Senior Manager, Food Safety

📋 Description

• Lead site-level food safety strategy for high-volume ready-to-eat production.
• Serve as primary food safety authority for audits and inspections; own readiness and corrective actions.
• Oversee preventive controls and critical limits: cold-chain, sanitation, chemical controls, cook-chill.
• Analyze trends in food safety data to identify risk and drive improvement.
• Design and scale food safety programs, including audits, shelf-life validation, and risk assessments.
• Partner with Operations and Culinary to integrate food safety into production planning.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Food Safety, or related; advanced degree preferred.
• HACCP, PCQI, and/or Certified Food Safety Manager credentials.
• 7+ years of progressive food safety, quality, or regulatory leadership in ready-to-eat/high-compliance environments.
• Strong knowledge of FDA, USDA, local regs, preventive controls, and HACCP.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional leaders and drive change without direct authority.
• Excellent communication, training, and stakeholder engagement skills.

🎁 Benefits

• Health Insurance coverage
• 401k Plan
• Stock Options Plan granted on Day 1
• Bi-annual performance bonus
• Unlimited PTO
• 5-year Sabbatical: After 5 years with CookUnity, you get a 4-week paid sabbatical