Assistant Food Safety and Quality Coordinator
Holton, KS, US
We are committed to providing only the highest-quality products. As a member of our quality team, you’ll ensure Johnsonville meets or exceeds all standards set by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and other regulatory agencies. Of course, that’s just for starters. What outside organization could care more about our quality than we do? Our commitment to quality must be unparalleled. We treat every Johnsonville product like it will be served at our own family table.
Johnsonville, LLC
Assistant Food Safety & Quality Coordinator
Holton, KS
Position Overview:
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about food safety and quality. In this role, you will apply your expertise and experience in food safety and people development to create strategies and tactics that drive the organization towards its goal of becoming the Best Company in the World. Your commitment to continuous improvement will empower team members to produce gold-standard products. As a role model and educator of the Johnsonville Way, you will help instill this philosophy as a core value within the Holton facility.
Responsibilities:
- Drive continuous improvement efforts that will facilitate the creation of “safety as a way of life” which will lead us towards our goal of 0 IFR year after year.
- Exemplify and advocate the Johnsonville Way every day.
- Identify trends and process variation within food safety/quality and execute corrective actions with the help of plant operations and continuous improvement to optimize the safety and quality of our products.
- Work with plant operations to define food safety and quality performance metrics.
- Lead or co-lead third party audits (SQF and customer) and maintain required programs.
- Function as a liaison for plant operations on food safety and quality policies as they relate to both internal and external customers and third-party vendors.
- Be a plant representative to the USDA and other regulatory agencies, while ensuring compliance to GMP standards, USDA, and other regulatory requirements
- Aid with coordinating and troubleshooting of day-to-day food safety and quality opportunities to help the teams define comprehensive and proactive solutions.
- Use your technical expertise to educate members on animal handling, food safety and quality applications and systems.
- Be a resource to the plant operations and to represent food safety and quality on cross-functional project teams.
- Develop future leaders as a pipeline for food safety and quality roles and/or operational leadership positions.
- Coach the food safety and quality team leader.
- Coach and drive ownership with members in the areas of safety, food safety and quality, cost of goods manufactured, customer service, member development and BPTW.
- Develop and sustain relationships with teams from outside the facility (such as R&D, FSQ, Engineering, Thought Leadership, and other facilities)
- Back up the Food Safety and Quality Coordinator in their absence
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in food science, Microbiology or a related field preferred, but equivalent work experience will be considered
- SQF Practitioner certification preferred
Experience:
- Strong knowledge of food safety, HACCP systems, required
- USDA/FDA regulations, Animal Handling and Welfare programs, and established regulatory relationships, preferred
- Experience with fresh product shelf life and microbiology, preferred
- Three years’ experience in a leadership/coaching role with significant involvement in developing Members to greater levels of responsibility, preferred
- Food or meat industry experience, preferred
- Experience in strategic planning processes, preferred
Skills and Competencies:
- Ability to lead by example and engage others in the decision-making process
- Commitment to continuous personal growth and development
- In-depth understanding of General Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)
- Proven ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt priorities as needed
- Demonstrated success in expanding engagement and ownership across teams
- Proven ability to innovate, inspire, and drive change
- Willingness to take calculated risks
- Strong team player with a results-driven mindset
- Quick to learn and adapt
Date: March 4, 2025
Location: Holton, KS
Coach: Food Safety Quality Coordinator
Member Status: Full Time, Salaried
Hours: 1st Shift, 9am-6pm; ability to flex to different shifts as business needs
Travel: Not a ton, less than 10% of your time
Reason for Posting: Replacement
Benefits: Members have potential for a monthly bonus, 401k with a company match and profit sharing. Members also have access to terrific benefits including affordable medical, dental and vision coverage; flexible spending accounts; disability and life insurance; and fertility and adoption assistance. Johnsonville also offers competitive paid time off, including paid parental time off and tuition reimbursement!
About our Company
Since 1945, our family-owned band of sausage-makers has invented better ways to make, eat and prepare crave-able sausage. Today, we are 3,000 Members strong. We sell our famous sausage in all 50 United States and more than 40 countries. We have a culture built on the idea that if we make developing your talents our top priority, great business results will follow naturally. We call it The Johnsonville Way. It has been our secret sauce for decades, and we hope you get to experience it for yourself!
How to Apply:
External candidate: Apply on-line only at: careers.johnsonville.com
Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.
We value the diversity of our workforce and we embrace the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment. M/F/Vet/Disability
Johnsonville values the service Veterans and their family members have given to our country. We support the hiring of returning service members and military spouses.