AmazonFood Safety Manager, Supplier Food Safety and Quality Assurance
Amazon is hiring a Food Safety Manager, Supplier Food Safety and Quality Assurance in Austin, United States. It pays $74k-$130k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Level.
AI in this role
Ensure safety, compliance, and quality of food production sites supplying private brands using digital platforms.
Key job responsibilities
1. Facility Approval & Due Diligence
• New Facility Qualification: Perform the end-to-end qualification of new food production sites for WWGS Private Brands, ensuring all regulatory, hygiene, and safety standards are met before any product is released.
• Ongoing Due Diligence: Maintain and update due diligence documentation for all existing production sites, including audits, certifications, and compliance evidence.
• Risk Assessment: Perform periodic risk assessments to identify potential hazards and develop mitigation strategies.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with Procurement, Supply Chain, Product Development, and Quality teams to align food safety requirements with procurement strategies and product launch timelines.
2. Facility Reviews & Inspections
• On-Site Reviews: Conduct comprehensive reviews at risk prioritized production sites to verify adherence to food safety standards, GMPs, and internal policies.
• Audit Leadership: Coordinate and lead internal and third party audits, incorporate findings, and ensure timely implementation of corrective actions.
• Supplier Scorecarding: Maintain a supplier scorecard system that captures performance metrics (e.g., audit results, CAPA closure rates, compliance status) and feeds into supplier selection and renewal decisions.
3. Systems & Tool Proficiency
• Platform Management: Utilize Foodlogiq, CMX1, and internal Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools. Ensure all food safety data is accurately entered, maintained, and reported through these systems.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Pull and analyze data from the platforms to generate insights, dashboards, and trend reports that support strategic decision-making.
4. Corrective & Preventive Actions (CAPA)
• Incident Management: Work closely with the Incident Management team to investigate and close out CAPAs resulting from food safety incidents, non-conformances, or audit findings.
• Root Cause Analysis: Lead root cause investigations, develop effective corrective actions, and verify effectiveness of preventive actions.
• CAPA Tracking: Maintain a centralized CAPA log within the appropriate system, ensuring timely closure and documentation of all actions.
5. Policy, Procedure & Compliance
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs): Develop, maintain, and enforce SOPs related to facility qualification, audit planning, and CAPA management.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all activities comply with FDA, FSMA, USDA, and other applicable food safety regulations.
• Continuous Improvement: Champion a culture of continuous improvement through regular reviews of processes, metrics, and system capabilities.
6. Reporting & Communication
• Executive Reporting: Provide regular updates to senior leadership on key metrics (e.g., audit results, CAPA closure rates, supplier performance) through dashboards and written reports.
• Cross-Functional Updates: Deliver clear, data driven presentations to cross-functional teams to communicate risk status, audit findings, and improvement initiatives.
About the team
We build customer trust in our food safety and quality programs. We do this through our long term vision, operational excellence, partnership with business stakeholders, and commitment to technology.
Basic qualifications
- 4+ years of compliance program management, legal, governance, audit, risk/loss prevention, or equivalent experience
- 3+ years of managing food safety and quality in a large-scale retail or manufacturing environment experience
- Bachelor's degree in Food Science or related field
- Knowledge of retail food code and regulations governing grocery retail at local, state, and federal levels
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Experience handling confidential information
- Experience interacting with local food safety regulators
Preferred qualifications
- 3+ years of program requirements definition and data and metrics leveraging to drive improvements experience
- Professional auditing qualification, or similar risk or compliance credentials
- Experience with SQL and Excel
- Usage of generative AI tools to enhance workflow efficiency, with a willingness to learn effective prompting and evaluation practices.
- Ability to recognize opportunities where generative AI could enhance products, workflows, or customer experiences.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
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How we rate this
Food Safety Manager, Supplier Food Safety and Quality Assurance at Amazon rates 10 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Little AI. AI is not part of the work.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Open the description and count.
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- Tell me about a project where food safety was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where quality assurance was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where risk assessment was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where audit leadership was part of your work. What did you do?
- Walk me through how you've used Foodlogiq in your day-to-day work.
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- List these exact terms on your resume: Food Safety, Quality Assurance, Risk Assessment, Audit Leadership, and Foodlogiq. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
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