QA Regulatory Compliance Specialist

MEISTER CHEESE COMPANY LLC•Muscoda, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This person is responsible to research and maintain regulatory compliance in many facets of the operation of MCC & MPP. This role reports to the Food Safety Manager. The role will be based on days with hours of work during normal business hours. The person in this role is intended to facilitate a first point of communication for quality, food safety and regulatory information requests from customers. This role is also essential to supporting the Meister Quality and Sales/Customer Service functions.

Requirements

Basic use of Microsoft Office products including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams and Outlook.
Ability to learn and use company databases and reporting tools
Ability to learn and use various web portals and applications
Ability to prepare documents and written statements for internal and external use
High level of organization and attention to detail required

Nice To Haves

Experience with SharePoint is a plus.
Experience in dairy manufacturing or quality preferred

Responsibilities

Ensure Finished product specifications meet Customer Specification and Standards of Identity
Ensure product labelling compliance which would include but not limited to: Ensure all supporting regulatory compliance documents are on file from suppliers Ingredient Declarations Nutritional Labelling Product Claims Vegetarian/Gluten Free/rBST Free Kosher/HALAL/Organic Allergen Declaration Label Formatting
Ensure affidavits for each product that are supplied to customers are accurate and substantiated by proper documentation which includes but not limited to: PFAS Prop 65/Heavy Metals Aflatoxins
Assist in Export Documents Pasteurization Declarations Health Certificates/ Certificates of Free Sale
Certification Maintenance and Support for Identity Preserved Foods Programs
Act as company contact for GFSI, Kosher, Halal and Organic certification bodies
Facilitate application completion and annual renewals including Organic System Plan updates and addendum submissions
Facilitate scheduling of on-site inspections and audits
Complete necessary forms for submission of new products for approval for respective claims
Customer and Regulatory Support
Complete and update customer documentation requests including submissions of information in the form of surveys, documents and other records through customer portal systems
Maintain and update all requests for MCC and MPP in Tracegains
Approved Supplier Program Maintenance
Support intake of new suppliers
Maintain approved supplier program records including compliance status against minimum company approval requirements
Track and report status of compliance to quality leadership where required
Document and Record Control Systems Administration
Control documents and log records in registers or indexes
Ensure appropriate categorization and filing of electronic documents using SharePoint or other windows-based systems
Ensure documents placed into the system meet minimum documentation requirements
Ensure documents submitted for control are approved in compliance with document control policies
Catalog all revision changes for documents using the document control index
Log all retention information for documents submitted for control that become records