About the Opportunity

This position leads the design and execution of Driscoll’s US-CA Food Safety Regulatory and Compliance of any federal and state related regulations throughout the supply chain in the US, Canada, Mexico and any other country exporting fruit into the US. The Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance Manager is the Subject Matter Expert on the Regulatory compliance issues. This role Leads a group of experts, define policies and procedures, KPI’s. Leads the implementation of FISMA regulation and FSVP programs, establishing, and put in place technological monitoring controls. This role represents Driscoll’s at the industry level as an expert, relevant for Driscoll’s to meet and exceed customer requirements and expectations.

 

Responsibilities

·         Lead the Food Safety and Regulatory programs across the supply chain in DOTA. Including but not limited to FDA’s Produce Safety Rule, PCHF, FSVP, and Sanitary Transportation.

o  Ensure all grower operations exporting fruit into the US comply with FSVP regulation (Mexico, Peru, Morocco, etcetera).

o  Ensure all coolers and 3PL’s follow FSVP and FDA related regulations in DOTA.

·         Leads and develop the food safety regulatory compliance team. Provide leadership to direct and indirect reports within the department at a DOTA level, develop team members in terms of function, capacity, and capabilities to succeed. Design proper training program for team members to be proficient in all regulatory activities to ensure front-line decision making when supporting the growers.

·         Leads all Food Safety Regulatory activities by analyzing risk factors collaborating with the operational team to develop accurate and efficient action plans in the US but also at DOTA level. Design program to Risk Rank Grower performance based on Food Safety audit results and field visit observations from the Regulatory perspective to provide the business with clarity on where the Risks are and how to mitigate risk factors.

·         Leads the Pesticide Control Advisory initiative within DOTA. Provide leadership within DOTA on pesticide control usage. Design programs to ensure Driscoll’s meets market destinations Maximum Residue Limits. Identify Risk Factors, training needs and controls to ensure all Driscoll’s Growers aligns to related requirements.

·         Leads export programs to maintain compliance in export markets such as Canada.

·         Lead and set regulatory key performance indicators and inform performance to leadership.

·         Interpret Food Safety regulatory standards and develop policies and procedures that enable operations to comply and exceed expectations.

·         Lead the Implementation of technological tools for the department. Design and implement data management system for all DOTA, lead FACT’s system to control pesticide usage across DOTA.

·         Lead Food Safety Regulatory customer requirements response for the department. Provide leadership on customer requirements, customer & consumer complaints. Design a Risk assessment development program to make sure all responses are based on scientific and most up-to-date information on the topic.

   

Candidate Profile

Qualifications

• College or master's degree in food microbiology, food science, or related.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• 7-10 years’ experience in Food Safety, regulatory or Pest Control Advisor
• Experience with personnel and leading others
• Analytically strong and detail oriented.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Customer service competency
• Strong interpersonal skills,
• Ability to work independently and in cross-functional teams.
• Computer skills, Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong skills in Excel; able to export and import data, Pivot Table and Chart, spreadsheet formulation.
• Bilingual. Spanish/English skills is desired.
• Valid driver’s license and the ability to be covered under company-sponsored vehicle insurance program are also required.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally (25%)

Compensation & Benefits:

The following information is provided in good faith as a general description of the salary range and benefits for the position posted.  The actual compensation offered to the successful candidate is dependent upon experience, skills, education, work location, internal pay equity, and other objective job-related factors. 

Salary Range estimated for the Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance Manager is: $102,540 to $140,993 USD.

Driscoll’s is committed to a culture of care and offers an attractive benefits package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, life insurance, and disability coverage for positions working more than 30 hours per week. Other benefits include:  401(k) with employer match, profit-sharing participation, paid sick time, paid vacation, paid personal and family care leave, and a free Employee Assistance Program (EAP).  More detailed information regarding the benefits package, will be shared during the application process.