Food Safety Specialist

Insight Global is seeking a Food Safety Specialist for a top food and beverage client. This individual will sit within the R&D organization and support internal food safety programs, including hazard assessments, food safety plans, preventive controls, and controlled documentation.

The ideal candidate will have direct internal food safety and quality experience and be able to confidently walk through identifying biological, chemical, and physical hazards, evaluating severity and likelihood, and determining the appropriate controls. Candidates must have a strong foundational understanding of PRPs, OPRPs, Preventive Controls, and FDA food safety requirements and be able to explain how and why each is applied within a food safety program.

The role will also support the review and maintenance of food safety plans, SOPs, SSOPs, training materials, and other controlled documentation. The manager is looking for someone with enough foundational food safety knowledge to step into the role and contribute without significant training on these core concepts.

Day-to-Day:

• Sit within the R&D organization supporting internal food safety programs
• Review existing food safety plans and support hazard/risk assessments
• Identify biological, chemical, and physical hazards and evaluate severity and likelihood
• Determine whether hazards should be managed through a PRP, OPRP, Preventive Control, or other appropriate control
• Review and update SOPs, SSOPs, food safety plans, training materials, and controlled documents
• Ensure documentation accurately reflects food safety requirements and established controls
• Maintain food safety, quality, training, and compliance records
• Partner with R&D and cross-functional teams on ongoing food safety initiatives

Must-Haves:

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Safety, Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Nutrition, or related scientific field
• Direct internal food safety + quality experience within food/beverage or food manufacturing: Internal program and food safety plans, SOPs, SSOPs, and controlled documentation experience
• Strong foundational food safety knowledge, specifically: PRP, OPRP, Preventive Controls, Foundational FDA / food safety requirements
• Hands-on experience with risk/hazard assessments, including: Identifying biological, chemical, and physical hazards, evaluating severity + likelihood, determining appropriate control measures, and understanding when a hazard should be managed through a PRP, OPRP, or Preventive Control
• Able to confidently explain their experience and walk through an internal food safety program without significant training

Plusses:

• Food and beverage manufacturing experience
• Experience working within or alongside an R&D organization
• Experience maintaining/updating food safety plans and training documentation
• Strong tenure/stability in previous positions

Interview: One-and-done, 30-minute virtual interview

Start Date: November 2026

Pay Rate: $27-32/hour depending on experience

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), HSA, FSA, etc.

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