Director of Quality Risk and Management

Director of Food Safety Star Produce Ltd (The Star Group)
Status: Full-time, Permanent
The Star Group is involved in every part of the fresh produce supply chain. From seed selection to smart growing and creating smart products, all the way to delighting our customers, we are leading the way.
With a worldwide network of direct growers, a state of the art hydroponics greenhouse, RTE manufacturing plants, repacking facilities and a dedicated marketing and logistics teams, we have gained an industry leading reputation for quality, selection and service. In addition to the Saskatoon head office, we have over 800 team members in Vancouver, Kelowna, Calgary, Lethbridge, Arizona, and Florida.
If you embody those values and want to hit the ground running in a fun, fast paced, dynamic environment and work for a company with a culture based on collaboration and innovation then you may be just what we are looking for
We are looking for a full time Director of Food Safety to join our team

The Director of Food Safety will be the leader of the Food Safety Department across the Star Group of Companies.

Leading and driving the Food Safety Culture across the Star Group of Companies
· Leading and providing technical support for the Food Safety Team
· Understanding and implementing requirements from regulatory authorities (CFIA, FDA), GFSI audits, and customers
· Relaying CFIA and FDA program requirement changes to the facility teams and to senior management
· Planning and developing Food Safety Programs for current and emerging businesses
· Conducting root cause analysis and communicating with customers, CFIA/PHAC and FDA/USDA on food safety related complaints
· Conducting or overseeing internal audits for all Star Group facilities and for potential partners prior to onboarding
· Providing support to each Food Safety Coordinator prior to and during the 3 rd party audit process (CanadaGAP, SQF)
· Representing the company on Industry Food Safety Committees such as CPMA and CanadaGAP – these are beneficial to Star so they have a heads up on what is to come so we can prepare each facility ahead of announcements
· Representing the company in technical discussions with CFIA, FDA, customers’ food safety leads, and vendors’ food safety leads
· Managing and updating customer vendor approval platforms
· Managing and updating CFIA SFCR and FDA Licenses for each facility within the Star Group
· Providing and coordinating timely responses and recommendations to Company Presidents on Food Safety related items when needed
· Reviewing and approving of food safety related costs
· Reviewing and strategizing food safety costs across the Star Group
· Providing food safety technical expertise during the new product development process
· Reviewing and revising Corporate Food Safety SOPs according to regulatory, GFSI, and customer requirements
 
Proven understanding of the industry and area of service
Excellent organizational, strategic, planning, and implementation skills
High level of critical and logical thinking, analysis, and reasoning to identify underlying principles, reasons, and facts
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and relationship management skills
A well-defined sense of diplomacy, including solid negotiation, conflict resolution, and people management skills

Minimum of three (3) years of Food Safety experience in the produce sector or a related food industry
Education Requirement - Bachelor of Food Science or equivalent related degrees
 

Flexible hours, which may include nights, weekends and holidays.
Travel will be required to visit suppliers, customers nationally and to the Star facilities for reviews/audits
 
Dental care
· Extended Healthcare
· Disability Coverage
· Life Insurance
· Employee Assistance Program

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