Risk & Compliance Specialist (Food & Beverage Manufacturing)

Baldwin Richardson Foods • Macedon, NY

14h • Remote

About The Position

Baldwin Richardson Foods is focused on enriching the flavor of life. As a full-service liquid products supplier and strategic partner to the food and beverage industry, Baldwin Richardson Foods combines its formulation expertise and unique packaging options with robust processing capabilities to produce high-quality sauces, toppings, syrups, fillings, and shelf-stable beverages for the world's most iconic Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs), Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) brands, and food service companies. Its state-of-the-art Innovation & Culinary Center transforms trends and culinary inspiration into legendary products through an award-winning commercialization process. The company also manufactures and markets Mrs. Richardson's dessert sauces and Nance's mustards/condiments in addition to producing finished goods for the private label sector. BRF maintains its headquarters and a manufacturing facility in Macedon, New York; with a Culinary Innovation Center in Westmont, Illinois; and offices and manufacturing facilities in Williamson, New York; Pennsauken, New Jersey; and Corona, California. This role is remote.

This role will support the organization in identifying, assessing, and mitigating operational, legal, financial, and regulatory risks while ensuring adherence to applicable laws, industry regulations, and internal policies. The ideal candidate has experience supporting risk and compliance programs within manufacturing or food production environments and thrives in building structured, scalable frameworks.

This is a high-impact role that will help strengthen our risk posture, prevent reputational and legal exposure, and promote a culture of accountability and compliance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Law, Finance, Risk Management, or a related field.
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in risk management, compliance, internal audit, or related roles within manufacturing, food production, or regulated industries.
• Experience supporting or implementing ERM and compliance programs.
• Ability to maintain documentation within SharePoint, Teams, or other enterprise document management systems.
• Proficiency with Excel or data visualization tools (pivot tables, lookups, dashboards) to support risk and compliance reporting.

Responsibilities

• Support the design and implementation of a company-wide enterprise risk management framework.
• Help conduct risk assessments to identify operational, financial, strategic, regulatory, and supply chain risks.
• Partner with business leaders to evaluate risk exposure and develop mitigation strategies.
• Maintain risk registers and monitor key risk indicators (KRIs).
• Evaluate potential risks, including operational disruptions, liability exposure, regulatory non-compliance, and third-party risks.
• Facilitate periodic risk assessments and scenario analyses across business units.
• Develop and track corrective action plans to address identified risks.
• Help monitor changes in federal, state, and industry-specific regulations impacting manufacturing and food production operations.
• Support compliance with relevant regulatory frameworks and standards (e.g., food safety, data privacy, financial controls, and other applicable regulations).
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure policies and processes align with evolving legal and regulatory requirements.
• Help conduct internal compliance reviews and operational audits to identify gaps and control weaknesses.
• Prepare clear, concise reports summarizing findings, risk ratings, and recommended remediation steps for leadership.
• Track remediation efforts to ensure timely resolution of identified issues.
• Develop, update, and enforce internal policies, procedures, and compliance guidelines.
• Support the rollout of compliance training programs to promote awareness and accountability across the organization.
• Assist in embedding compliance and ethical standards into daily operations.
• Assist in investigating potential compliance violations or policy breaches.
• Document findings and support implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Maintain confidential reporting mechanisms and case documentation.

Benefits

• You’ll also receive a comprehensive benefits package including a low premium and out of pocket cost medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k with company match, generous sick and vacation time, 9 paid holidays, birthday and floating holidays, volunteer time and more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees