Employee Type:
Full time
Location:
IL Oak Brook
Job Type:
Quality
Job Posting Title:
Director, Food Safety & Quality
About Us :
TreeHouse Foods (NYSE: THS) is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.
Named one of America's Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to "Engage and Delight - One Customer at a Time." Guided by our values- Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.
What You G ain :
Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period - you're eligible from your first day!
401(k) program with 5% employer match and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll.
Comprehensive paid time off opportunities, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days, parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays).
Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform - DevelopU - with more than 10,000 free courses to support you along the way.
An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture, such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups.
Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs.
Job Description:
About the Role:
We are seeking a Director, Food Safety & Quality (FSQ), to join our team based in Oak Brook, IL. The Director, Food Safety & Quality strategizes, plans, and directs all aspects of food safety and quality across assigned manufacturing facilities. This role is accountable for ensuring operational compliance with internal standards and regulatory requirements, while driving continuous improvement in FSQ performance. The Director provides leadership and oversight to plant QA Managers within the assigned product categories, ensuring consistent execution of food safety and quality programs. Through effective collaboration with cross-functional partners, this position plays a key role in maintaining product integrity, consumer trust, and operational excellence.
You'll add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to:
Provide food safety and quality leadership for the assigned business unit by assuring that all Regulatory and TreeHouse Corporate FS&Q policies and procedures are implemented and followed.
Act as the primary backup to the Sr. Director of FS&Q.
Ensure manufacturing facilities maintain GFSI certification and internal FS&Q System compliance.
Strategically identify CI opportunities for the business and utilize Continuous Improvement tools such as SPC, Six Sigma, Lean, Root Cause Analysis, and others to drive FS&Q improvement.
Assign, coordinate and review the technical work of the department or project teams; while remaining a subject matter expert in the areas in which they manage and support.
Lead facilities in the adoption and disciplined use of the commercialization process for new product/process launches and redesigns by establishing relationships with Research and Development, Packaging Engineering, Regulatory, and Operations.
Support Engineering, Procurement, and other supply chain initiatives, ensuring projects meet all required food processing paraments while maintaining required FS&Q standards and financial objectives.
Management of programs designed to address evaluate and improve FS&Q-based trends from customers/consumers comments, internal deviations, and industry trends. Develop improvement goals and lead improvement efforts for each plant against defined KPIs.
Support plant audits/inspections as needed by Government agencies, Customers, and or Third-Party groups.
Interface with the Divisional Business Unit leaders on new or expanded product opportunities.
Provide technical support to Customer Excellence and Customer Affairs teams regarding customer responses and meetings.
Contribute to the development of the annual Divisional Strategic Plan.
Develop team member skill sets by conducting evaluations and recommending development opportunities through the use of continuing education, seminars, trade shows, and other methods.
The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list of all tasks. Additional tasks and duties may be assigned from time to time as necessitated by business needs.
Important Details:
The anticipated compensation for this position ranges from $150,900 to $226,300 annually. This is the lowest to highest salary that we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics and business or organizational needs. For certain roles, the successful candidate may be eligible for annual discretionary merit compensation award, bonus and equity pay.
This is a full-time, hybrid role on first shift.
You'll fit right in if you have:
Bachelor's Degree required in Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, Food Engineering or a related scientific discipline
Minimum of 8 years progressive Food Safety & Quality leadership experience
Strong ability to manage cross-functionally and drive support for Food Safety & Quality initiatives with all leaders in the organization.
Ability to lead through the influence of others, by driving commitment to process compliance and continuous improvement.
Must be a strong advocate of compliance, an experienced trainer, and an accomplished manager of technical resources.
Required in-depth knowledge of regulatory (FDA/CFIA) requirements and their interpretation such as Current Good Manufacturing Practices, Good Laboratory Practices, Risk-based Preventative Controls, Food Defense, Stability Guidelines, Sanitation practices, and Sanitary Design as it relates to food manufacturing.
Must possess sound reasoning ability, analytical, and creative skills to investigate problems in order to recommend and implement solutions.
Efficient computer skills; strong knowledge of Microsoft Office and SharePoint are required. Familiarity with wed-based programs is preferred including advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (specifically Excel, PowerPoint, and Access) along with SAP, Infinity-QS and Tracegains, or similar systems.
Balanced technical skillset with a demonstrated track record of accomplishments in Food Safety and Quality Assurance.
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At TreeHouse Foods, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work to help us "Engage and Delight - One Customer at a Time". TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any @type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact disability-accommodations@treehousefoods.com
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TreeHouse Foods is a private label food and beverage leader focused on customer brands and custom products. When customers partner with TreeHouse they can expect access to an industry-leading portfolio, strategic vision, on-trend innovation and insights, world-class supply chain, operational excellence and flexibility, collaborative approaches, and dedicated customer service.
Our strategy is to be the leading supplier of private label food and beverage products by providing the best balance of quality and cost to our customers. We engage with retail grocery, food away from home, and industrial and export customers, including most of the leading grocery retailers and foodservice operators in the United States and Canada. Our portfolio includes a variety of shelf-stable, refrigerated, and snack products.
Customers can expect comprehensive flavor profiles including natural, organic, and preservative-free ingredients in many categories and packaging formats. TreeHouse Foods is best known for food and beverages produced by our two largest businesses Bay Valley Foods, LLC (including E.D. Smith and Sturm Foods) and TreeHouse Private Brands. With more than 10,000 employees in over 26 plants across the United States and Canada, TreeHouse Foods is based in Oak Brook, Illinois.
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