QRC Specialist: Innovation PT

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc.; Ponte Vedra Beach (FL); Remote; USD 41.000 - 83.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc. is seeking a QRC Specialist: Innovation PT for a fully remote, part-time role (up to 30 hours/week).

This 12-18 month assignment focuses on food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance in the Agile Innovation space for functional foods and dietary supplements. Collaboration with R&D, Operations, and Regulatory teams is essential to deliver compliant, market-ready products.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 5 years in food quality roles, including dietary supplements and functional foods.
• FDA/PCQI familiarity or certification preferred.

Aufgaben

• Lead food safety, quality and regulatory activities within the Agile Innovation process.
• Oversee supplier qualification, documentation, audits, and on-site support at manufacturing sites.
• Collaborate across R&D, Operations, Packaging, Regulatory and Commercial teams to ensure compliance and effective project execution.

Kenntnisse

Food safety

Manufacturing

NPD knowledge

Tools

MS Office

Teams

SAP

Jobbeschreibung

Title:

QRC Specialist: Innovation PT

Location:

Fully Remote

Shift:

1st Shift , part time ( up to 30 hours)

Duration:

12-18 months: with potential for full time

Job Description:

This role is designed to support Functional Foods and Dietary supplements Innovation (a newer area for our client) with a focus on food safety, speed to market, including non traditional and Joint Venture approaches to develop, manufacture and market new products. As a result, this position needs to understand this newer "space", react quickly to changing business needs, and maintain a fluid work environment.

Under direction from the Manager and in collaboration with R&D, Operations, Engineering, Packaging, and Commercial Teams, this role is responsible for food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance elements of the Agile Innovation Process and other early-stage Innovation.

This includes, but is not limited to, identification and facilitating approval of ingredients and packaging, conducting quality system assessments (ingredient/packaging suppliers, manufacturing locations, distribution sites, etc.), policy and procedure development pertaining to Innovation, conducting Quality Design Reviews, developing Food Safety and Quality plans and providing on-site support of manufacturing and distribution operations. Ensures compliance with government regulations, industry standards and Companys program and procedures in this newer category.

Work with QRC, Engineering, Packaging, Regulatory, and R&D team members to identify, standardize, and implement best practices, new technologies and methods related to these areas of expertise and any emerging issues. Work with COEs and SMEs to develop and implement global standards for food safety and quality at external manufacturing partners.

Work with Marketing, Sales, and Operations to ensure inclusion of Quality Requirements in Contractual Agreements.

Main Duties:

1.75% : QRC Leadership for Innovation and Project Support: Represents QRC on Front-of-Funnel Innovation, Joint Venture, and other applicable projects related to BFY (functional foods/dietary supplements) initiatives. Assures that the food quality and food safety aspects of the projects are taken into account in planning and implementation. Conducts Quality Design Reviews. Effectively communicates and transfers knowledge on projects and product changes to regional QRC personnel.

2. 20% : Program and Process Leadership and Support: Actively identifies and supports packaging and ingredient supplier approval process. Prepares documentation necessary to support Foods Safety, Quality and Regulatory Compliance. Provides on-site support at manufacturing sites during trials and/or production runs. Conducts quality issue follow-up and resolution involving the manufacturing sites, distribution and logistics groups and manufacturing locations. Prepares reports for issue resolution, provides timely communication to partners upon learning any service-related issue from manufacturing locations. Keeps abreast of government regulations and enforcement, trends in food safety, pest control regulations and techniques and changes in PEP/HACCP policies and procedures?

3. 5% : Continuous Improvement: Participates in continuous program improvement efforts using audit and KPI data, Gap analysis, and CPG benchmarking to establish yearly goals.

Top Three Technical Skills:

• Thorough knowledge of Food Safety and HACCP, GMPs, FDA regulations, quality design principles in the functional foods and dietary supplement space.
• Capable of understanding varied manufacturing processes to include dairy, sweeteners, confectionery, cereal, peanuts and tree nuts, ground nuts, raisins, flour, snacks, baking, extrusion and warehousing. Manufacturing plant experience preferred
• Have an understanding of new product development steps and life cycle

Must Haves (i.e., years of experience?):

At least 5 years; Food Quality experience in food categories, including Dietary Supplements and "Functional Foods", food Manufacturing experience, FDA PCQI certification preferred.

Preferred experience in.

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Software Skills and Purpose (if applicable):

MS OFFICE, Teams, SAP

Industry Experience:

• Food Quality experience
• Experience with new product development
• Manufacturing experience

Position is offered by a no fee agency.