Senior Consultant, Food Safety and Quality Assurance

Intertek; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Consultant in Food Safety and Quality Assurance to join their dynamic team. This remote position, with extensive travel, offers an exciting opportunity to work with top brands in the food industry, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards. You will be instrumental in developing and implementing robust food safety systems while building strong client relationships. If you are passionate about food safety and thrive in a collaborative environment, this role is perfect for you. Join a team dedicated to operational excellence and make a significant impact in the food sector.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) with Company Match

Generous PTO

Tuition Reimbursement

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in consulting and auditing within the food industry.
• Strong knowledge of USDA and other regulatory compliance standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide consulting services for food safety and quality systems.
• Conduct training seminars and audits for compliance standards.

Skills

Consulting

Auditing

Training

Regulatory Compliance

Communication Skills

Relationship Building

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's in Food Science

HACCP Certification

SQF/BRCGS/FSSC 22000 Certifications

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

Senior Consultant, Food Safety and Quality Assurance

Remote Position with extensive travel (80%)

Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions to many of the world’s top-recognized brands and companies, is actively seeking a Senior FSQA Consultant to join our Alchemy team.

Intertek Alchemy is the global leader of innovative SaaS solutions that help food companies engage their workforces to drive safety and productivity. Over three million food workers at 50,000 locations use Alchemy’s tailored training, coaching, and communications programs to safeguard our food supply, reduce workplace injuries and increase productivity. From farm to fork, Alchemy works with food growers, manufacturers, processors, packagers, and distributors of all sizes to build a culture of operational excellence. Learn more at alchemysystems.com.

What are we looking for?

We are seeking an articulate and technically inclined individual to help develop, implement and train for world-class food safety and quality systems. Reporting to the Senior Director of Consulting, you will help clients build sustainable food safety and quality systems with consistent and audit-defensible practices for GFSI certification and sustainment. To be successful, you will exude confidence and thrive in a self-paced, deadline-driven environment. You love learning and long to work with an amazing team of people who are experts in what they do but are capable of working independently. You must be self-motivated and able to manage a calendar along with ensuring that all required tasks of the position are being completed in the required timeframe.

What you’ll do:

• Complete professional consulting services for clients in the areas of SQF, BRCGS, or FSSC 22000 standards to assure compliance with audit standards.
• Complete professional services for clients in the areas of regulatory compliance with a primary focus on USDA-FSIS. This includes the creation and/or reassessment of HACCP/Food Safety Plans, handling responses to NRs/483s, creating and/or updating prerequisite programs, and other services to assure regulatory compliance.
• Manage business associated tasks including client file documentation, processing of expenses, booking travel, and maintaining travel calendars.
• Help clients to prioritize safety, quality, productivity, and culture objectives for full optimization.
• Build excellent relationships with clients to meet their needs, continuously improve their food safety and quality systems and identify additional opportunities for products and services.
• Complete monthly calls with Advantage Program clients to help sustain their systems.
• Conduct training seminars for Preventive Control for Human Food, HACCP and other topics as qualified.
• Conduct audits for SQF, BRCGS or FSSC 22000 if credentialed with auditor certifications up to 25% of your schedule.
• Work closely with the Consulting Operations Manager and Business Development Team on project scheduling and upselling opportunities.
• Support Marketing by participating in webinars, speaking engagements and blogs as needed.
• Utilize NetSuite to ensure accuracy in client account information, maintain scheduled calendar events and post weekly comments in NetSuite client visit summary reports.
• Ensure that client documentation is uploaded into the required systems in a timely manner to ensure consistent content and format implementation.
• Utilize expense tracking systems to manage expense reports and assure all travel card payments stay current.
• Cross-sell other Intertek Alchemy products and consulting services offerings during each client visit.
• Communicate needs and issues with the Senior Director Consulting.

What you bring to the table:

• 10+ years of experience in a variety of consulting, auditing, and training within the food industry.
• Extensive knowledge of regulatory compliance USDA standards.
• Strong knowledge of other regulatory requirements (e.g. US-FDA, CFIA).
• Preventive Controls Qualified Individual and HACCP Certification.
• SQF, BRCGS and/or FSSC 22000 Certifications or knowledge.
• Current approval to audit to GFSI standards (e.g. SQF, BRCGS, FSSC 22000).
• ISO 9001 Certification (preferred but not required).
• Educational background in food science or food related degree is a plus.
• Background in project management/coordination is an asset.
• Business-to-business experience is considered an asset.
• Moderate proficiency with NetSuite or other CRM/ERP software.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships and rapport with clients.
• Ability to travel up to 80%+.

Benefits Info:

In addition to competitive compensation packages, when working with Intertek you can expect benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, 401(k) with company match, generous vacation/sick time (PTO), tuition reimbursement and more.

Intertek: Total Quality. Assured.

Intertek is a world leader in the Quality Assurance market, with a proven, high-quality business model and a global network of customer-focused operations and highly engaged subject matter experts. With passion, pace, and precision we work to exceed our customers’ expectations, while engaging with our employees to be 10X in their performance and professional growth.

Intertek is a drug-free workplace. As a condition of employment, certain positions may be required to pass a pre-employment drug test based on the type of work that will be performed.

We Value Diversity

Intertek’s network of phenomenal people are our greatest assets, and the diversity they bring fuels our success. Intertek is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that values inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

For individuals with disabilities who would like to request accommodation, or who need assistance applying, please email [e-mail] or call 1-877-694-8543 (option #5) to speak with a member of the HR Department.