Sr. Manager Global Food Safety and Sanitation (Remote)

McCormick & Company; London; Remote; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading spice and flavor company seeks a qualified candidate for a remote position focusing on global food safety and sanitation governance. This role requires strong leadership in sanitation systems and collaboration across functions. Candidates should have significant experience in food safety and project management. Travel within Canada and the U.S. is expected. Join a dedicated team committed to excellence in food safety and quality management.

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading sanitation and hygienic design in manufacturing facilities.
• 8+ years of relevant food safety and quality experience in the Food/Beverage/Flavor Industry.
• Auditing proficiencies through training or certification (i.e., ASQ, CFSQA).

Responsibilities

• Lead global sanitation systems and pest control programs.
• Develop hygienic design implementation processes.
• Drive automation of sanitation aligned with Quality 4.0 roadmap.

Skills

Sanitation leadership

Food safety regulations compliance

Analytical skills

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Biology, Chemistry, or Food Safety

PCQI and/or HACCP certification

Job description

McCormick Canada continues its long track record of growth and is a respected leader in the spice, seasoning, flavouring and specialty food industry. Our consumer products division serves retail grocery customers and emerging channels with Club House, Billy Bee and McCormick products, while our Custom Flavour Solutions division serves food service distributors and other respected food manufacturers across Canada. McCormick Canada is part of the world leader in spice and seasonings, McCormick & Company Inc.

The Power of People is one of our five pillars. It has been the foundation for McCormick's success for decades. There is something inspiring about working at McCormick. We have created an unusually dedicated workforce by fostering a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion and collaboration based on the highest ethical values. Without our employees, our success is not possible. Our commitment to our customers, our consumers and our employees is unsurpassed.

Please Note: This is a remote role and can based anywhere in Canada with significant travel anywhere from 25% to 50% is involved both in US and Canada

Position Overview/Primary Purpose:

Reporting to Senior Director of Quality and Food Safety Governance, this position provides leadership and governance for global food safety and sanitation management system. This role provides expertise in the design, implementation, maintenance, and improvement of the food safety sanitation program, pest control program, hygienic design program, Hygienic zoning program, risk management, system metrics, audits, incident escalations, training and site design and evaluation. The role collaborates cross functionally with owners of regulatory, food safety and quality systems at global, regional, and specifically with leaders of sanitation and hygiene program at sites to drive governance. This position provides leadership and governance for global food safety and sanitation management system. This role provides expertise in the design, implementation, maintenance, and improvement of the food safety sanitation program, pest control program, hygienic design program, Hygienic zoning program, risk management, system metrics, audits, incident escalations, training and site design and evaluation. The role collaborates cross functionally with owners of regulatory, food safety and quality systems at global, regional, and specifically with leaders of sanitation and hygiene program at sites to drive governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership and Deployment of global sanitation systems and Pest control programs by developing and managing processes and procedures to support excellence in food safety hygiene practices and comply with established food safety regulations. 15%
• Provide leadership and deployment of global hygienic design program by implementing processes to ensure Hygiene by Design principles are executed in major facility changes in collaboration with key stakeholders such as engineering and project leaders. Lead processes to assure facilities meet sanitary design requirements. 15%
• Partner with sanitation and pest control providers to achieve value, efficiency, and elevated service levels. Investigate and execute harmonization of service providers. Reviews CIP validation data for all facilities and provides guidance for improvements. 10%
• Drive digitization and automation of sanitation aligned with Quality 4.0 roadmap to modernize pest control system, digitalize management of sanitation system, emerge new technology into sanitation, CIP and pest control program for the application of predictive data analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI). 10%
• Develop and monitor standardized Global KPI’s to measure sanitation, pest Control and sanitary design performance and improvements. Establish and drive continuous improvement strategy to improve the sanitation, pest control, hygienic design and hygienic zoning program using industry best practices, trade association knowledge, and technological advancements. 10%
• Design and execute training program to support proper education of sanitation, pest control and hygienic design, create the culture of Hygiene by Design and develop talent and talent pipeline to support hygiene management programs. 15%
• Participate in the design, improvement and execution of risk management tools including McCormick Quality Management Assessments and Food Safety assessments for global quality functions to assure monitoring and health of sanitation, pest control and hygienic design program. 10%
• Create and lead community of practices for owners of sanitation and hygiene programs to collaborate, receive training, drive change, and support sanitation process efficiencies. 15%

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Biology, Chemistry, Food Safety, or related fields
• 5+ years leading sanitation and hygienic design in manufacturing facilities
• 8+ years of relevant food safety and quality experience in the Food/Beverage/ Flavor/ Industry
• Knowledge and experience in managing pest control program
• Auditing proficiencies through training or certification (i.e., ASQ, CFSQA)
• PCQI and/or HACCP certification • Team leadership experience
• Project Management/ Change Management experience
• Ability to analyze, evaluate, develop, and communicate global Quality and Regulatory Strategy based on standards, cross functional stakeholder feedback and inputs.

Preferred Qualifications

Masters/ Graduate degree
Certification and/or Licenses: • Hygienic Design Certifications • Pest control certifications • Certification within the Quality field (ASQ, CHA, CQE, etc.)
Experience - functional/industry/commercia l knowledge, business acumen: • Experience working in JTE/TPM environments. • International or Multi-regional experience

Throughout the selection process, accommodations for applicants with disabilities are available upon request. Please notify H.R. if required.