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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in Quality and Food Safety Management, including compliance with FDA regulations and effective risk assessment. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage complex programs in regulated environments.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Quality Management SystemsFood Safety ComplianceHACCPRegulatory ReportingLeadership and Coaching
ATS Keywords
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Hard Skills
Food SafetyQuality ManagementRisk AssessmentRegulatory ComplianceTraceabilityValidation and VerificationCorrective ActionsAnalytical JudgmentStakeholder AlignmentContinuous Improvement
Soft Skills
LeadershipCoachingInfluenceEffective ChallengeProblem Solving
Tools & Technologies
SAPMicrosoft TeamsSharePointWordExcelPowerPoint
Certifications & Qualifications
PCQI CertificationInternal Auditor Training
Industry Keywords
Food ScienceMicrobiologyChemistryCPGFDA Title 21 CFRFSMA RequirementsGFSI-benchmarked SchemeCo-manufacturersCo-packersExternal Suppliers
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead, coach, and develop Quality and Technical Applications team members
- Set priorities, clarify accountability, allocate resources, build capability, and translate business strategy into risk-based plans
- Provide technical applications, product development, and packaging support for innovation and renovation
- Identify compliance requirements, assess project risk, confirm launch readiness, and ensure appropriate resourcing
- Manage Quality, innovation, and packaging governance for co-manufacturers, co-packers, external suppliers, and affiliate manufacturing sites
- Partner with Procurement, Operations, Supply Chain, Regulatory, Legal, and Trade Compliance to mitigate supplier, material, and product risks
- Serve as Quality business partner for products imported into or exported from the United States
- Oversee FSVP governance, documentation, inspection-ready records, intermarket agreements, product briefs, disputes, complaint investigations, and FDA inspection support
- Oversee investigation and resolution of consumer, customer, and intermarket complaints
- Monitor complaint trends and lead or support detentions, regulatory inquiries, product concerns, and complex Quality or Food Safety events
- Represent the company for FDA and State agency registrations, inquiries, detentions, permits, inspections, and compliance matters
- Oversee FDA registrations, FCE/LACF permits, water registrations, licensing, testing, reporting, renewals, traceability enablers, and quality systems
- Manage third-party compliance partnerships
- Recommend supplier, product, project, and supply-pathway approval, conditional approval, suspension, or escalation based on Quality and Food Safety risk
- Require corrective action and escalate significant risk through governance
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, Engineering, Quality, or a related technical field required; experience considered in lieu of a degree
- In-depth understanding of Food Safety and Quality Management Systems, HACCP, prerequisite programs, validation and verification, allergens, contaminants, traceability, FSMA requirements, FDA Title 21 CFR Parts 129 and 165, FSVP management, and PCQI certification
- At least 10 years of progressive Quality and Food Safety experience in food, beverage, CPG, or a similarly regulated U.S. environment is strongly preferred
- Experience leading people or managing complex cross-functional programs involving external manufacturing, supplier quality, import/export, water and beverage compliance, analysis, licensing, permitting, regulatory reporting, corrective actions, stakeholder alignment, and traceability
- Proficiency with SAP, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Internal auditor training and experience with a GFSI-benchmarked scheme highly preferred
- Strong leadership, coaching, influence, stakeholder alignment, and effective challenge
- Demonstrated risk assessment, problem solving, analytical judgment, executive communication, and regulatory communication skills
- Agility, digital literacy, data stewardship, quality mindset, and continuous improvement capability
- This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship
Benefits
Comp & perks- Performance-based incentives/bonus eligibility
- 401k with company match
- Healthcare coverage
- Competitive total rewards package
- Inclusive workplace
- Accommodation support during recruitment