Quality Food Safety Supervisor

Position Summary

A Sanitation Team Leader plays a crucial role in ensuring Bimbo Bakeries USA maintains world-class practices, fosters a team-oriented culture, and meets operational excellence standards. They are responsible for leading their team to achieve key performance indicators and maintain high standards of quality, food safety, and safety.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Win the shift by adhering to world-class standards for quality, food safety, and efficiency.
• Foster a culture of associate engagement by respecting, including, and empowering all associates.
• Uphold and promote E5 Leadership Behaviors: Embrace the Consumer, Ensure Operational Capabilities, Empower and Involve, Engage and Develop, and Expect Ownership and Accountability.
• Identify and address issues promptly, escalating as necessary, and follow up to ensure completion.
• Coach associates towards an independent, problem-solving mentality to consistently achieve world-class standards.
• Operate with a One Team mentality by collaborating across departments to solve issues and ensure production schedules are met.
• Communicate and coordinate important issues with relevant team members to solve problems, including cross-functional partners, incoming shift team leaders, and department leadership.
• Deliver on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for people, quality, safety, service, and cost.
• Engage and develop core competencies in associates through onboarding, training, coaching, and consistent performance feedback.
• Achieve all safety goals by participating in safety awareness programs and ensuring adherence to workplace standards, company policies, and government regulations.
• Maintain and improve sanitation, quality, and Food Safety KPIs with the support of the Quality Food Safety Manager.
• Evaluate compliance and conduct plant-wide inspections related to quality, food safety, and food defense.
• Support Quality and Food Safety Manager in evaluating compliance and conducting plant-wide inspections related to quality, food safety, and food defense.
• Participate actively in Product Quality and Food Safety Programs and Sanitary Conditions in the bakery.
• Ensure cost efficiency by reducing waste, decreasing downtime, and overseeing appropriate staff scheduling.
• Utilize tablets and essential applications to keep processes running effectively.
• Perform data analysis and trend reports to develop action plans for the plant's sanitation, quality, and Food Safety KPIs.
• Drive the realization of Operations Excellence efforts across the team, utilizing strong decision-making skills and flexibility to implement sustainable operational initiatives and process improvements.
• Develop and support talent by inspiring and motivating team members to assume greater levels of responsibility and personal contribution.

Behavioral Competencies

• Operational Execution: Think strategically about business needs, set data-based priorities, and build plans with associates, fellow Team Leaders, and Department Leaders to achieve improved business KPIs. Possess strong organizational, planning, communication, and leadership skills to effectively coordinate and manage operational activities, ensuring efficient workflows, clear communication channels, and successful execution of tasks and projects.
• Set the Standard: Overall responsibility for universal achievement of Operations Excellence standards and practices for the team. Must be able to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays, to accommodate operational needs. Read English and follow written procedures accurately, ensuring compliance with established guidelines and protocols. Work off ground level with proper safety equipment, demonstrating a strong commitment to safety practices. Adapt to various working conditions and environments as required.
• Driving our Culture: Build a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence, providing consistent leadership in working with bakery leadership and associates while emphasizing teamwork and collaboration that leads to high-quality products, high associate engagement, and successful financial results. Foster a collaborative and supportive environment where individuals work together towards common goals. Value and promote teamwork, encouraging open communication and active participation from all team members.
• Be a Change Leader: Drive the realization of Operations Excellence efforts across the team. Utilize strong decision-making skills and flexibility to drive sustainable operational initiatives and process improvement activities, and provide the necessary leadership to promote change throughout the team. Possess a strong willingness to learn new skills and adapt to changing circumstances, embracing new challenges, seeking opportunities for growth, and inspiring others to embrace change and continuous learning.
• Developing our Talent: Drive accountability for results while being supportive and effective at developing individuals to assume greater levels of responsibility and personal contribution. Exhibit leadership qualities that inspire and motivate team members. Commit to talent development, providing guidance and support to individuals to help them enhance their skills, assume greater responsibilities, and contribute to the overall success of the team and organization.

Education and Work History

• 5-7 years of Bakery or Food Manufacturing operations management experience.
• Bachelor’s degree, in Food Science or related major preferred.
• Bakery operations, Quality, Food Safety, or Sanitation supervisory experience (2 years or more).
• A combination of education, training, and experience that results in demonstrated competency to perform the work may be substituted.
• HACCP, PCQI, Food Defense Coordinator, and GFSI Certified.
• Sanitation Essentials or AIB Sanitation/Food Safety residence course or similar training/certification.
• Computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint).
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Organized and detail-oriented.
• Comfortable working in a participative team environment.
• Ability to work under pressure and multitask.

Physical and Mental Demands

The physical and mental demands described in each job posting are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of each job. Reasonable accommodations may be requested to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of each job.