Food Safety Manager

Overview

PepsiCo Canada has been recognized as one of Canada’s top 100 employers!

PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. Our product portfolio includes 22 world-famous, billion-dollar brands; from Gatorade to Quaker, Pepsi to Lay’s and more. We make hundreds of enjoyable foods and beverages that are loved throughout the world. PepsiCo's effort to help build a more sustainable food system represents a key element of the company's broader vision of accelerated, sustainable growth known as Winning with Purpose. As part of this vision, PepsiCo is striving to be a better company by further integrating purpose into the core of its business and brands and doing even more for people and the planet. Our purpose efforts include fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment, supporting the communities where we live and work, and improving choices in our portfolio through reformulations and new products.

At PepsiCo Canada, we are focused on delighting our consumers by delivering high-quality products and exciting brand campaigns. Our people are critical to our success and by supporting their personal growth and development and providing them with the tools they need to succeed, PepsiCo Canada is a company you’ll be proud to join!

Responsibilities

• Periodically review all food safety and food defense procedures and instructions, to ensure they remain current
• Review requests to change FSMS-related procedures and work instructions and direct the Food Safety Team through such reviews
• Manage the Food Safety Team and ensure that processes needed for the FSMS are established, implemented, and maintained
• Ensure the promotion of awareness of customer requirements pertaining to food safety throughout the organization
• Develop the Company’s prerequisite programs and ensure that PRPs are implemented, monitored, and communicated to the appropriate parties, and periodically review PRPs
• Periodically review food safety-related processes to ensure hazards are accounted for and controlled
• Evaluate suppliers’/vendors’ food safety systems; monitor and report on supplier food safety performance on an ongoing basis
• Review revisions to manufacturing practices, to ensure potential food safety hazards have been adequately addressed
• Oversee the internal food safety audit program - select internal audit personnel, review results of food safety audits, ensure that corrective actions are understood, and supervise corrective actions
• Reporting on corrections and corrective actions taken at Management Review meetings
• Collect, analyze, and publish measurement data, to determine the root cause of process and product food safety problems and recommend action to resolve those problems
• Initiate and supervise corrections to food safety defects
• Develop team to solve day-to-day food safety issues & reach performance goals
• Communicate cross-functionally to assist the team to solve food safety issues
• Conduct self-inspection audits and support all plant audits
• Ensure Food Safety training completion for all plant personnel
• Oversee the sanitation, pest control, allergen, and micro programs within the plant
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or a related field
• Minimum of 3 years supervisory experience
• Willing to work off shifts, weekends, and holidays as needed
• Strong leadership skills and a self-motivated, proactive attitude
• Proficiency in project management
• Ability to work in an unstructured environment and make quick, informed decisions
• Skilled in giving and receiving constructive feedback
• Experience leading teams with a collaborative decision-making approach
• Proven ability to succeed in a results-oriented, challenging environment
• Strong coaching, facilitation, presentation, and team-building skills