Sr. Supply Quality Specialist

Benefits and Culture

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package designed to help employees live a healthier life, build rewarding careers and save for the future.  Reser’s offers choices whenever possible, because we recognize the diverse and ever-changing needs of our employees.  Full-time employee benefits include medical, dental, vision, AD&D, life, 401(k) with discretionary match, wellness programs, paid time off, company paid holidays and a variety of voluntary benefit options.

 

We strive to be Employer of Choice.  As one of our five cornerstones, this means that we go all-out to create an environment that shows we are committed to investing in employee growth and creating a culture of belonging where employees what to build a lasting career.  

 

Visit our website to learn more about our competitive benefit programs – https://resers.com/careers/#benefits

 

Reser’s Fine Foods – Job Description

Title: Senior Supply Quality Specialist

Location: Corporate

Reports to: Corporate Food Safety Auditor

FLSA Status: Exempt

Job Summary:

The Senior Supply Quality Specialist provides support to the Corporate and Plant Food Safety and Quality teams for all of Reser’s Fine Foods, Linares and Don Pancho facilities.  The role owns creating and maintaining corporate food safety procedures, food fraud reviews ingredient specifications, performing ingredient food safety approvals, food safety audits for internal, co-manufacturers, and supplier facilities and maintaining the compliance to the food safety vendor approval program.    

 

 

Essential Position Functions: 

• Critically evaluate vendor ingredient specifications and food safety practices for compliance with federal food safety requirements such as: FDA Seafood HACCP, USDA Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Systems, and Food Safety Modernization Act, as well as review 3rd party audits such as SQF and BRC.

• Perform and document food safety risk analysis of vendor documentation to ensure all ingredients are properly ranked by risk category and vetted for use in production, in a timely manner. 

• Perform food fraud risk assessment on all RFF ingredient 

• Create and maintain ingredient specifications based on food safety and quality assurance attributes. 

• Assist purchasing and R&D in the sourcing of new & current ingredients. 

• Assist in approving ingredient substitutions by performing food safety and regulatory comparisons with the assistance of Food Safety, Quality Assurance, Regulatory, Purchasing, and R&D.   

• Assist in approving shelf-life extensions for ingredients with the assistance of Purchasing, R&D, and Director of Food Safety.  

• Assist the Technical Compliance Manager with projects as needed. 

• Develop and implement best practices for continuous improvement of the Supplier Management Program

• Writing and reviewing corporate food safety procedures.

• Reviewing corrective actions provid...