Senior Food Safety and Quality Supervisor

McCain Foods; Easton (ME); On-site; USD 82,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Retirement savings

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

McCain Foods USA, Easton, Maine, is seeking a Senior Food Safety and Quality Supervisor to lead sanitation, GMP, and hygiene programs. You will direct sanitation, SSOP development, and HACCP efforts across the factory, ensuring a robust Food Safety Management System and continuous improvement.

The role requires a BS in microbiology/food science and at least 4 years in food plant sanitation or related supervisory experience, with knowledge of FSMA, HACCP, 5S and SSOP writing.

Qualifications

• Requires a BS degree in Microbiology, Food Science/Technology, or related field.
• Minimum 4 years in food plant sanitation or supervisory experience.
• Knowledge of FSMA, HACCP, 5S, GMP and SSOP writing.
• Desirable AIB/ASI or pest control training.

Responsibilities

• Ensure sanitation programs are implemented, validated, and maintained in a sanitary environment.
• Develop and validate SSOPs for sanitation and allergen management.
• Lead HACCP and Food Safety teams; identify hazards and controls.
• Lead root cause analyses for hygiene-related events.
• Oversee audits and ensure compliance with AIB & BRC.
• Support product innovation and ingredient changes with QA.

Skills

Sanitation

Supervisory experience

Education

B.S. Degree in Microbiology, Food Science/Technology, Food Sanitation or related field

Job description

Position Title: Senior Food Safety and Quality Supervisor - Easton

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Requisition ID: 44281

Senior FSQ Supervisor

Easton, Maine

In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.

About The Role.

The Sr. Supervisor (Hygienist) provides direction / leadership for factory GMP, sanitation, Pest Control and hygienic design programs. This position ensures that the Quality Management System is consistently applied throughout the factory within the guidelines of hygienic practices. The function is the guardian of hygiene and sanitation compliance in the facility. This position requires an in-depth knowledge of sanitation/GMP principles, methods, and technology.

What You’ll Be Doing.

• Ensures that factory sanitation programs are effectively implemented, validated, and maintained to ensure that all products are manufactured in a sanitary environment.
• Ensures that in partnership with the sanitation team, validated SSOPs (Sanitation SOPs) are in place for all sanitation and cross-contact (including allergen) management needs
• Actively involved in hygienic design and zoning review process at the factory for existing and new processes as well as the facility structure, including early management of design and capital review process.
• Leader of the factory HACCP and Food Safety teams. Duties include identification of hazards and controls related to processes and environment, supporting PRP verification activities and providing the link with these activities back to the Food Safety team.
• Leads the completion of root cause analysis for product or plant events relating to hygiene (Biological, physical or chemical in nature)
• Conducts Food Safety Risk Assessments to ensure conforming plant operations
• Oversees all certification programs to ensure compliance against schemes or protocols
• Works with Quality and Food Safety Manager on product innovation and ingredient changes
• Manages the internal audit program with a cross functional team
• Internal and external audit prep: Responsible for ensuring compliance for AIB & BRC while driving continuous improvement for Quality

What You’ll Need To Be Successful.

• B.S. Degree in Microbiology, Food Science /Technology, Food Sanitation or related field required.
• Minimum of 4 years in Food Plant Sanitation / Supervisory experience preferred.
• Knowledge in Food Safety, sanitation practices, FSMA HACCP / 5S & GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) and SSOP writing.
• Prefer individual with AIB/ASI or some other professional GMP/Sanitation training.
• Prefer individual completed Pest control training (i.e. State Pesticide Certification, Purdue Correspondence Course).

About The Team.

Reporting to the Food Safety and Quality Manager, the Sr. Food Safety and Quality Supervisor will have a direct report team of 3, while supporting the technicians on shift as well.

About McCain.

Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide you with opportunities to make an impact that matters.

Leadership principles.

At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.

AI & Digital Capabilities

At McCain, AI and digital capabilities are part of how we work and innovate. We value curiosity toward emerging technologies and the thoughtful, responsible use of AI-enabled tools to improve outcomes as part of our future-ready culture

The McCain Experience.

We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you’ll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we’re better together.

Compensation Package

: $81,600.00 - $108,900.00 . USD annually + Bonus eligibility

The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs. This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Benefits:

At McCain, we’re on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person’s needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with applicable law and can vary by work level, location, and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process.

Your well-being matters to us, and we’re here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work — and at home.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.

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Job Family: Quality & Food Safety

Location(s): US - United States of America : Maine : Easton

Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.