Food Safety Culture Manager - Boar's Head Brand : Job Details

Job Summary:

A strong food safety culture is a pre-requisite to effective food safety management. To advance the food safety performance of an organization, one must go beyond the traditional basics of risk assessments and acquire a better understanding of human factors, such as organizational culture, behavioral science principles, and behavioral change theories and models. Reporting to the Chief Food Safety Officer, the Food Safety Culture Manager will collaborate with cross-functional teams to strengthen our food safety culture, leverage proven behavioral science and organizational cultural principles, and elevate compliance as a critical dimension of Boar's Head Brand's overall culture.

Essential Functions:

• Develop a food safety culture strategy.
• Design and implement innovative strategies that go beyond knowledge and awareness, focusing on driving behavior change among employees regarding food safety.
• Conduct behavioral assessments to understand current behaviors related to food safety and identify gaps or areas for improvement using data-driven insights.
• Develop and deliver training and education programs, incorporating behavioral science principles to encourage lasting behavior change.
• Collaborate with cross functional leadership to embed food safety behaviors into Boar's Head culture, aligning values, incentives and recognition programs to promote and sustain positive changes.
• Implement engaging communication initiatives to promote food safety behaviors leveraging various channels like newsletters and intranet platforms.
• Utilize feedback mechanisms and performance metrics to monitor the effectiveness of behavior change interventions and adjust strategies as needed.
• Stay abreast of behavior science research and best practices. Explore and pilot new technologies or methodologies to enhance effectiveness and engagement.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in food science, behavioral science, psychology, organization development or equivalent.
• Experience in behavior change management in food safety or related industry.
• Strong understanding of behavioral science principles and their application in driving behavior change.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and coaching skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Proficiency in data analysis and evaluation to inform decision-making and strategy refinement.

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to effectively present information and communicate with all levels of personnel and management.
• Proactively seek feedback and collaborate with a range of stakeholders from Food Safety, Operations, Private Brands, Supply Chain to Legal.
• Leverage food safety and behavioral science knowledge to drive behavior change at scale.

Preferred Certifications, Licenses, and Registration:

Certification in behavioral change methodologies.

Work Environment:

• This position requires working in an office environment with frequent exposure to odor, noise, cold and chemicals
• Physical Activities: Enters and locates information on a computer. Visually verifies information, often in small print. Presents information to small or large groups. Communicates with Customers, Vendors, or Employees via telephone, in person, and/or electronic mail.
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): As needed in required environment.
• Travel: May travel domestically and internationally to and from multiple facilities or worksites. A valid passport is required.