Job Description

Job Description

Are you ready to embark on an exciting adventure? Join us at Newrest, a global leader in in-flight catering, as a QHSE Manager and be an integral part of our success. As a QHSE Manager, you will be responsible for implementing and overseeing the food safety program at our facility, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and company policies. You will also be the main point of contact for any audits and inspections. This hands-on role will keep you engaged throughout the day, ensuring that people worldwide can safely enjoy our food. If you're ready for the challenge, begin your career as a QHSE Manager with us

Benefits offered

• Free lunch every day
• Paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family
• Health Savings Accounts
• Life insurance paid by the company
• Additional life insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Transportation assistance
• Paid Time Off
• Sick Leave Award
• Holiday pay
• Recognition and incentive programs

• Career progression

  At Newrest, we're not just offering a job-we're offering a career. We believe in promoting from within and are committed to helping you grow and succeed. As a QHSE Manager, your career path could lead to roles such as Operations Manager and QHSE Director. We're here to support you every step of the way, providing you with the tools and resources you need to succeed. Our commitment to promoting from within and supporting your growth should give you hope and optimism about your career prospects with us.

  Required Responsibilities

  • Support all customer and regulatory audits and sometimes liaise with customers and regulatory agencies.
  • Ensure compliance with customer specifications and quality standards (e.g., Food and Drug Administration (FDA), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), HACCP, etc.) and follow up with corrective actions if necessary.
  • Execute monthly self-assessments on the elements of food safety and execute the required food safety-related testing as defined in the HACCP plan.
  • Manage Quality Engineering projects, including operative supportive functions.
  • Lead and monitor improvement projects as assigned.
  • Audit implementation of the quality system for effectiveness by verifying activities.
  • Monitor the corrective action system and the accuracy and compliance of HACCP records as defined in the corporate procedures.
  • Reinforce quality awareness in management and manage the daily activities and tasks of the sanitation porters (if defined as a responsibility).
  • Collect and monitor all quality documents (e.g., Chef Table, portion control, equipment handling, ramp-on time, and safety performance);
  • Manage continuous improvement projects in quality elements and play a key role in developing a comprehensive quality management system.
  • Implement the quality system detailed in the quality manual, champion quality improvement efforts, initiate problem-solving, and ensure implementation.
  • Drive prevention vs. detection of defects, tracking key performance indicators and daily patrol of production areas.
  • If needed, maintain customer compliance resolution on defects, including alleged food poisoning, and ensure optimum business processes to support full customer and regulatory compliance in terms of quality and food safety.
  • Continuously improve plant procedures for monitoring and ensuring conformance to specifications for incoming raw materials and finished products.
  • Play a key role in training and coaching quality requirements for all business units' organization levels.
  • Participate and support company-sponsored initiatives such as Global Quality Standards (GQS), HACCP, Lean Manufacturing, and Employee Safety;
  • Other job duties may be assigned based on operational needs.

  Education/Experience Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in food science or food safety preferred but not required
  • A minimum of Three years of quality assurance experience, preferably in the food industry
  • Business and customer service focused.
  • Proven understanding of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), FDA, USDA, and HACCP regulations
  • Experience and understanding of Total Quality Management and Change Management
  • Well-organized, rigorous, and methodical but enough adaptability to local constraints
  • Good knowledge of HACCP & food safety standards.

  Physical Environment

  The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential responsibilities of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these responsibilities.

  The role of the QHSE Manager at Newrest is physically demanding. You must stand, walk, talk, listen regularly, and use your hands to handle or feel. You must also lift, push, and move up to 50 pounds. The work environment will be in an open warehouse that contains refrigerated areas, with temperatures ranging from very cold to very hot and noise levels varying from moderate to very loud.

  EEO Statement

  We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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