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Restaurant Brands International Inc. is one of the world's largest quick service restaurant companies with nearly $45 billion in annual system-wide sales and over 32,000 restaurants in more than 120 countries and territories.

RBI owns four of the world's most prominent and iconic quick service restaurant brands – TIM HORTONS®, BURGER KING®, POPEYES®, and FIREHOUSE SUBS®. These independently operated brands have been serving their respective guests, franchisees and communities for decades. Through its Restaurant Brands for Good framework, RBI is improving sustainable outcomes related to its food, the planet, and people and communities.

RBI is committed to growing the TIM HORTONS®, BURGER KING®, POPEYES® and FIREHOUSE SUBS® brands by leveraging their respective core values, employee and franchisee relationships, and long track records of community support. Each brand benefits from the global scale and shared best practices that come from ownership by Restaurant Brands International Inc.

Position Overview:

Reporting to the Vice President Quality Assurance, Global, this position is responsible for the compliance with the Company Food Safety policies and standards in all our products and restaurant procedures, globally, in all the Company brands. The Sr. Director, Food Safety develops and implements the Company Food Safety strategy, policies and standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Defines the company global Food Safety vision, policies and standards, with authority to ensure only safe products are sold in our restaurants, and to prepare the company in anticipation of emerging food safety trends and threats.

• Leads the team that assesses the risk of all new products against the company food safety standards, approving all new specifications.

• Ensures all restaurant procedures comply with company food safety standards.

• Is the subject matter expert supporting food crisis management and leads efforts to investigate and resolve food safety issues.

• Manage, engage, empowers, and develops RBI Food Safety team.

• Provides direction, training and coaching on food safety to the Food Safety & QA teams, and to relevant teams involved in developing and launching new products to ensure proper execution and continuous improvement of our food safety policies and standards.

• Serves as the company and brand food safety liaison with state/provincial-level agencies, and federal-level activities as needed to resolve regulatory compliance issues and protect the brands.

• Develop and maintain relationships with key industry groups, heath regulators and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• ≥ 10 year experience in food safety and quality assurance, preferably within the food service/quick service restaurant industry or public health field (i.e., a Registered Environmental Health Specialist/Registered Sanitarian (REHS/RS)/Health Inspector).

• At least 5 years experience as food safety expert within quick service restaurant

• ≥ 3 year experience in highest food safety leadership position of a large food or retail company, and/or large restaurant chain, preferably with global operations.

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Food Safety, Food Science, or a related science field (Masters preferred). Must be able to understand and apply scientific & technical knowledge to product and process safety.

• Certified Food Safety training: Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP), Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI), Certified Professional-Food Safety (CP-FS), ServSafe and/or food safety management

• Experience or knowledge in the areas of risk based food safety inspections/audits, food safety regulatory standards, microbiological challenge studies, and how food safety principles are applied in food production facilities and in the food service/quick service restaurant industry

• The position requires very strong managerial courage, and sound and experienced science-based risk assessment, to be able to successfully define and defend the company's strict food safety standards at product and restaurant implementation levels

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely to senior leadership and external partners

• Skilled in solving large and complex problems, decision-making, and negotiating

• Proven ability to guide teams and influence others to achieve organization goals, operates with a sense of urgency and conviction to high quality standards, delivering results according to plan

• The position requires permanent residence in Miami Metro area

Benefits at all of our global offices are focused on physical, mental and financial wellness. We offer unique and progressive benefits, including a comprehensive global paid parental leave program that supports employees as they expand their families, free telemedicine and mental wellness support.

Restaurant Brands International and all of its affiliated companies (collectively, RBI) are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers that do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, provincial or federal laws, rules, or regulations. RBI's policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment. Accommodation is available for applicants with disabilities upon request.