Food Safety & Quality Control (Part-Time)

Job Title: QRC Specialist: Innovation PT (Contract)Location: Hershey, PADuration: 12-18 months: part-time (potential to extend/convert to FT)Job Description:This role is designed to support 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 Mfg Quality Systems & Labs 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 with project team, developing Food Safety and Quality plans and 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 training modules.Work with ***’s 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.This position is meant to provide intermittent project support. Scheduled days and hours may vary.Main Duties:Time % Summary of major duties:75 Represents QRC on Front-of-Funnel Innovation and other applicable projects. Assures that the food quality and food safety aspects of the projects are taken into account in planning and implementation. Conduct brainstorming sessions to identify risks. Effectively communicates and transfers knowledge on projects and product changes to regional QRC personnel.20 Actively identifies and supports packaging and ingredient supplier approval process. Prepares documentation necessary to support FSMA, Foods Safety, Quality and Regulatory Compliance. Provides on-site support at manufacturing sites during trials and/or production runs. Conducts quality issue follow-up and resolution involving the manufacturing sites, distribution and logistics groups and manufacturing locations. Prepares reports for issue resolution, provides timely communication to partners upon learning any service-related issue from manufacturing locations. Keeps abreast of government regulations and enforcement, trends in food safety, pest control regulations and techniques and changes in PEP/HACCP policies and procedures.5 Participates in continuous program improvement efforts using audit and KPI data, Gap analysis, and Client benchmarking to establish yearly goals.Top Three Technical Skills: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 preferredHave an understanding of new product development steps and life cycleMust Haves - (i.e., years of experience?) at least 5 years; Food Quality experience, food Manufacturing experience, FDA PCQI certification preferredSoftware Skills and Purpose (if applicable): MS OFFICE, Teams, SAPIndustry Experience:Food Quality experienceExperience with new product developmentManufacturing experience