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Description

As the Manager for the Food Safety and Skills Development Program you will:
- Be responsible for the coordination and development of the Food Centres Food Safety and Quality Programs
- Follow the guidelines and strategies of the Food Centre to deliver and maintain food safety, quality and training programs
- Periodically review the industry status for program development
- Manage additional personnel
- Be responsible for oversight of the development and management of the Food Inspection Services business which provides inspection services and operational procedures for meat and/or food inspection services within Saskatchewan
- Provide assistance to the Food Centre and its clients with associated food safety and regulatory issues which may include hands on assistance, auditing, reviewing of programs and operating procedures
- Serve as the expert point of contact for the National and International industry regulations and developments at the Food Centre

Qualifications and Skills:
- B.Sc. in Food Science, Food Engineering, Food Safety, Microbiology and/or closely related fields and 6+ years of work experience
- Graduate degrees in Food Safety, Quality Control and/or related fields will be preferred
- Minimum of 6 years of experience in a technical area such as laboratory management, quality management systems, R&D, product development, and/or food process engineering
- Background in food safety, quality control, regulatory science, quality assurance and process troubleshooting will be preferred
- Background in audit, certification, GFSI, FSSC, ISO, BRC, HACCP, CanadaGAP, GMP and other food safety systems
- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills with the ability to distill complex information into easily understood, accessible language
- Team player who engages with internal teams and external collaborators
- Strong technical writing and proposal writing/reporting experience and proven success in project execution