Apply for the Distribution Food Safety Supervisor – Atlanta job opening.Distribution Food Safety Supervisor – Atlanta

Location: Dacula, GA
Job ID: 37059BR
Department: Corporate Quality Assurance
Working Hours: Minimum 45 hours per week
Pay Frequency: Monthly
Date Posted: Apr 22, 2026

$78 - 118k

Onsite

Full Time - Regular

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Description

Start your career with us as a Supervisor of Distribution Food Safety and become a valued owner here at Publix! The Supervisor of Distribution Food Safety maintains regulatory food safety compliance, proactively and reactively prevents pest issues, and strengthens the Publix brand. As a leader in the Corporate Quality Assurance department, this position leads and manages the pest control and warehouse sanitation teams in our Atlanta and McCalla distribution centers to protect Publix customers from potential product contamination.

Be a part of one of the largest-volume supermarket chains in the U.S. and witness why we have been consecutively named one of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For since 1998!

Responsibilities of this position include:

• Responsible for implementing and maintaining food safety management and quality assurance systems for distribution centers including the following warehouses: Produce, Boxed Meat Dairy, Frozen Foods, and Dry Grocery, Return Centers, Manufacturing Central Warehouses, and third-party storage facilities.
• Conducting risk-based facility audits, providing guidance and coaching related to food safety practices, and increasing overall food safety compliance
• Implementing and maintaining Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) and Preventive Controls requirements for monitoring and maintaining food safety throughout Publix distribution centers
• Overseeing the safe and efficient operation of pest control activities in Distribution to ensure food safety and being accountable for the results
• Acting as Publix’s advocate during Publix’s interaction with food safety regulatory agencies such as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), US Department of Agriculture Food Safety Inspection Service (USDA FSIS), and state departments of agriculture
• Partnering cross functionally for site-specific implementation and training of food safety and quality assurance programs within our distribution centers
• Providing support to Distribution leadership on a number of special projects and activities related primarily to food safety and product quality

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Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Microbiology, Food Safety, or Food Science Related course of study AND Two (2) years of experience in a food retail, manufacturing, or distribution related field; OR Associates of Arts degree AND Four (4) years of experience in a food retail, manufacturing, or distribution related field
• HACCP Basic Training or obtain within the first year of employment
• Preventive Controls Qualified Individual or obtain within the first year of employment
• SQF Practitioner or obtain within the first year of employment
• Knowledge of Federal and State Regulatory requirements specific to food safety and related areas (Federal Food, Drug, & Cosmetic Act; FDA Food Safety Modernization Act; FDA Bioterrorism Act; FDA Food Code; USDA Country of Origin Labeling; Federal and State Weights and Measures; and Code of Federal Regulations)
• Willingness to work after hours including nights, weekends, holidays, and extended hours
• Willing and available to travel when necessary, including commercial airline or the company airplane

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Preferred Qualifications

• Master of Science degree in Public Health or Food Microbiology
• Five (5) years of management experience relating to Food Safety, Sanitation and Pest Management
• Certified Professional Food Manager
• National Environmental Health Association’s (NEHAs) Certified Professional – Food Safety Professional (CP-FS)
• NEHA Registered Sanitarian (RS)

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Benefits

• Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost
• An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Group health, dental and vision plans plan
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria
• Visit our website to see all of our benefits: Benefits – Jobs (publix.com)

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Year End Bonus

As a year-end bonus to associates, Publix issues one month’s extra pay (pro-rated in the first year) each year if associate remains employed through issue date of the bonus check that year. This is calculated as a 13th month of pay in the Potential Annual Pay with Bonus line above.

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Additional Information

Your application may have additional steps that you will need to complete in order to remain eligible for consideration. Please be sure to monitor your email, including your spam folder, on a daily basis for critical, time-sensitive emails that could require action within 24-48 hours.

​​​​​For this position, Publix does not and will not file a petition or application with the USCIS or Department of State on behalf of any noncitizen for any immigration-related benefit to work and/or to continue to work in the United States, e.g., an H-1B or TN petition or permanent residence.

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