About the Role
Oversee all food safety and food safety compliance for perishable, non-perishable, and food service departments. Manage Store food safety operations through coordination and utilization of quality assurance and regulatory compliance programs.
Responsibilities
- Manage and execute food safety programs, including HACCP or HACCP-based programs.
- Conduct HACCP based food safety audits and assessments.
- Manage all food safety technology for the facility.
- Serve as Safe Quality Food (SQF) Practitioner.
- Assist in conducting facility plan review for food safety and sanitation compliance.
- Lead response and follow-up on any site pest control issues.
- Provide food safety expertise and support for emergency response events or crisis situations.
- Provide input on food safety issues to other team members.
- Act as a liaison for food safety communication, programs, and issues with Central Market Managers and Quality Assurance Food Safety Managers.
- Provide support in administration and facilitation of the Certified Food Manager (CFM) training program.
- Complete and maintain all required administrative reports accurately and on time.
- Provide communications support with state and local regulatory agencies.
- Assist Regulatory Affairs in administration of and compliance with company recalls, focusing on 100% compliance on Class I recalls.
- Provide support for regulatory changes that would impact CM / H-E-B.
- Assist with regulatory compliance issues at warehouse, transportation, distribution, or store level.
- Conduct investigations of complaints to protect CM / H-E-B liability and avoid negative customer perception.
- Serve as food safety liaison to state and local level regulatory agencies.
- Assist with development of VTAs, process documents, etc.
Requirements
- Related experience in food safety.
- Experience in manufacturing environments.
- Extensive experience in auditing and statistics.
- Experience in retail.
- Advanced knowledge of all food safety requirements.
- Knowledge of regulatory food laws and internal policies and procedures.
- Familiarity with HACCP, Good Manufacturing Practices, Good Retail Practices, thermal processing, Code of Federal Regulations, FDA Food Code, Texas Retail Food Establishment rules, statistics, integrated pest management, and auditing practices.
- Advanced PC skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills; emotional intelligence.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
- Strong organization and time-management skills.
- Negotiating skills.
- Ability to foster and steer a safe work environment.
- Ability to solve quality-related problems.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and shift focus between projects and tasks.
- Ability to work independently with some supervision.
- Adaptability.
- Completion of all required Company / Store training and certifications upon hire.
Skills
- Food safety
- HACCP
- SQF Practitioner
- Auditing
- Statistics
- Regulatory compliance
- Pest control
- Emergency response
- Crisis management
- Communication
- Problem-solving
- Critical thinking
- Organization
- Time management
- Negotiation
- PC skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Emotional intelligence
- Teamwork
- Independent work
- Adaptability
Location
- Store and office environment
Work Type
- Extended hours
- Rotating schedules
- Nights
- Weekends
- Holidays
Experience Level
- Related experience in food safety
- Extensive experience in auditing and statistics
- Experience in retail
Education Level
- Degree in food science, or a related field
About the Company
- Central Market is a specialty grocery that started in Austin, Texas in 1994, and has grown to multiple locations across the state.
- We go straight to the source to bring you the finest food and drink the world has to offer.
- With hundreds of cheeses, thousands of wines, acres of produce, and aisles of experts, Central Market is a foodie’s wonderland.
- We believe food is a way of uniting families and communities, of preserving cultures, and of starting new traditions.
- Each of our stores is a market in the truest sense and is a place to exchange goods, services, and ideas for those really into food.
