Food Safety & Quality Lead - Licensees & Co-Manufacturers

About the role

Purpose of Position: Del Monte Foods is the Foods Division of Fresh Del Monte, a global grower, producer and marketer of fresh, value-added, and shelf-stable produce. Del Monte Foods has a powerful portfolio of brands, including the iconic Del Monte®, Contadina® and S&W®. We are currently seeking a Lead Assurance - FSQ Licensees and Co-Mans. The Lead Assurance - FSQ Licensees and Co-Mans supports food safety, quality assurance, supplier compliance, and product quality programs for the company's global trademark licensee and co-manufacturer network. This role partners with legal, regulatory, R&D, and external licensee teams to help ensure all licensed manufacturers and products consistently meet corporate food safety and quality policies and procedures, Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) compliance, and regulatory standards as it relates to licensee compliance. The role supports licensee qualification activities, manufacturer audits, compliance monitoring, claims substantiation, sample testing, and sample review processes. This position provides technical input and recommendations related to licensed manufacturers and products carrying the Del Monte logo and collaborates with cross-functional teams to support quality and compliance objectives. The role also supports domestic and international co-manufacturer activities, including audits, product commercialization projects, production trials, commissioning support, and issue resolution activities while following established FSQ programs, procedures, and leadership guidance.

Responsibilities

• Support qualification activities for trademark licensees and co-manufacturers, participate in onsite audits, coordinate audit logistics, and review audit documentation for compliance with established requirements.
• Ability to travel 25-50%.
• Maintain corporate FS/QA requirements for manufacturer approval and evaluate management systems of licensees.
• Conduct risk assessments based on product category, geographic location, manufacturing processes, ingredients, and regulatory considerations.
• Collect, review, approve, and maintain repository of supplier prerequisite FS/QA programs, specs, and labels in accordance with established procedures.
• Support FS/QA activities during new product development and commercialization projects.
• Review formulation changes, ingredient substitutions, packaging modifications, and process changes.
• Review food safety and quality risks are properly assessed and provide recommendations to support approval decisions.
• Support product launches through verification of compliance with corporate standards.
• Product sample review and evaluation. Coordinate samples requests and receipts from global licensees. Conduct product evaluations including sensory evaluation and quality verification.