Food Production Lead - Quality and Food Safety

Butter Pecan Bakeshop
Vallejo, CA
Category Education
Job Description
Role Overview

The Food Production Lead provides hands-on leadership for production while helping strengthen quality assurance and food safety systems. This position keeps employees focused on assigned work, monitors production flow, verifies product and order accuracy, reinforces sanitation and allergen controls, and makes sure required records are completed.

What You Will Do

Review production plans, direct workflow, monitor for delays, perform and document quality checks, track defects, and assist with pre-operational inspections.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This role requires a food professional with a foundation in food science, quality assurance, food safety, commercial food production, or a related field who is ready to take greater ownership on the production floor.

Requirements

  • One to three years of relevant experience in food production, food manufacturing, quality assurance, food safety, commercial baking, or another regulated food operation.
  • Relevant college-level education in food science, food safety, microbiology, biology, chemistry, agricultural science, manufacturing, or a related field, or at least one year of direct quality assurance, food safety, or regulated food-production experience.
  • Working knowledge of food safety, sanitation, allergens, quality checks, recordkeeping, and Good Manufacturing Practices.
  • ServSafe Manager certification or ability to obtain one within 30 days of hire.
  • High school diploma or equivalent.

Benefits

  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Paid holidays
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