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Description

Reporting to the Food Safety, Quality, and Regulatory Manager, the Regulatory Compliance Specialist is responsible for maintaining the effective and consistent operation, verification, and current compliance of our organizations regulatory programs and policies, and serves as subject matter expert liaison with customers, vendors, and internal departments. This role is a full time, at-will, exempt position.

Key Responsibilities:

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- - Collaborate with internal and external departments to accurately respond to inquiries and ensure high customer satisfaction and retention

{=html} <!-- --> - - Administer our regulatory compliance system by overseeing our supply chain program supplier verification program and managing key certification standards for the organization

{=html} <!-- --> - - Plan, prepare for, and assist with customer, vendor, third-party, and internal audits

{=html} <!-- --> - - Participate in or lead compliance and risk reviews for new and existing products and processes

{=html} <!-- --> - - Participate in Food Safety, Food Fraud and Defense, and other committees, meetings, initiatives, programs, and projects

{=html} <!-- --> - - Develop and maintain extensive knowledge of fruit and vegetable manufacturing, processing, packing, and distribution standards, policies, and procedures

{=html} <!-- --> - - Maintain thorough understanding of food safety regulation, including hazard analysis and risk-based preventive controls and applicable certifications (e.g., FSMA, Juice HACCP, Acidified and LACF, GFSI, SQF, FSC22000, organic, sustainability, Kosher, Halal)

{=html} <!-- --> - - Ensure that our food safety and regulatory programs and practices remain up-to-date and in step with changing certification and government regulation requirements

{=html} <!-- --> - Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Qualifications and Core Competencies:

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- - Three years of experience in food regulatory compliance or food safety;

{=html} <!-- --> - - B.S. or equivalent degree in an applicable discipline or equivalent industry experience

{=html} <!-- --> - - Strong ability to understand, interpret, and apply food safety principles, certification program structure and requirements, and governmental regulations

{=html} <!-- --> - - Exemplary analytical, research, critical reasoning, and problem-solving abilities

{=html} <!-- --> - - Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment to make appropriate determinations and recommendations to management

{=html} <!-- --> - - Able to initiate tasks and projects without external input, while understanding the goals, needs, and expectations of the organization

{=html} <!-- --> - - Solid planning, time management, and project management skills, with ability to multitask in a fast-paced, team environment to reliably deliver timely and accurate results

{=html} <!-- --> - - Strong technical writing, verbal communication, and relationship management skills

{=html} <!-- --> - Knowledge of Microsoft Office and ability to quickly learn new business systems, software, and platforms; experience with compliance management portals a plus (FoodLogiQ, Tracegains, etc.)\

Physical Requirements:

• Continuously requires prolonged periods of using computer keyboard. Consistently requires seeing, hearing, and talking
• Able to work on-site in an office environment and infrequently in a food manufacturing environment, including low temperature cold storage warehouse facility