Retail Quality Assurance Specialist I

About the role

Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is seeking a Food Quality Assurance & Safety Specialist to join our team. This is a field position requiring daily store visits 4-5 days per week, normally Monday-Friday.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessment on third party food safety inspections.
• Perform 'root cause' analysis of food safety and sanitation procedures for compliance and necessary follow-up.
• Build upon original inspection results including the effectiveness of the corrective action plans and processes.
• Provide technical direction/guidance for resolving imminent health hazards.
• Analyze basic food safety program data to further minimize food safety risks.
• Ability to offer root causes and leading interaction with other functional areas to implement solutions.
• Develop actionable solutions and presentations for district, store manager, and department manager meetings/conference calls on a routine basis.
• Monitor and follow-up with sanitation and pest control vendor activities daily.
• Work with the local pest control and sanitation vendors to ensure compliance with contractual arrangements and direct them as needed.
• Maintain contacts and relations with regulatory officials (health department, department of agriculture, etc.)
• Actively participate in regulatory meetings through networking; educate and be advocate for company product safety standard practices/policies/programs.
• Conduct effectiveness checks for all Class 1 product recalls.
• Answer regulatory inquiries into recalls involved in foodborne illnesses or USDA or FDA inspected products.
• Assist as needed in other regulatory compliance issues and follow-up including but not limited to ingredient, allergen, customer complaints, country of origin labeling, and weights and measures standards.
• Monitor and confirm with established standards.
• Analyze, interpret and incorporate data/metrics.
• Provide field support for merchandising programs, special events, and food safety initiatives and assess execution levels.
• Capable of managing efficient schedule to support program effectiveness.
• Interpret regulatory standards and identification of industry trends and best practices.
• Provide food safety field support, direction and follow-up pertaining to consumer complaints.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in life science (food science, biology, microbiology, community health) or public health field; or a combination of education and experience.
• Fundamental knowledge of food safety, sanitation audits, pest control, food safety training, product recalls, weights & measures, country of origin requirements, regulatory food codes (FDA Food Code).
• A minimum of 1-3 years' food safety or quality assurance related work.
• Valid driver's license. Position requires driving daily.

Preferred Qualifications

• Registered Sanitarian, Environmental Health Specialist or state equivalent or Certified Professional-Food Safety (CP-FS) credentials.
• Bachelor's degree in public health or food science related field.
• Experience with auditing food establishments/facilities.
• Experience with Integrated Pest Management (IPM).

Benefits

At Ahold Delhaize USA, we provide services to one of the largest portfolios of grocery companies in the nation, and we're actively seeking top talent. Our team shares a common motivation to drive change, take ownership and enable our brands to better care for their customers. We thrive on supporting great local grocery brands and their strategies. Our associates are the heartbeat of our organization. We are committed to offering a welcoming work environment where all associates can succeed and thrive. Guided by our values of courage, care, teamwork, integrity (and even a little humor), we are dedicated to being a great place to work. We believe in collaboration, curiosity, and continuous learning in all that we think, create and do. While building a culture where personal and professional growth are just as important as business growth, we invest in our people, empowering them to learn, grow and deliver at all levels of the business.

Pay

MD Salary Range: $72,880 - $109,320 Actual compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on their unique qualifications and experience, internal equity, and market conditions. Final compensation decisions will be made in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.