Food Safety QA Compliance Supervisor

Who We Are

Freshpet is a fast-growing entrepreneurial company that began making fresh pet food in 2007. The company was started with the goal of changing the way pets are nourished and changing the pet food industry forever. Company sales have grown double digits since launch, with no plans to slow down.

At Freshpet, we started off with a mission to change the way pet parents feed dogs and cats, but we also wanted to be a company that had a thoughtful approach to how we operate. We wanted to do things differently, make great products but be gentle to the planet, good to the people who touch our business, and leave a positive impact with everything we do. We work hard every day to ensure that the original vision is met, starting with making the highest quality foods in our kitchens to running our business with integrity, transparency, and social and environmental responsibility. IT'S AMAZING WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU START COMPLETELY FRESH!

What You Will Do

The FSQA Compliance Supervisor will drive food safety culture across every aspect of the operation by building collaborative relationships, driving a risk-based problem-solving mindset, and challenging our cross functional team to "walk the talk." Day to day, you will manage the audit programs at the Ennis plant, from SQF to export audits and ensure we are striving to continuously improve the food safety programs.

How You Will Make An Impact

• Support the development, implementation, review and maintenance of the Freshpet SQF Food Safety and Quality System, including prerequisite programs and policies and procedures found in the Quality Manual. Report out monthly on system status to cross functional leadership team

• Serve as the audit lead, with support from appropriate team members in Regulatory, Supplier Quality, and other groups for Non-GMO, Organic, APHIS inspections, etc.

• Perform annual validations and participating in any changes to Food Safety fundamentals and Food Safety plans that have an impact on Freshpet's ability to deliver safe food for pets

• Support the development and maintenance of the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) and Preventive Controls (PC) plans for all products manufactured at Freshpet plants

• Lead a cross functional Food Safety team, identifying and driving continuous improvement projects with the team to improve food safety

• Lead internal audit activity, including training and calibrating internal auditors and following up on audit findings

• Developing and delivering SQF, HACCP, Quality System and Food Safety training to QA team. Deliver training to other groups and support development of content with Training Department as needed

• Active participation in Freshpet Performance for Excellence and Focused Improvement pillar activities as appropriate, driving core value of safety (people and food) in everything we do operationally

What You Will Bring

• BS/BA in Food Science or related field (Chemistry, Microbiology, Engineering, etc.) preferred

• 5+ years working in Food Safety/Quality Systems, preferably in food or pet food

• SQF Practitioner or obtain certification within 3 months of hire

• HACCP/PCQI certified or obtain certification within 3 months of hire

• Sound knowledge of food safety and quality system requirements for the food industry

• Basic knowledge of food analytical and microbiology testing

• Experience identifying food safety risks and conducting risk analysis

• Project Management skills (must be capable of handling multiple projects)

• Basic knowledge of food analytical and microbiology testing

• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills

• Knowledge of Statistics to perform routine test data and process control analysis

• Basic knowledge of food processing including thermal processing

• Ability to adapt to changing organizational and operational needs and ability to lead others through change

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and computer-based applications

• Sound ethics

What We Offer

At Freshpet, we offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package, including medical, dental and vision insurance, basic and optional life insurance, short- and long-term disability protection, flexible spending accounts, and a 401(k) plan with company match, paid parental leave, pet insurance, tuition reimbursement, stock options, a generous PTO plan and so much more!

Our Commitment to a Diverse Workforce:

At Freshpet, we embrace and encourage our employees' differences in age, sex, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.

Freshpet aims to foster, cultivate, and preserve a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our employees are our most valuable assets. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities, and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and company's achievement as well. Freshpet is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Disclaimers

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.

Freshpet is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Freshpet via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Freshpet. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Freshpet as a result of the referral or through other means.