Food Safety Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

Rooted in Tradition, Focused on Food Safety Excellence!

For over a century, our fourth-generation family-run produce distribution company has built a trusted reputation for delivering fresh, high-quality products with care and consistency. At the heart of our success is a commitment to food safety, quality, and customer satisfaction. We’re proud of our legacy—but even prouder of the standards we uphold every day. Now, we’re looking for a detail-oriented and passionate Food Safety Coordinator to help us protect what matters most: the safety and integrity of the food we deliver.

About the Role:

We are seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized Food Safety Coordinator to join our Compliance team. In this role, you will be responsible for the day-to-day implementation and oversight of the Safe Quality Food (SQF) program and related food safety compliance initiatives. This position plays a key role in ensuring our food safety standards, regulatory requirements, and internal policies are met and maintained throughout the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure alignment with SQF and regulatory food safety standards, maintaining and updating related policies and procedures.
• Perform annual reassessments of SQF and HACCP programs.
• Develop and deliver training on food safety, food defense, and GDP requirements.
• Maintain the food safety system manual, SSOPs, and other critical documentation.
• Manage verification and validation programs.
• Conduct internal audits and follow up on corrective actions.
• Prepare documentation and support regulatory and third-party audits.
• Analyze and report trends on compliance-related metrics.
• Monitor policy implementation within the warehouse environment.
• Maintain records and documentation related to compliance activities.
• Support additional compliance efforts related to DOT and OSHA as needed.
• Assist Equipment teams to ensure SQF maintenance requirements are upheld.

Requirements

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong organizational and multitasking skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail with strong follow-up abilities.
• Excellent communication skills, able to work with diverse teams including management, frontline employees, vendors, and auditors.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.
• Proven ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word).
• Ability to learn internal systems such as Produce Pro.

Our Mission

We strive to build lasting partnerships with our customers by delivering the highest quality fruits, vegetables, and specialty products—tailored to meet their unique needs.

Our Commitment
Service and quality are at the heart of our fourth-generation family business. Through trusted relationships with some of the nation’s most established growers and farmers, we’re able to provide our customers with exceptional, fresh products. We proudly support local agriculture and are dedicated to offering sustainable solutions that benefit both our customers and our communities.

As we look to the future, we remain committed to growing our business while honoring the legacy and values that have guided us for over a century.

Company Description

Our Mission\r\n\r\nWe strive to build lasting partnerships with our customers by delivering the highest quality fruits, vegetables, and specialty products—tailored to meet their unique needs.\r\n\r\nOur Commitment\r\nService and quality are at the heart of our fourth-generation family business. Through trusted relationships with some of the nation’s most established growers and farmers, we’re able to provide our customers with exceptional, fresh products. We proudly support local agriculture and are dedicated to offering sustainable solutions that benefit both our customers and our communities.\r\n\r\nAs we look to the future, we remain committed to growing our business while honoring the legacy and values that have guided us for over a century.