Food Safety, Quality Control Specialist

Job Title: Food Safety, Quality Control Specialist

Location: Bridgewater, NJ / HYBRID

Duration: 12+ Months

Work Location - Bridgewater, NJ / HYBRID

Work Schedule- FT / M-F 8am - 5pm

Position Summary:

Guardian of Quality and Compliance by Design following the quality requirements and deliverables for Bridgewater led Food Safety initiatives in raw material specifications (mainly RMPS and testing specifications) to full compliance to Quality, Food Safety and Regulatory requirements.

This position is responsible for the creation and revision of raw material specification with focus on microbiology and chemical contaminants as well performing recipes risk assessment.

Additional responsibilities are to support the Management System may be defined depending on resources and projects' needs.

Promotes quality and food safety awareness. Contributes to competence development of quality professionals across the organization by providing training and awareness related to Quality processes and GMPs.

- Create and review raw materials specifications providing details for microbiology and chemical contaminants parameters.

- Perform Food Safety Assessments and develops pHACCP and rMMS new product/technology projects, including support to factories for implementation

- Ensures Quality and Food Safety technical knowledge transfer to operations through engagement, training and handover of specifications and guidelines. Provides training to all functions which need to have an insight into quality and safety, and which need to implement quality and safety in their own job deliverables.

Quality auditing and verification:

- Promote compliance with the Management System requirements and other applicable Standards.

- Support visits from regulatory bodies, such as FDA or USDA, and external certification bodies.

Technical Assistance:

Provides assistance to Quality functions in factories and Application Groups

- Support preparation efforts to obtain ISO and NMS certifications

Academic Experience:

- Bacharel (Chemistry, Pharmacy, Biochemistry, Chemistry Engineer, Food Science or equivalent)

- Food Microbiology and/or toxicology background/ knowledge

Operational Experience:

Experience in food industry in quality, R&D or manufacturing areas

Demonstrated Competence in their field to support business requirements:

- Team member in the quality department of a factory, PTC/R&D, Centre, NR, NQACs

- HACCP team member

- ISO 9001 and FSSC 22000 certification is preferred

- Ingredient specifications

- Experience with quality by design

Business Experience:

- Leading part of a change effort

- Participating in audit teams and/or improvement projects

- Establishing networks of peers, in markets or factories