Senior Auditor / Specialist, Supplier Compliance

Bonduelle; Covina (CA); Remote; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Bonduelle is seeking a Senior Auditor/Specialist for their Corporate Food Safety & Quality department. This role focuses on supporting and enhancing food safety compliance across the supply chain through audits and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. Candidates should have a strong background in food safety, solid experience in audits, and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• 5 years of Food Safety or Quality Assurance experience required.
• 2+ years of performing audits using recognized audit schemes.
• Lead Auditor certification in a GFSI recognized scheme preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier compliance audits for food safety and quality.
• Provide support to the Supplier Compliance team.
• Drive actions that improve key performance metrics.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Collaboration

Food safety knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in food science or related field

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

Tableau

Job description

Department : Corporate Food Safety & Quality

Salary Type : Contractor (Immediately). Could be a contractor to hire in the future.

Location : Remote w / ability to travel to Irwindale, CA regularly

What if your job had a real impact?

By joining Bonduelle, the world leader in ready-to-use plant-based food, you decide to make a positive and sustainable impact on yourself, others and the planet. You will play an active part in our mission : "inspire the transition toward a plant-based diet to contribute to people's well-being and planet health". Bonduelle is a family-run company of 14,600 people which provides over one hundred countries with vegetables.

Well established in the United States, our business unit includes three production facilities with more than 3,200 associates. We process fresh vegetables, salads, and meal solutions with our own brands : Ready Pac Foods and Bistro.

Join us at Bonduelle to start an adventure where people come first and contribute to a better future through plant-based food!

Position Summary :

The Senior Auditor / Specialist is an individual contributor that is responsible for supporting food safety and quality within the Bonduelle Supplier Compliance pillar, under Corporate Food Safety & Quality. The position will provide support through ensuring Bonduelle food safety, quality and regulatory programs are implemented and adhered to across our supply chain. The main function of the Senior Auditor / Specialist will be as a food safety and quality audit for supply chain providers. Likewise, the role will collaborate closely with the Sr. Manager, FSQA Supplier Compliance and cross-functional teams to identify, qualify, onboard, and continuously monitor supply based providers in relation to food safety and quality. Additionally, this role is pivotal in implementing strategies that enhance supplier programs and performance and ensure compliance with all relevant food safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead overall supplier compliance audits across Bonduelle food safety, quality and regulatory system. Manage overall audit programs, including planning, scheduling, risk assessment, execution, report generation and closure across our supply chain. Experienced in auditing, audit principles and audit report generation / closure across a range of different product and platform types, including contract manufacturing, contract packers, ingredients suppliers, packaging suppliers, warehouses, distribution centers, etc.
• Outside of auditing, the role will provide support to the Bonduelle Americas Supplier Compliance team in identifying, qualifying, onboarding, and continuously monitoring supply based providers in relation to food safety, quality and compliance programs. This may include sample reviews, trials / commercialization support, supplier meetings, etc.
• Assist in driving actions that contribute to improvements in key performance metrics within the Supplier Compliance areas.
• Provide technical and project management support to improve Food Safety and Quality programs and minimize organizational risks with suppliers.
• Support stakeholders by driving towards reduced risk through program / process alignment, collaboration, continuous improvement, root cause analysis, corrective / preventive action planning, troubleshooting, etc.
• Assist in performing product analysis / shelf-life review, as needed.
• Arrange all travel plans, provide directions and other relevant information to audit team members.
• Investigate Vendor Non-Compliance Reports (VNCRs) and manage corrective action follow-ups.
• Assist in maintaining supplier documentation within the Supplyline system.
• Assist with special projects or other duties, as required / assigned

Minimum Qualifications :

• Bachelor's degree in food science or related field required.
• Minimum of 5 years of Food Safety or Quality Assurance Experience in the food industry.
• Minimum 2+ years of performing 2nd and 3rd party audits, using a recognized audit scheme.
• Lead Auditor certification on a GSFI recognized scheme (BRC, SQF, FSSC 22000) or recognized audit certification (ASQ CQA, etc.)
• Understanding of relevant regulatory standards from agencies, such as FDA, USDA, CFIA, etc.
• PCQI Certificate (preferred).
• HACCP Certificate (required).
• Familiarity with equipment hygienic design and sanitation principles (preferred).
• Proficiency with auditing checklists, and corrective action management systems.
• Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) for food manufacturing and distribution
• Pre-requisite programs for the food industry
• Food safety plans and HACCP Plans
• Quality auditing principles and management
• Current regulations within the food industry, i.e. FSMA, etc.
• Familiarity with GFSI schemes for food manufacturing facilities for food products, food packaging, storage and distribution.
• Prior experience with FDA and / or USDA (preferred).
• Experience with Excel and / or Google Sheets (required). Experience with Tableau or similar data visualization / analytics tools preferred.
• Personable - able to communicate and engage well with internal and external stakeholders.
• Good analytical, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to ask questions and present findings.
• Ability to travel 75-80%.
• Ability to conduct supplier audits and climb stairs.

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