Food Safety Supplier Compliance Specialist

Full time

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Wyoming, Michigan

Position Summary:

The Food Safety Supplier Compliance Specialist leads GFS supplier community engagement and drives accountability for compliance to food safety and quality expectations and company goals.

What you will do:

Develops & Owns:

Supplier Quality Management System
Supplier approval program
Supplier food safety regulatory compliance program
Supplier food fraud program
Supplier-related Quality Manual documents
Systems support and training to Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).

Tracks & Reviews:

Supplier food safety third party audits
Regulatory compliance for new foreign suppliers and items
Occasional product recalls both during and after business hours and on weekends, includes managing the entire recall process, from product isolation to customer communication, in addition to any follow-up communication with regulatory agencies (shared responsibility with other Recall Coordinators).
Traceability activities in support of regulatory requests.

Provides:

Expertise on support on FSQA supplier subject matter
Solutions for GFS supplier engagement, collaboration and compliance (e.g., FDA Food Traceability Rule Compliance, ERP system, Recall Communication Tool, etc)
Supplier assessment dashboards, Key Performance Indicators and reporting
Secondary coverage for the Quality Assurance e-mail box

When you will work:

Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm
Hybrid schedule, with 4 days in office in Wyoming, MI and 1 day remote
Occasional work outside of standard business hours and on weekends may be required when you are on-call

What you will bring to the table:

Proven record of successful collaborative project management
Strong business acumen and ability to influence stakeholders and gain buy in
Three to five years of previous experience in quality assurance, quality control and/or food safety is required. Experience in food manufacturing, quality control process management and data reporting/analysis is preferred.
Certification in Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), HACCP, GFSI (Preferred)

Be part of an amazing culture where what matters to you, matters to us!

Gordon Food Service values our customers and understands that their success is largely dependent upon their workforce. To demonstrate our commitment to our partnership, we will require any candidate who works for a Gordon Food Service customer to provide a letter of support from their management if they are selected for the interview process.

Gordon Food Service is an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants and employees will receive consideration for employment, or in terms or conditions of employment, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability. The EEO is the Law poster is available here: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to talent@gfs.com and use the words “Accommodation Request” in your subject line. Please keep in mind this method is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability.

All Gordon Food Service locations are tobacco-free.
Gordon Food Service is a drug-free workplace and drug tests all employees.

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