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Senior Manager, Food Safety & Quality

TreeHouse Foods (NYSE: THS) is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.

Named one of America's Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to "Engage and Delight One Customer at a Time." Guided by our valuesOwn It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.

What You Gain:

• Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period you're eligible from your first day!
• 401(k) program with 5% employer match and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll.
• Comprehensive paid time off opportunities, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days, parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays).
• Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform DevelopU with more than 10,000 free courses to support you along the way.
• An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture, such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups.
• Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs.

Job Description:

About the Role:

As the site Senior Manager, Food Safety and Quality, you will play a critical leadership role in overseeing the execution and continuous improvement of food safety and quality programs for the Cambridge, MD, site, a manufacturer of quality aseptic products. This role upholds product quality, food safety, and sanitation in compliance with company standards and regulatory requirements.

• Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of plant-wide food safety and quality systems.
• Partner with manufacturing leadership to expand QA procedures, enhance food safety practices, reduce complaints, scrap, and returns.
• Manage product quality and compliance with regulatory and internal standards; oversee daily QA operations and quality audits.
• Analyze complaint trends and implement preventive measures to mitigate recurrence.
• Oversee internal Quality Audit programs, non-conformance management, process deviations, and resolution escalations.
• Manage hold/release processes and ensure timely disposition of non-conforming products.
• Direct root cause investigations, data collection, and trend analysis to identify opportunities for product and process improvements.
• Supervise the QA Team, with full responsibility for performance management, training, and development.
• Ensure calibration and preventive maintenance systems are established and followed for all relevant equipment.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D, operations, and corporate QA to support product innovation, changes, and validation testing.
• Act as the plant liaison for governmental and third-party audits; lead regulatory readiness and corrective action processes.
• Support and execute initiatives from the QA Director and contribute to broader quality strategy execution.

Important Details:

• The anticipated compensation for this position ranges from $122,600 to $184,000 annually. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics and business or organizational needs. For certain roles, the successful candidate may be eligible for annual discretionary merit compensation award, bonus and equity pay.
• This is a full-time, on-site role on our first shift. Occasional flexibility is required to support alternate shifts.

You'll fit right in if you have:

• Bachelor's degree in food science, Biology, or a related field. SQF Practitioner certification and Food Defense Program leadership experience preferred.
• Minimum of 5 to 7 years of supervisory experience in a food manufacturing environment.
• In-depth knowledge of sanitation practices, GMPs, Governmental (FDA/USDA) regulations, and third-party audits.
• Hands-on experience with GFSI certification, CFR expectations, pre-operational inspections, and SPC systems.
• Demonstrated problem solving, leadership, and analytical skills.
• Experience in creating, executing, and monitoring manufacturing technical standards and procedures.
• Experience using Microsoft Office.

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At TreeHouse Foods, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work to help us "Engage and Delight One Customer at a Time". TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact disability-accommodations@treehousefoods.com.

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