Project Food Safety Manager

A client of Insight Global is seeking a Project Food Safety Manager to support plant operations by ensuring all sanitation processes, food safety protocols, and SOPs are effectively developed, implemented, and validated. This individual will review and maintain sanitation procedures to ensure accuracy and compliance, lead validation efforts to confirm all processes meet standards with no failures, and identify environmental swab sites while supporting plant teams in execution. The role will also manage ad hoc food safety events and deviations, ensuring proper documentation, corrective actions, and continuous improvement. On a day-to-day basis, this person will participate in early morning food safety and quality review meetings with R&D and plant stakeholders, investigate product defects by partnering directly with operations on the plant floor, and collaborate with line leadership to resolve sanitation and quality gaps. They will also develop resource plans for sanitation efforts and plant clean-ups, while balancing hands-on plant involvement (including swabbing and validation support) with office-based responsibilities such as writing SOPs, maintaining documentation, and ensuring all processes remain audit-ready and compliant. This role requires a strong cross-functional presence, working closely with operations, quality, and R&D teams to proactively address food safety risks and drive consistent product quality. Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education but will vary from $33-$40/hr. Benefit packages while on contract for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.

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-Validation or testing of pathogens or bacteria (E. coli, Listeria, etc)
-Food science, EHS, Sanitation, Quality, or Biology background/ experience
-HACCP & PCQI certification
-Experience with Microsoft Office Suite
-General understanding of Industrial safety requirements

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.