Food Safety Supplier Compliance Specialist

Gordon Food Service • Wyoming, MI

82d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Food Safety Supplier Compliance Specialist leads GFS supplier community engagement and drives accountability for compliance to food safety and quality expectations and company goals.

Requirements

• Proven record of successful collaborative project management.
• Strong business acumen and ability to influence stakeholders and gain buy in.
• Three to five years of previous experience in quality assurance, quality control and/or food safety is required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in food manufacturing, quality control process management and data reporting/analysis is preferred.
• Certification in Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), HACCP, GFSI (Preferred).

Responsibilities

• Develops & Owns: Supplier Quality Management System, Supplier approval program, Supplier food safety regulatory compliance program, Supplier food fraud program, Supplier-related Quality Manual documents, Systems support and training to Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
• Tracks & Reviews: Supplier food safety third party audits, Regulatory compliance for new foreign suppliers and items, Occasional product recalls both during and after business hours and on weekends, includes managing the entire recall process, from product isolation to customer communication, in addition to any follow-up communication with regulatory agencies (shared responsibility with other Recall Coordinators), Traceability activities in support of regulatory requests.
• Provides: Expertise on support on FSQA supplier subject matter, Solutions for GFS supplier engagement, collaboration and compliance (e.g., FDA Food Traceability Rule Compliance, ERP system, Recall Communication Tool, etc), Supplier assessment dashboards, Key Performance Indicators and reporting, Secondary coverage for the Quality Assurance e-mail box.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods