Quality Control Analyst

PRI Global; Hershey (PA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hershey Company is seeking a Quality/Regulatory professional to support BFY Innovation, focusing on food safety, speed to market, and non-traditional/Joint Venture approaches.

Under direction from the Manager QRC Innovation, collaborate with R&D, Operations, Engineering, Packaging, and Commercial teams to ensure food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance across early-stage projects and external manufacturing partners.

Qualifications

• Experience with food safety systems and regulatory compliance.
• Knowledge of HACCP and GMPs in functional foods.
• Understanding of FDA regulations and quality design principles.

Responsibilities

• Identify and facilitate approval of ingredients and packaging.
• Conduct quality system assessments for suppliers, locations, and sites.
• Develop Food Safety and Quality plans for Innovation projects.
• Provide on-site support at manufacturing and distribution operations.
• Ensure compliance with government regulations and company procedures.

Skills

Food Safety

HACCP

GMPs

FDA Regulations

Regulatory Compliance

Supplier Approval

Cross-functional Collaboration

Job description

This role is designed to support BFY (protein/functional) Innovation (a newer area for HSY) with a focus on food safety, speed to market, including “non traditional” and Joint Venture approaches to develop, manufacture and market new BFY 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 QRC Innovation 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 Company’s program and procedures in this newer category.

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

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

Represents QRC on Front-of-Funnel Innovation, Joint Venture, and other applicable projects related to protein/BFY/ functional foods 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.

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