Food Safety & Quality Consultant

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide.

Position: Food Safety & Quality Consultant

Location: Hershey, PA, 17033

Duration: 12 Months

Job Type: Contract

Work Type: Onsite

Job Description:

• This role is designed to support Innovation with a focus on food safety, speed to market, including "atypical" approaches to develop, manufacture and market new products.

• As a result, this position needs to react quickly to changing business needs and maintain a "fluid" work environment.

• In collaboration with R&D, Operations, Engineering, Packaging, and Commercial Teams, this role is responsible for all food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance of the Agile Innovation Process and traditional early-stage Innovation.

• This includes, but is not limited to, identification and approval of ingredients and packaging, conducting quality system assessments (ingredient/packaging suppliers, manufacturing locations, distribution sites, etc.), policy and procedure development pertaining to Innovation, conducting Quality Design Reviews, developing Food Safety and Quality plans and providing on-site support of manufacturing and distribution operations.

• Ensures compliance with government regulations, industry standards and Company's program and procedures.

• Prepare reports, presentations, and training modules.

• Work with Client's QRC, Engineering, Packaging, and R&D team members to identify, standardize, and implement best practices, new technologies and methods related to these areas of expertise and any emerging issues.

• Work with COEs and SMEs to develop and implement global standards for food safety and quality at external manufacturing partners.

• Work with Client Marketing, Sales, and Operations to ensure inclusion of Quality Requirements in Contractual Agreements.

• This position is meant to provide intermittent project support.

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.