About Brothers International Food Holdings, LLC:

At Brothers International, we are passionate about creating high-quality food products that enrich lives and bring people together. Our Ingredients division supplies top-quality fruit and fruit juice concentrates to a number of Fortune 100 food companies. Our Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) division includes Brothers-All-Natural, the #1 Freeze-Dried Snack Brand, and also produces private label freeze-dried fruit snacks for some of the leading retailers in the US.

Headquartered in Rochester, NY, with offices in Florida and China, we are an innovative global leader in the food industry. We take pride in our commitment to excellence, sustainability, and the well-being of our communities. If you are interested in becoming part of a fast-growing, dynamic team environment, read on!

Why Brothers International?

• Innovation: Be part of a company that values creativity and encourages innovation in the ever-evolving food industry.
• Team Collaboration: Join a collaborative work environment where your ideas and contributions are recognized and celebrated.
• Global Impact: Contribute to a company with a global presence, making a difference in the lives of people worldwide through our diverse range of food products.

Position Overview

The Quality Assurance Specialist will help ensure food from all divisions meet food safety and quality standards as per FDA food regulations and customers’ requirements. They will seek to understand our customers’ food safety requirements and work with suppliers to ensure that all food safety regulations are met. They will also collaborate with Operations, Supply Chain, Logistics, Sales & Marketing departments across various sites to plan, coordinate, and launch new products.

• Manage the supplier approval program and other programs related to FSVP.
• Review Food safety plans, HARPC, traceability, and recall plans.
• Oversee the release of products from suppliers in different part of the world
• Manage consumer complaints, out of specs products and create resolutions.
• Manage, create, update, and maintain various food safety programs.
• Lead Packaging Sustainability Program
• Coordinate/lead new product implementation and projects meeting.
• Assist in the development and review of product specifications.
• Perform physical and organoleptic evaluations of finished products.
• Manage, write, review, and approve Quality/food safety related documents from suppliers.
• Participate in other projects, initiatives or tasks as assigned.
• Ability to travel within and outside the US (travel time <20%).
• Bachelor’s degree in food science, culinary and related discipline or equivalent experience.
• Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) certification
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in a Food Safety, QA/QC role within the food industry.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Access.
• Strong attention to details.
• Effective written and verbal communications skills, interpersonal skills, and time management skills necessary.
• Ability to collaborate with employees at various locations.
• Excellent communication and time management skills.
• Strong leadership skills.

Note:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers; handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties as assigned. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

Brothers International is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics.