Food Quality & Food Safety Specialist

PRI Global; Hershey (PA); Hybrid; USD 34.000 - 55.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

PRI Global is seeking a Food Quality & Food Safety Specialist to support early-stage product development. The role focuses on ensuring safety, quality, and regulatory compliance across the innovation lifecycle, leveraging HACCP, GMPs, and FDA guidelines.

You will collaborate with R&D, Operations, Engineering, Packaging, and Commercial teams to identify risks and implement mitigation strategies. The position is hybrid with on-site presence on Tue/Wed/Thu, offering hands-on QA and supplier

Aufgaben

• Represent the QRC team in early-stage innovation and product development projects.
• Evaluate food safety, quality, and regulatory considerations during product development.
• Conduct brainstorming sessions with cross-functional teams to identify risks and mitigation plans.
• Support traditional and Agile Innovation processes, ensuring quality from early stages.
• Communicate project updates and quality requirements to regional QRC teams.
• Ensure compliance with FDA regulations, FSMA, HACCP, GMPs, and company standards.
• Support ingredient and packaging supplier identification, evaluation, and approval.
• Prepare food safety, quality, and regulatory documentation.
• Identify risks and work with internal teams to implement corrective actions.
• Develop and implement global food safety and quality standards for external manufacturers.

Jobbeschreibung

Work Arrangement: Hybrid – Onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday

Contract Duration: 12–18 Months

Schedule: Part-Time (Up to 30 Hours/Week)

Shift: First Shift

Training: Approximately 1 Week

Position Overview

Seeking an experienced Food Quality & Food Safety Specialist to support early-stage product innovation initiatives.

This role will focus on ensuring food safety, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance throughout the product development and innovation lifecycle. The ideal candidate will have strong food manufacturing experience and a thorough understanding of HACCP, GMPs, FDA regulations, and quality management principles.

The specialist will collaborate with R&D, Operations, Engineering, Packaging, and Commercial teams to identify potential risks, develop mitigation strategies, facilitate supplier approvals, and ensure new products meet food safety and quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

Food Quality & Innovation Support

• Represent the Quality, Regulatory & Compliance (QRC) team in early-stage innovation and product development projects.
• Evaluate food safety, quality, and regulatory considerations during the product innovation process.
• Conduct brainstorming sessions with cross-functional teams to identify potential risks and develop mitigation plans.
• Support traditional and Agile Innovation processes, ensuring quality requirements are incorporated from the early stages.
• Communicate project updates, product changes, and quality requirements to regional QRC teams.

Food Safety & Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure compliance with FDA regulations, FSMA, HACCP, GMPs, and company food safety standards.
• Support ingredient and packaging supplier identification, evaluation, and approval.
• Prepare food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance documentation.
• Identify potential risks and work with internal teams to implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Support the development and implementation of global food safety and quality standards for external manufacturing partners.