Food Safey & Quality Specialist

goddardenterprisesltd; Colombia; Sur place; COP 50 000 000 - 90 000 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

GCG is seeking a Food Safety & Quality Specialist to ensure the technical adequacy of food safety and quality standards across stations in the Caribbean and Latin America region. The role translates requirements into practical programs and oversees implementation and verification of controls.

The candidate will lead cross-disciplinary coordination, establish HACCP and allergen management programs, and drive continuous improvement in food safety performance for a broad portfolio of services.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing and maintaining food safety and quality programs.

Responsabilités

• Establish and maintain food safety and quality requirements within the corporate framework.
• Translate regulatory and customer requirements into operational standards and controls.
• Review station food safety plans and support evidence of hazard controls.
• Define quality criteria with process owners to verify compliance with specifications.
• Supervise the Food Safety & Quality Coordinator's work and ensure reliable evidence.
• Coordinate with HSSE Specialist on safety, facilities and environmental controls affecting food safety.

Connaissances

HACCP

Allergen management

Traceability

Quality control

Regulatory compliance

Cross-disciplinary coordination

Description du poste

Welcome to a workplace where everyone passionately believes in one purpose!

Our company's commitment extends beyond tasks; it's about infusing every action with purpose. We are dedicated to bringing unparalleled passion and customer focus to every facet of our business, creating an environment where your contribution truly matters.

With 70 years of experience, we are the leading strategic partner, providing specialized solutions for airlines, airports, and enterprises across 21 countries throughout The Caribbean and Latin America.

At GCG , we believe the secret recipe for a perfect team blends talent, focus, and discipline. We seek these qualities in candidates eager to thrive in a diverse and multicultural environment.

Our comprehensive solutions include Sky Dining, Airport Dining, Aviation Support, and Culinary. With a team of over 5,500 highly skilled experts dedicated to excellence, we uphold the highest standards of quality and service. We are committed to elevating travel & culinary experiences for all our customer's journeys, becoming the top choice in the region.

JOB PURPOSE

The Food Safety & Quality Specialist is accountable for the technical adequacy of the Group's food safety and quality standards and the effectiveness of related controls across stations. The role translates applicable requirements into practical programs, directs technical implementation, and verifies that controls protect food safety and meet product and service specifications.

Duties & Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Technical Requirements & Standards

• Establish and maintain food safety and quality requirements within the approved corporate framework.
• Translate applicable regulatory, corporate, and customer requirements into operational standards and technical controls.
• Assess proposed local adaptations and approve them within delegated authority or submit them to the QHSE Lead for approval.
• Require correction of practices that do not meet approved requirements and escalate unresolved technical disagreements.
• Obtain additional technical expertise when a requirement or proposed solution exceeds the available competence.

Food Safety & Quality Programs

• Define and maintain the technical requirements for HACCP, prerequisite programs, hygiene controls, allergen management, traceability, and food safety verification.
• Review station food safety plans and support evidence to confirm that hazards and controls reflect actual products, processes, and operating conditions.
• Establish validation and verification priorities, including microbiological testing and shelf-life studies, and evaluate the adequacy of methods and results.
• Define quality control criteria with relevant process owners to verify compliance with approved product and service specifications.
• Supervise the Food Safety & Quality Coordinator's technical work, review deliverables, and require correction of incomplete or unreliable evidence.
• Verify that program results lead to appropriate action when controls or product performance fall below requirements.

Cross-Disciplinary Coordination

• Coordinate with the HSSE Specialist where occupational safety, ramp activities, physical security, or environmental controls may affect food safety or quality.
• Review cross-disciplinary risks associated with facilities, maintenance, equipment, chemicals, loading, and transport.
• Define food safety and quality requirements for shared interventions without assuming technical ownership of other disciplines.
• Escalate conflicting requirements to the QHSE Lead and contribute to technically sound, practical resolutions.

Risk Prevention & Performance Analysis

• Assess food safety and quality risks using process information, inspection results, complaints, incidents, and verification data.
• Establish intervention priorities and technical remediation deadlines proportionate to risk, within approved procedures.
• Evaluate station trends, recurring failures, overdue actions, and control effectiveness.
• Require targeted corrective responses where performance or evidence indicates that controls are inadequate.
• Report material risks, recurring deficiencies, and unresolved actions to the QHSE Lead and relevant operational leadership.

Local Technical Direction

• Provide functional technical direction to designated local food safety and quality representatives.
• Require implementation of approved standards, completion of assigned technical programs, and timely submission of reliable evidence.
• Review local performance and challenge inadequate controls, unsupported conclusions, or ineffective corrective responses.
• Coordinate resource and implement