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About Canteen:
Canteen brings break time to everyone. We combine food, service, and experience backed by industry-leading technology to help companies create a better workplace and connect their employees. Canteen’s solutions include markets, office coffee and snacks, unattended retail, and culinary.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their dedication, collaboration, and passion fuel our growth . Interested in joining our team? You bring the enthusiasm, customer service, and commitment; we’ll supply the opportunity and innovation.  Together, we’ll continue to transform our industry.
Come for the job, stay for the career. We are Canteen.
Job Summary
The Division Food Safety Director is responsible for developing and maintaining all QA programs, meeting FDA, customer, and Corporate requirements, ensuring the quality and safety of supplied goods, and sustaining the Corporate Safety Program. Must have strong knowledge of HACCP, the FDA Food Code, and local regulatory requirements. This position oversees the food safety and quality assurance program for the division dining centers and is responsible for the overall food safety behaviors of those centers. Facilitates the food safety program and maintains technical process-related programs and tools to address education and training needs. Works to integrate food safety compliance into day-to-day operations at multiple levels within the division. A strong background in foodservice, quality assurance, food safety management systems, and regulatory requirements is a must.
Location:
• Must live in the Upstate of South Carolina. This position will office in a local dining center.
• Must be available to travel up to 50% of the time to dining centers in the Southeast Division, including South Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Arkansas.
• Non-remote, requires daily onsite presence in a dining center.
Key Responsibilities:
• Contributes to the development and execution of product food safety and quality programs for the division. Ensures all dining locations meet the organization’s goals of operational excellence, customer/client satisfaction, financial performance, market leadership, and preferred employer.
• Ensures all HACCP, GMPs, sanitation preventive controls, supply chain preventive controls, and all other prerequisite food safety standards are met throughout the division according to SCDA, USDA, FDA, FSIS, FSMA, and corporate requirements.
• Manages Allergen Preventive Controls Program, ensuring accurate allergen labeling on finished food products and prevention of allergen cross-contact.
• Oversees the success of all food safety audits conducted by client, government, and third-party agencies.
• Responds to customer safety and quality concerns as needed.
• Monitors, analyzes, and reports on key workplace performance metrics to identify and take action to reduce risk, including tracking third-party safety assessment results, managing safety committees, trainings, compliance, and regulatory inspections.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Ample experience required in Quality Assurance and Food Safety manufacturing role.
• Experience in prepared foods manufacturing is a plus.
• HACCP program development and FSMA is a must.
• HACCP certification, Preventive Controls for Human Food (PCQI), and GFSI auditor certification preferred.
• Strong understanding of required third-party audit and GFSI audit scheme programs and standards.
• Working knowledge of food processing and distribution regulations, i.e., FDA and USDA/FSIS, and industry practice.
• Track record of food safety/QA success in any of the following focus areas is a plus: restaurants, catering services, hospitality, meat, poultry, seafood, processed foods, distribution, proprietary/private-label product development, and/or monitoring.
• B.S. degree in food technology, food science, or related curriculum and/or experience preferred.
• Ability to function effectively within a fast-paced, diverse, and evolving corporate culture is necessary.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and ability to learn various software and web-enabled programs.
• Must be a strong, persuasive communicator and coach, with the ability to relate to other professionals, peers, and field operators, both technical and non-technical.
• Strong data management, reporting, and technical writing skills.
Associates at Canteen are offered many fantastic benefits.
Full-time and part-time positions offer the following benefits to associates : Retirement Plan, Associate Shopping Program, Health and Wellness Programs, Discount Marketplace, Identity Theft Protection, Pet Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program
Full-time positions also offer the following benefits to associates: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance/AD, Disability Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Employee Assistance Program, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).
Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For positions in Maryland, Washington State, or to be performed Remotely, click here for information on additional company-provided time off benefits.
About Compass Group: Achieving leadership in the foodservice industry
Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer.  At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.
Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity.
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Canteen maintains a drug-free workplace.
Req ID: 1410917
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