Have you ever enjoyed Arnold®, Brownberry® or Oroweat® bread? A Thomas'® English muffin or bagel? Or perhaps snacked on a Sara Lee®, Entenmann's® or Marinela® cake or donut? If the answer is yes, then you know Bimbo Bakeries USA!
More than 20,000 associates in bakeries, sales centers, offices and on sales routes work to ensure our consumers have the freshest products at every meal. In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we provide a safe and inclusive work environment that appreciates diversity, promotes development and allows our associates to be their authentic selves.
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Top Reasons to Work at Bimbo Bakeries USA:
Salary Range: $118,800- $166,300
Annual Bonus Eligibility
Comprehensive Benefits Package
Paid Time Off
401k & Company Match
Position Summary:
The Regional Quality Food Safety Manager will build the capability of bakeries to achieve the highest levels of food safety and quality on a sustainable basis.
Key Responsibilities:
· Provides training, coaching, techniques, tools and mentoring to assure all bakery associates are fully capable of achieving Quality & Food Safety expectations.
· Collaborates, as needed, to develop the Quality and Food Safety capabilities of bakery personnel to enable them to drive towards zero Quality and Food Safety incidents.
· Works with plant management to establish specific accountabilities for bakery personnel.
· Provides oversight of Quality and Food Safety programs and evaluates for compliance through regular audits, gap assessments and risk assessments.
· Supports bakeries during implementation of new processes and policies such as GFSI, Scoring, TraceGains, Finished Product Testing, Kleanz, etc.
· Can fill the role of PCQI and SQF Practitioner as needed.
· Conducts periodic audits and risk assessments of co-packers.
· Provide guidance, coaching and direction to co-packers during quality failures, regulatory inspections, food safety incidents etc. to ensure proper investigation, root cause analysis and resolution.
· Promotes sharing of Quality and Food Safety Best Practices across the bakeries.
· Performs and/or coordinates analysis of process capability.
· Participates in investigations to determine and address root causes during special situations, quality failures, regulatory inspections, vendor (ingredient & packaging) related incidents, etc. to assure proper investigation, root cause analysis and resolution.
· Provides coaching, direction, and support during quality improvement projects.
· Performs data analysis trending reports for their assigned region and bakeries.
· Promotes and supports the use of quality tools such as SPC, Kaizen, 5-S, Problem Solving, etc.
· Oversees programs to reduce or eliminate consumer complaints (Quality and food Safety).
· Follows up on corrective action plans (AIB, GFSI, BBU, GB, customer complaints, consumer complaints and quality trends).
· Acts as an interface between sales/marketing and plants to identify and resolve quality issues.
· Is aware of current product quality and quality issues through finished product scoring, bakery data and consumer complaints.
· Is an active participant in BBU's safety policies and programs.
· Ensures adequate onboarding for new QFS Leaders.
· Participates in the cross functional teams as required.
· Travel: 75%. Occasional weekend travel may be necessary.
Leadership Competencies:
- Situational Adaptability - Adapts approach and attitude in real time, according to the changing demands of different solutions.
- Drives Engagement - Creates a climate where people are motivated to do their est to help the organization achieve its objectives.
- Ensures Accountability - Holds self and other