At BrightFarms, we’re on a mission to revolutionize the way leafy greens are grown. But we don’t just want to grow great tasting greens, we want them to do good as well: for the planet, for the health of people, and for the well-being of our employees. We give BrightFarmers the tools, training, support, and opportunities they need to do better for themselves and the world every day. Because when you do good for your people, they do good for the world.

BrightFarms is a national leader in the booming indoor farming industry, transforming how produce is grown and delivered with its expanding network of high-tech, sustainable hydroponic farms. We currently operate six high-tech greenhouse farms, with four new regional salad greenhouse hubs breaking ground to begin opening in 2024. BrightFarms' fresh lettuce options, from classic greens to crunchy mixes and salad kits, are available in more than 3,700 retail stores across the East Coast and Midwest.

The Food Safety and Quality team at BrightFarms is hiring a Technical Compliance Manger who will own the creation of SOPs, SSOPs, Policies, and Training Materials, focused on our farm quality and food safety systems. This role will be the central point of contact to create quality policies and procedures.

The Technical Compliance Manager will:

• Manage and create SOPs, SSOPs, Policies, & Training Material that adhere to regulatory (FDA, USDA, etc.) and applicable GFSI requirements for food manufacturing and agriculture industry
• Disseminate technical information in easy-to-understand language or a non-technical audience
• Assist other BrightFarmers in creating documentation
• Meet with subject matter experts, suppliers, and consultants to ensure specialized topics are appropriately addressed
• Review and/or edit content developed by other members of the team
• Participate in the change management process to identify needs during new process rollouts
• Support quality process requests as needed
• Keep up to date with new industry regulation and trends

The ideal candidate:

• Has a Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• Has manufacturing knowledge, 8-10 yrs experience within a leadership quality role in CPG, food or agriculture industry
• Can travel up to 20%-40% across the network of farms to observe processes and collaborate with key stakeholders
• Has excellent process writing skills. Interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills required to effectively build and implement quality and food safety programs
• Possesses a collaborative team spirit, self-motivation, and strong attention to detail
• Can work collaboratively with all levels of employees and management
• Has a positive attitude and strong work ethic, and the ability to learn quickly and work in a highly collaborative team environment
• Is experienced in Microsoft office. Experience using Microsoft Teams, Slack, and PowerBI preferred
• Spanish fluency is a plus

Additional Notes:

• Location, hybrid schedule: remote, ideally near greenhouse; must be able to work east coast time zone hour

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