Supervisor, Food Safety and Organics

Job Contributions and Key Responsibilities

Organic Compliance and Food Safety Program

• Ensure accurate completion of hazard assessments; provide management with necessary corrective actions and support.
• Work closely with management (production, ranch, VPs and partners) to understand future training needs.
• Implement established procedures to address current and anticipated food safety/organic compliance issues.
• Liaison between state, private agencies, DSA, and the operation.
• Collaborate in the development of procedures, work instructions and documentation review, to include updates and new regulations.
• Supervise production and ranch management carry out the Food Safety and Organic Compliance Program.
• Maintain open two-way communication and participate in meetings.
Supervise Organics and Food Safety records ensure records are maintained, updated and available.

Organic Compliance and Food Safety Programs Training

• Implement established Organic and Food Safety training.
• Observe organic and food safety practices in the field/ranch to ensure the proper use of process and procedures.
Manage training schedules. Provide training to new and existing staff, management (Production Team) and agricultural workers on the Food Safety Program and Organics program.

Regulatory Compliance/Inspections/Audits

• Conduct audits for both Organics and Food Safety to ensure adherence to programs guidelines and policies.
• Act as liaison and coordinator with third-party audits.
• Collaborate with the Food Safety Management Team to facilitate resolution of non-conformities as well as submission of timely evidence reporting.
• Deliver required Food Safety and Organics inspection reports.
• Coordinate and lead the Organic and Food Safety Committee.
Supervise and review mapping for assigned farm/district.

Staff Management

• Supervise and coordinate the work of food safety coordinators and production administrators across California
• Provide guidance, feedback and training to ensure alignment with compliance tools
Oversee schedules, workloads, and field activity of assigned staff

Other

Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Competently juggle competing priorities and changing expectations.
• Management of projects.
• Demonstrate proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Demonstrate good judgment and mature business skills.
• Communicate (verbal, listening, written, presentation) fluently and professionally in English and Spanish required. Familiarity with Mexican indigenous languages and cultures a plus.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills including a professional and diplomatic demeanor.
• Ask probing questions and gather required information.
Identify deficiencies in safety programs, develop and implement policies to mitigate risk.

Education Level: Bachelor’s Degree

Field/s of Education:

• Pesticide Handling
Produce Safety Certified

Years of Experience:

3 years’ experience in safety in the agriculture industry

Specializations, Certifications and Specific Experience:

• Project management experience
• Food Safety/Organic Compliance program implementation experience
• Working knowledge of:
• GlobalGAP.
• Pesticides application.
• CCOF.
• Microbiology:
• Food safety.
• Agriculture-related concepts, practices and procedures is a plus.
• Supervisory Experience:
Staff management

Licenses : If driving is a necessary part of a job employees are required to possess a valid driver’s license.

Languages:

English & Spanish >95%

Necessary Software:

Microsoft Office Suite - Intermediate

Travel Requirements:

• Ability to travel 75% of the time – domestic (ranch to ranch)
• 75% of time spent in field / 25% of time spent in office
Ability to travel to other areas (Oxnard/Santa Maria)-15%

Pay Scale: $78,500 - $87,900