Gourmet Food, that’s what Handmade Real Foods set out to create in 1981, when we first began preparing signature dishes and sauces for local specialty markets. Truth is, our delicious, award winning products are still made in small batches with the finest ingredients available.

Today, Handmade Real Foods is one of the nation’s premier manufacturers in the home meal replacement category, creating fresh entrees, side dishes, appetizers, soups and holiday meals, for many of the premier specialty, grocery, club stores and restaurants nationwide. With over 200 restaurant quality SKUs we offer traditional American menu items, ethnic food options such as Italian, Mexican and Asian favorites.

As a result of close ties with our sister company, Pasta Kitchen, we are able to produce product on both coasts to ensure maximum quality and freshness. Our geographic reach extends from coast to coast, across all of North America, allowing us to service National and International programs.

Responsible for the quality and food safety of Simmering Soup Atlanta products as well as the sanitation programs for the facility.

• Manage and provide leadership to the Quality and Food Safety department and its technical team

• Maintain the Quality Management System, with an emphasis on continuous improvement

• SQF Coordinator, responsible for the maintenance, promotion and continuous improvement of the SQF program with a view to ensuring food safety and quality

• HACCP Coordinator for the facility – responsible for managing all elements of HACCP including training, plant audits, mentoring and coaching to support the program.

• Ensure product quality and safety

• Determine best practices and establish corresponding procedures

• Develop, maintain and deliver training to production employees on HACCP, GMP and SQF to ensure the highest standards of food safety and quality, and to maintain compliance with USDA/FDA and customer requests

• Continually monitor conformance to procedure through regular observation as well as audits

• Address non-conformances through training or corrective action

• Monitor results of procedures through samples and testing, and through investigation of customer complaints with emphasis on conformance and audits of SOPs and GMPs

• Ensure compliance with relevant government laws regulations, such as the USDA/FDA requirements, FSMA updated requirements, and the Consumer Packaging and Labeling Act and Regulations

• Ensure effective communication with FSIS Inspector on site and effective and timely corrective action of notifications from USDA

• Facilitate inspections by FDA, SQF auditing body, and customers

• Lead new quality and food safety initiatives (both customer and industry driven)

• Collaborate with the Operations Manager and the Operations team to review quality data and minimize product variation

• Provide leadership on the investigation of customer complaints, ensuring corrective action is effectively implemented and communicated. Report on such investigations to the VP of Quality and Food Safety.

• Projects and other duties as assigned by the Operations Manager and VP of Quality and Food Safety

• Comprehensive knowledge of : HACCP and GMP’s; USDA regulations; Food and Drug regulations; Consumer Packaging Act and Regulations

• Familiar with the requirements of Global Food Safety Initiatives (SQF)

• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and organizational skills

• Excellent interpersonal and supervisory skills

• Ability to handle conflicting priorities from multiple sources

• High level of attention to detail  

• Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office, Excel and Word

• BS Degree in a life science or food science required

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Please note that Handmade Real Foods and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of an executed Recruitment Services Agreement through our  agency portal, Handmade Reals Foods will have no obligation to any referral compensation or recruiter fee.

In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without an agreement executed through the Handmade Reals Foods system, Handmade Real Foods and its subsidiaries shall explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, shall be deemed the property of Handmade Real Foods.

We do not accept unsolicited phone calls.