Manager, Food Safety (Corporate)

Manager, Food Safety (Corporate)

For more than 115 years, Ferrara has created sugar confections that enable moments of sweetness, celebration, and connection for candy lovers of all generations. Today, the company is the #1 sugar confectioner in the United States. Ferrara boasts a passionate team of nearly 9,000 employees creating and delivering hundreds of products sold under 20 popular brands like Brach's, NERDS, SweeTARTS, Laffy Taffy, and Trolli to more than 66 million U.S. households annually and popular Dori snacking products under brands such as Dori, Gomets, Pettiz, and Yogurte 100 in Brazil. Additionally, Jelly Belly, known world-wide for its confections, was acquired in November of 2023.

Work Location : Chicago

Due to the highly interactive and team-based nature of this role, in-person attendance for most of the workweek (i.e., 3 days or more) is essential for : effective communication including during in-person meetings, strong supervision, real-time problem-solving, and participation in cross-functional initiatives.

Want to make an impact?

As a Manager, Food Safety at Ferrara, you will design, implement, and oversee corporate food safety policies across our global network of facilities including North America, South America, Asia, and Europe. In this role, you will ensure compliance with local, state, federal, and international food safety regulations, while driving continuous improvement in our manufacturing, co-manufacturing, and warehousing locations. This role will require up to 50% travel.

Ways you will make a difference

• Develop and support Ferrara's corporate Food Safety, Quality, and Compliance programs, ensuring policies and procedures meet regulatory and industry standards.
• Ensure implementation of programs, monitors and trend food safety Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for compliance and process effectiveness.
• Lead risk assessments for products, raw materials, and packaging, and oversee food safety considerations in change management and trial requests.
• Manage and audit compliance to cGMPs, GFSI, FSMA, and HACCP requirements, ensuring strong technical systems are in place.
• Stay ahead of emerging food safety issues and provide proactive guidance to cross-functional partners.
• Design and implement mitigation strategies for risks related to foreign material, microbiological, allergen, and chemical contaminants.
• Facilitate food safety incident investigations and provide technical recommendations, escalating to Senior Director, Food Safety as needed.
• Work with cross-functional partners to ensure food safety risks are adequately mitigated throughout the supply chain.
• Lead the annual food safety factory GEMBA walk focused on fostering cross-functional collaboration and identifying areas of improvements in foreign material, microbiological and allergen management.
• Oversee the development, implementation, review, and maintenance of the GFSI standard, including food safety fundamentals in accordance with FSMA regulations.
• Provide adequate support to the factories to foster preventative approach, continuous improvement and facilitate implementation of mitigation strategies.
• Host the monthly connect with all facility quality managers to evaluate and discuss food safety KPI trends, emerging trends in the industry and other food safety updates.

Skills that will make you successful

Experiences that will support your success

What We Offer

At Ferrara, we're proud to support our employees with comprehensive benefits that enhance health, financial wellness, and include paid time off (PTO). Eligible employees may also receive an annual bonus based on company performance. Learn more about our benefits.

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $99,600 to $139,440 annually.