What are the responsibilities and job description for the Regulatory Specialist position at RGBSI?
Responsibilities:
- To perform, direct, and assist in the food safety program development and implementation to ensure that raw materials, packaging materials, in process products and finished products conform to all regulatory requirements.
- Provides leadership and technical assistance to operations by management of food safety and compliance systems.
- Instills regulatory awareness and commitment.
- Manages performance and development of the Food Safety Specialist in their assigned job duties.
- Performs and ensures required training is maintained.
- Must obtain knowledge and be trained as a HACCP Coordinator and PCQI with certificate.
- Facilitate regulatory visits and inspections.
- Manages preparation and facilitation of GFSI, NSF Supplement cGMP, Kosher, Gluten Free, Social Compliance, Organic, RSPO and any other certification audits.
- Preparation of finished product certification submissions.
- Assist in maintaining the corrective and preventive action program.
- Responsible to assist in establishing internal sanitation and housekeeping and monitoring them via inspections, environmental swabbing, and allergen testing programs.
- Responsible for overseeing new item entry into ERP systems, specification databases, and customer websites.
- Responsible for the recall program, including the execution of mock recalls and any recalls as necessary.
- Manages all label and box printing systems to support production and ensure proper information is printed.
- Update communication/performance boards, communicate/participate in Safety inspections, GEMBA walks (observe, engage & improve), BRC reviews and other reviews/audits as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or 5 years QA or Regulatory work experience in food or a related industry.
- Working knowledge of QA procedures, statistical analysis, process capability study, process control and analytical measurement.
- Well-developed written and oral communication skills.
- Well-developed people and team skills, must show leadership ability.
- Must be self-motivated, proactive and flexible.
- Basic computer skills; knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.