Food Safety & Quality Excellence Director

Maglio Companies; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Maglio Companies seeks a Director of Food Safety & Quality Assurance to lead food safety, quality assurance, sanitation, and occupational health and safety programs. This role ensures regulatory and customer compliance, maintains effective food safety and quality systems, and develops assigned employees through training, coaching, and performance management.

The Director will coordinate with multiple departments to uphold quality standards, manage audits, and advance internal QA infrastructure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Quality Assurance, Food Science, Biology, Microbiology, Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Technical knowledge of food safety and quality.
• Knowledge of GFSI audit schemes and the GFSI audit process.
• Experience dealing with regulatory agencies (i.e. USDA, FDA) and working knowledge of local, state, and federal regulations.
• 5-7 years experience in Quality Assurance or Food Safety Leadership.
• 3-5 years experience in management handling: hire, termination, discipline, training/development, employee relations, mediation, and retention.
• Experience in: Developing, maintaining and enforcing employee schedules.
• Good Manufacturing Practices Audits (GMP Audits).
• Food quality and safety documentation and reporting, including the preparation of written SOPs, SSOPs, policies, and training materials.
• Submitting and implementing corrective action plans.
• Product and environmental sample collection.
• Evaluation, development, and implementation of food safety software systems.
• Previous experience in produce preferred.
• Previous HACCP and PCQI certification preferred.
• Bilingual (English & Spanish) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensures compliance with local, state, and federal food safety regulations.
• Ensures compliance with third-party audit requirements and customer food safety and quality standards.
• Assists with company competence regarding production of consistent and measurably higher quality products.
• Facilitates and coordinates efficient and effective quality standards within customer expectations.
• Develops employees through training, annual review, monitoring, and mentoring.
• Maintains a team environment among department and supervisory staff.
• Promotes and maintains a safe work environment.
• Analyzes process control charts, develops quality cost analysis and inspects system design annually.
• Partners with Sales, Operations, Maintenance, and other departments on quality programs, inspections, testing, and customer requirements.
• Implements necessary internal quality assurance systems and infrastructure to support company growth.
• Maintains current knowledge of trends and changes affecting food safety and develops and recommends appropriate program changes to ensure food safety and governmental compliance.
• Oversee company’s environmental monitoring program, including testing results review, corrective actions, and reporting.
• Advises Senior Management of any quality and food safety issues in addition to presenting plausible solutions.
• Complete monthly, quarterly, and annual audits and associated reporting as required.
• Oversee the company’s sanitation team, including staffing, training, scheduling, performance management, and employee development.
• Promote teamwork through training, coaching, performance reviews, and ongoing development.
• Assists with the company’s Occupational Health and Safety programs.
• Designs and implements test protocols as part of company’s research and development efforts.
• Evaluates, develops, and implements food safety software solutions.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Quality systems

GFSI knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Training and mentoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Quality Assurance or related field

Tools

Food safety software

GFSI audit process

Job description

Maglio Companies seeks a Director of Food Safety & Quality Assurance to lead food safety, quality assurance, sanitation, and occupational health and safety programs. This role ensures regulatory and customer compliance, maintains effective food safety and quality systems, and develops assigned employees through training, coaching, and performance management.

The Director will coordinate with multiple departments to uphold quality standards, manage audits, and advance internal QA infrastructure