Quality & Regulatory Compliance

PRI Global; Hershey (PA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

PRI Global seeks a professional to support early-stage Innovation with emphasis on food safety and rapid-to-market execution. The role collaborates with QRC, R&D, Operations, Engineering, Packaging, and Commercial teams to ensure compliance in agile processes and traditional development paths.

Responsibilities include risk identification, cross-functional collaboration, on-site manufacturing support, and development of global standards for food safety and quality with COEs.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of Food Safety and HACCP, GMPs, FDA regulations.
• Understanding of varied manufacturing processes (dairy, sweeteners, confectionery, cereal, nuts, flour, snacks).
• Experience with manufacturing plant operations preferred.
• Knowledge of new product development steps and lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Support early stages of Innovation focusing on food safety and speed to market.
• Collaborate with QRC, R&D, Operations, Engineering, Packaging and Commercial Teams.
• Identify and facilitate ingredient and packaging approvals; raise risks via brainstorming.
• Provide on-site support of manufacturing and distribution operations; ensure compliance.
• Prepare reports and one-pagers to communicate risks and situations.
• Work with COEs and SMEs to develop and implement global standards for food safety and quality.

Skills

Food safety

HACCP

GMPs

FDA regulations

Quality by design

Manufacturing processes

New product development

Job description

• Thorough knowledge of Food Safety and HACCP, GMPs, FDA regulations, quality design principles.
• 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

Job Description:

• This role is designed to support early stages of Innovation with a focus on food safety, speed to market, including “atypical” approaches to develop, manufacture and market new products. As a result, this position needs to react quickly to changing business needs and maintain a “fluid” work environment.
• Under direction from the Manager of Quality, Regulatory, Compliance (QRC) Innovation, and in collaboration with R&D, Operations, Engineering, Packaging, and Commercial Teams, this role is responsible for all food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance of the Agile Innovation Process and traditional early-stage Innovation process.
• This includes, but is not limited to, identification and facilitating approval of ingredients and packaging, identifying and raising risks by conducting brainstorming sessions, collaborating with cross functionals to mitigate and resolve risks, and, as needed, providing on-site support of manufacturing and distribution operations. Ensures compliance with government regulations, industry standards and Company’s program and procedures.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and one-pagers to communicate risks and situations.
• Work with QRC, Engineering, Packaging, 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.