Amazon has announced a new role for a food safety operations manager in New York, New York. This position is intended to ensure that Amazon fulfillment sites comply with food safety standards and regulatory requirements through the company’s Food Safety Audit & Monitoring team.
According to Amazon Jobs, the responsibilities of this role include auditing and monitoring food safety programs, maintaining compliance metrics, managing large-scale escalations, investigating incidents, and ensuring adherence to regulatory standards such as the Food Safety Modernization Act and FDA guidelines. The manager will lead cross-functional teams, develop corrective actions, analyze systemic issues, and provide updates to senior leadership while participating in on-call rotations and traveling up to 60%.
Candidates are expected to have a bachelor’s degree in food science or a related field, along with five or more years of experience managing food safety and quality in large-scale retail or manufacturing environments. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and program management is also required. Preferred qualifications include a master’s degree, online or retail experience, and five or more years of project management experience. Base pay ranges from $109,000 to $185,000 depending on location, reflecting regional labor costs.
Amazon offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employees and their families starting on day one for many roles. Alongside an average hourly wage of over $29 for customer fulfillment, transportation, and pharmacy employees, benefits include health care, mental health resources, pre-paid college tuition, paid parental leave of up to 20 weeks for birthing mothers and six weeks for adoptive parents. Additional perks include financial counseling, 401(k) plans with company match, stock ownership opportunities, childcare assistance, and support for parents of children with special needs.
The company provides a range of services including online and in-person shopping options as well as delivery of fresh produce. It operates various devices like Alexa and Fire TV while offering cloud solutions through Amazon Web Services (AWS). Its operations extend into logistics and customer service while delivering entertainment via platforms such as Amazon Originals, Prime Video, and Audible.
