures
related to food safety and quality assurance across the
enterprise.Leads and collaborates with key stakeholders such as
third-party auditors, regulatory agencies, and pest control
programs to ensure effectiveness and compliance with regulatory
requirements.Works with our Engineering and Commercialization team
to ensure Food Safety, Quality, and EHS are built into our new
Products and Processes.What you bring to the tableBachelor of
Science degree in a related discipline. Advanced degree preferred.A
minimum of 10 years of QA/QC experience in the food manufacturing
industry, with a minimum of 5 years of experience managing quality
and regulatory affairs.Deep understanding of Quality Food Systems
and VOCInspirational Leader who has built and led teams in direct
and cross-functional environments.In-depth knowledge of food safety
regulations and quality management systems.--Must have a proven
track record of effective collaboration with product development,
commercialization, manufacturing, procurement, and distribution
functions.Background, training, and experience in regulatory
complianceExperience in developing SOP s, manufacturing standards,
protocols, and procedures for quality assuranceAnalytical acumen
and ability to effectively perform root cause
analysis.Multi-facility and multi-product line
experienceWillingness to travel, up to 50% on averageWe Offer a
Feast of BenefitsMedical, Dental, Vision, Life, Flexible Spending
Account, Retirement Savings Plan with Match, Short Term Disability,
Long Term Disability, Group Critical Accident Insurance, Group
Critical Illness Insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and numerous
opportunities to volunteer in the communities in which we
operate.--You will be considered for employment in our inclusive
workplaceBecause at Shearer s, we are committed to providing equal
employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age,
disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, protected
veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.--This
is your invitation to apply now!To all recruitment
agencies:--Shearer s Snacks does not accept agency resumes. Please
do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, employees or any other
company location. Shearer s is not responsible for any fees related
to unsolicited resumes.Quality
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