Food Quality, Safety & Compliance Associate

Eden Foods•Clinton, MI

13h•Onsite

About The Position

Eden Foods in Clinton, Michigan is seeking a full-time Food Safety and Quality Compliance staff member for its Operations Department. This role reports to the Quality & Food Safety Manager and involves working with the Quality, Safety, & Compliance (QSC) team and other departments to ensure Eden's food items meet all quality, safety, and food defense program requirements. The position requires maintaining documentation, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and TraceGains data. A key aspect of the role is assessing supplier companies, personnel, ingredients, food contact surfaces, and packaging to minimize contamination and ensure food safety, protection, certification, and documentation for the natural foods sold by the Company. The role also involves managing organic transaction documents, export paperwork, and providing necessary product documentation to various stakeholders. The associate will also handle customer inquiries regarding natural, organic, and non-GMO foods and QSC issues, stay current with industry developments, attend training, travel for inspections, and assist with label reviews for regulatory compliance.

Requirements

Education and experience sufficient to fulfill the responsibilities assigned.
BS/BA in Food Science, Engineering, Microbiology, Biology, or other life sciences.
Equivalent professional experience, such as 3 years of in-plant food industry responsibility in production QC.
Experience with HACCP and/or FSMA.
Good judgment in handling proprietary and confidential information.
Professional-level written and verbal communication skills.
Being a team player.
Proficient computer skills and willingness to learn systems used by the Company.
Sound moral and ethical professional practices.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of organic, GMOs, agriculture, and food manufacturing and handling is valuable.

Responsibilities

Work with the Company’s Quality, Safety, & Compliance (QSC) team and other Departments to maintain documentation, SOPs, and TraceGains data that comply with food quality, safety, and food defense programs for Eden food items.
Help maintain and improve relationships with suppliers, certifiers, auditors, customers, and government agencies.
Assess supplier companies and personnel, ingredients, food contact surfaces, and packaging materials to minimize food contamination and ensure food safety, protection, certification, and documentation for the natural foods sold by the Company.
Study the goods and packaging materials and their backgrounds to evaluate which quality, food safety, and regulatory requirements apply.
Receive and help facilitate answering questions from within the company and from the public about natural, organic, and non-GMO food, as well as QSC issues as they arise.
Maintain documentation supporting the regulatory requirements for the Company's imported and exported items.
Manage the organic transaction documents and export paperwork from the organic certifier for international customers.
Provide the documentation required, including specification sheets, food safety questions, certificates of analysis, and other product quality documentation for the Sales Department, customers, and TraceGains.
Assist the QSC team and the Company with customer quality and food safety issues.
Remain current about industry and regulatory developments that may affect the Company, its food items, and QSC issues.
Attend authorized training(s) concerning food safety and regulatory compliance issues.
Travel to supplier facilities for the Company, third-party, and regulatory inspections.
Assist in label reviews and submissions for FDA, Departments of Agriculture, organic, and non-GMO regulatory compliance.