Job Description
7-Eleven is an iconic family of brands with over 86,000 locations, surpassing every retailer in the world. We revolutionize convenience, restaurants and fuel through cutting edge innovation — working hard to be the customer's first choice. 7-Eleven empowers our employees to "activate awesome" and make a meaningful impact in their stores and communities every day. If you're ready to grow, lead and make a difference, come join our team and help shape the future of convenience.
JOB SUMMARY:
Serves as subject matter expert for assigned regions of the country for technical, food safety, and quality assurance related areas including regulatory compliance, product development and implementation, supplier and facility approvals, and in-store procedures and execution as it relates to quality, food safety, and compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
Candidate must reside in either Florida or South Carolina area and be commutable to the territory they support.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Facility Auditing and/or Quality Visits to third party or owned commissary, bakeries and distribution centers to assess food safety and food production for process controls and compliance to specification and/or for initial vendor and plant approvals. Will involve use of standardized forms but can include counseling, assistance in developing corrective actions and timelines. May require follow-up visits to assess/track progress.
Product evaluations for compliance to specification through surveillance/cuttings and/or complaint investigations for fresh food, beverage, or private brand suppliers and others as requested.
Quality and food safety material development or review through creation/development of standards, spec training, or specific tools to support quality knowledge and assessments.
Store food safety and regulatory support and compliance (key contact/liaison for assigned area) as it relates to food safety controls, equipment, regulatory issues/inquiries, recalls, non-compliance issues/citations, local HACCP or OSHA issues, permitting assistance for remodels/new store construction.
FSQA (Food Safety Quality Assurance) Training SME (Subject Matter Expert) for differing audiences such as Operations, Merchandising, Store Leaders, etc. and for major events such as 7-Eleven University.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
EDUCATION: Bachelors/4 Yr. Degree
YEARS OF MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE: 1+ years
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES: Registered Sanitarian, Certified Professional of Food Safety or similar certifications; degree preferred in Food Science, Environmental Science, Biology, or similar.
SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
Strong knowledge of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Thorough understanding of HACCP, GMPs, SSOPs, SOPs, Food Defense, Auditing Principles, FDA and USDA regulations
Strong counseling, facilitation, training, and modeling skills; self-confident and able to speak one on one or before larger groups
Strong communication and analytical skills, attention to detail for technical reports
If an hourly or salary range is included in this ad it represents the range 7-Eleven in good faith believes is the range of compensation for this role at the time of this posting. The Company may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in this state. This range may be modified in the future. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, long-term incentive compensation, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.
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