# Inside Food Safety Leadership with Marin Pavlic, Director of QA Programs & Compliance at Sofina Food (#109) Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/that-s-a-food-job-7044046/inside-food-safety-leadership-with-marin-pavlic-director-of-qa-programs-compliance-at-sofina-food-109 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/that-s-a-food-job-7044046/inside-food-safety-leadership-with-marin-pavlic-director-of-qa-programs-compliance-at-sofina-food-109.md Podcast: [That's A Food Job!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/that-s-a-food-job-7044046) Published: 2025-06-16T16:32:00+00:00 Episode link: https://foodgradspodcast.libsyn.com/inside-food-safety-leadership-with-marin-pavlic-director-of-qa-programs-compliance-at-sofina-food-109 Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/foodgradspodcast/Marin_Pavlic_Audio_Version.mp3?dest-id=2312504 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/that-s-a-food-job-7044046/episodes/inside-food-safety-leadership-with-marin-pavlic-director-of-qa-programs-compliance-at-sofina-food-109 Duration seconds: 3153 ## Resource Marin Pavlic is the Senior Director of QA Programs & Compliance at Sofina Foods and the current President of the Ontario Food Protection Association (OFPA). With over 15 years of experience in food manufacturing, Marin brings a deep understanding of food safety, team leadership, and regulatory compliance to his workβ€”along with a strong belief in the power of networking and continuous improvement. In this episode of That's a Food Job! , Marin shares how he built his career by learning to trust the expertise of his team, learning adjacent skills and networking within the industry. He discusses the importance of communication and team dynamics, the role of data in driving smarter decisions, and how regulatory changes can be used as a catalyst for growth. We also explore his passion for professional development and his work with OFPA to build community and mentorship across the food sector. If you're interested in food safety careers, building leadership skills, or how to grow in a traditional industry through learning and collaboration, this episode offers practical advice and inspiration. ** Shownotes Marin Pavlic : LinkedIn OFPA: Website / LinkedIn / *** #77– Neha Mehta, Food Safety Quality Assurance Compliance Coordinator/Supervisor at Maple Leaf Foods Inc. *** SIGN UP FOR WEEKLY FOOD INDUSTRY CAREER TIPS β†’ Sign up for the newsletter *** COOL THINGS TO CHECK OUT πŸ“– Explore FoodGrads Career Guides (Ebooks) πŸ“œ Get Career Advice (Blog) *** CONNECT 🐦 Connect on Twitter πŸ“Έ Connect on Instagram πŸ’Ό Connect on LinkedIn 🎡 Connect on TikTok πŸ“Ή Subscribe on YouTube *** SAY THANKS πŸ’œ Leave a review on Apple Podcasts 🟒 Leave a rating on Spotify ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/that-s-a-food-job-7044046/episodes/inside-food-safety-leadership-with-marin-pavlic-director-of-qa-programs-compliance-at-sofina-food-109/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/that-s-a-food-job-7044046/inside-food-safety-leadership-with-marin-pavlic-director-of-qa-programs-compliance-at-sofina-food-109.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.