Specialist I, Quality/Product Safety

IFF•Carrollton, TX

About The Position

The Specialist I, Quality/Product Safety promotes quality standards in accordance with country-specific and international standards. The role analyzes finished and semifinished products and imported raw materials used by the company, evaluates the effectiveness of processes and quality management systems, and ensures procedures and computerized systems align with reference standards and applicable legal requirements. The Specialist plans, controls, and monitors corrective actions for quality nonconformities identified during audits; prepares reports and timelines to provide feedback and improve the management system; and provides technical support. The role also manages product certification planning and tracking, supports compliance with product certifications, and promotes training for company teams, suppliers, and auditors. Additional duties include GMP inspections and on-the-job training, cleaning verification swabbing and trend analysis, HACCP monitoring and verification, process auditing, oPRP monitoring verification, and verification of process controls and quality assurance activities. The Specialist works closely with operations to confirm procedures are followed and verifies that allergen-control measures are performed and documented. Excel and other tools are used to track and trend data.

Responsibilities

Disseminate and promote quality standards according to country and international standards.
Analyze finished products, semifinished products, and imported raw materials used by the company.
Analyze the effectiveness of processes and quality management systems.
Ensure relevant procedures and computerized systems comply with reference standards and applicable legal requirements.
Plan, control, and monitor corrective actions for quality nonconformities detected in audits.
Prepare reports and publish timelines to provide feedback and improve the management system through technical support.
Support compliance with product certifications and plan and track certifications to meet market demands.
Promote training for teams, suppliers, and auditors on company processes and products.
Perform GMP inspections and on-the-job training.
Perform cleaning verification swabbing and analyze results for trending.
Monitor and verify HACCP.
Conduct process audits.
Verify oPRP monitoring.
Verify process controls and quality assurance activities.
Work with operations to verify that proper procedures are followed.
Verify that allergen-control measures are performed and documented.
Use Excel and other tools to track and trend data.