What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Supply Quality Specialist position at Reser's Fine Foods?
Recipe for Success
Reser’s is the leading provider of fresh refrigerated foods for the supermarket and food service industries. Family owned and operated, Reser’s has been a proud sponsor of good times at picnics, BBQs, and affordable family meals since 1950. Reser’s family of brands include Reser’s American Classics, Main Street Bistro, Don Pancho, and more. Reser’s operates facilities in the US, Mexico and actively supports the communities it serves.
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 - Beaverton, OR
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 provided by vendors when quality or food safety incidents occur.
• Perform general duties such as ordering supplies and maintaining records.
Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Food Science or a related field is required and a minimum of 5 years Food Science experience is preferred. HACCP or PCQI certification is required.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Requires in depth knowledge of food and safety regulations and food processing.
• Ability to work independently without close supervision, possesses good judgement, decisiveness, and interpersonal skills. Comfortable with ambiguity and problem solving.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Attention to detail but able to work quickly while tracking multiple priorities and meet established deadlines.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish is preferred.
Physical Demands and Working Conditions:
• Office & Plant Environment.
• Occasional travel (30%) throughout the US and Mexico for work or professional training.
• Able to work extended hours on occasion.
Exempt only: This position is eligible for a bonus based on company goals/performance.
