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Senior Manager of Food Safety
Job Description
Join a fast-growing, innovative food company in Southern Manitoba, recognized for its high-quality products and strong partnerships with leading brands.
Our client is on the hunt for a Senior Manager of Food Safety to lead and inspire their QA/Food Safety team across two shifts.
This pivotal role ensures that their products meet the highest standards of quality and safety while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.Â
Senior Manager of Food Safety Responsibilities:
- Lead and mentor the QA/Food Safety team to achieve operational excellence.
- Ensure full compliance with CFIA, BRC, GMPs, and all relevant federal and provincial regulations across Canada
- Oversee internal audits.
- Oversee operational quality initiatives, ensuring high standards and timely corrective actions when needed.
- Drive the adoption and optimization of digital tracking systems (Data Hex, iPads) for QA and production processes.
- Collaborate with production teams to enhance processes, efficiency, and food safety practices.
- Support staff engagement, culture initiatives, and professional development programs.
- Bachelor’s or master’s in food science, Animal Science, Microbiology, or related field preferred.
- Experience: 5+ years in food safety or quality assurance, preferably in meat processing/slaughter facility, experience leading a team.
- Deep knowledge of CFIA, USDA-FSIS regulations, GMPs, and HACCP principles.
- Strong leadership and communication skills.
- Crisis management and decision-making skills under pressure.
- The discussed salary range is $80,000 – $95,000 depending on experience
- Comprehensive benefits package 100% employer
- Bonus
- RSP’s
- A great culture with opportunity for career advancement.    Â
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Meet Your Recruiter
Danielle Bragge
Managing Director & Co-Founder
Recruiting Specialty: Operations & Engineering
Danielle has had a rewarding career of over 30 years of recruiting in Canada and South Africa, including co-founding The Headhunters in 2009. Drawing on this extensive recruitment experience and managing the operations of her own businesses, she specializes in the placement of operations and engineering professionals. Focusing on senior-level searches, she has recruited coast-to-coast across a variety of industries, including manufacturing, energy, technology and construction.
Danielle’s business achievements are predicated on people, since she understands profoundly that companies are successful because of the individuals they hire and the leadership they cultivate. She partners with her clients to resolve critical vacancies, and with her highly consultative approach, helps them develop long-term human capital strategies to drive growth and sustainability.
Rising quickly during her early career through the ranks of Fortune 500 and Deloitte Best Managed companies in various management roles, Danielle was previously named one of the Top 100 Women in Business in Alberta. A mother of five, she strongly believes in balancing family, work and service to the community. In keeping with that spirit, she and her family run a not-for-profit organization called Saving the Hungry, leading teams to support community projects in developing countries.