Food Quality & Safety Specialist – Hybrid, 12–18 Mo Contract

PRI Global; Hershey (PA); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

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

Responsibilities

• 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.

Job description

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