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For 80 years, Ocean
Spray’s logo has been an enduring symbol of what we stand for - taste,
health and heritage. From the creation of the Cooperative, to the steady
wave of new products designed to delight customers today, Ocean Spray has a
history of quality, great taste and innovative products. Beginning with the
harvest, it is the spirit of discovery and determination, and the
dedication of grower-owners and employees, that allows us to manufacture
and market our products to delight consumers around the globe!
As we develop new
products and expand our markets we are looking to hire talented individuals
that want to be part of our team. If you thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic,
team environment you will love working at Ocean Spray. At Ocean Spray we
understand the value of working together, while knowing each individual
plays a vital role in the company’s success. Our business has always been
and continues to be built on the people from different backgrounds, coming
together for a common goal. The same sense of opportunity, resourcefulness
and innovation on which the Cooperative was founded is what drives Ocean
Spray today!
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For 80 years, Ocean
Spray’s logo has been an enduring symbol of what we stand for - taste,
health and heritage. From the creation of the Cooperative, to the steady
wave of new products designed to delight customers today, Ocean Spray has a
history of quality, great taste and innovative products. Beginning with the
harvest, it is the spirit of discovery and determination, and the
dedication of grower-owners and employees, that allows us to manufacture
and market our products to delight consumers around the globe!
As we develop new
products and expand our markets we are looking to hire talented individuals
that want to be part of our team. If you thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic,
team environment you will love working at Ocean Spray. At Ocean Spray we
understand the value of working together, while knowing each individual
plays a vital role in the company’s success. Our business has always been
and continues to be built on the people from different backgrounds, coming
together for a common goal. The same sense of opportunity, resourcefulness
and innovation on which the Cooperative was founded is what drives Ocean
Spray today!
Position Summary:
The Quality Specialist
leads the processing of all raw material supplier approval and testing
requirements for Domestic and International Businesses. This role works
across procurement, R&D, OSC plants and suppliers to maintain a
compliant approved supplier system. This position will lead coordination of
all approved supplier documentation, supplier ratings and risk calculations
and will audit testing and approval systems to ensure conformance to all
centralized system requirements. The position supports supplier incident
problem solving, capabilities assessments, audits, food safety
risks/program reviews, and verifies supplier quality systems are in place
to consistently deliver and improve raw material supplier performance.
Principal Duties
and Responsibilities:
- This individual
works across Corporate and plant Quality teams, product development,
research sciences and procurement to initiate and help coordinate all
ingredient and packaging supplier approvals. Scope of approved
supplier database includes co-packer and International suppliers.
Ensures an integrated approved supplier system is maintained with
required documentation. Leads document requests and tracks each
supplier through the approval process. Responsible for keeping an
updated approved supplier central database.
- Influences the
integrity of the sample testing program, test results, timeliness and
report accuracy in the testing database.
- Required to read and analyze
lab results, and technical documentation from suppliers for the
approved supplier database. This assessment includes HACCP plans, 3rd
party audits, supplier surveys, and all related quality systems. This
food safety risk assessment role includes conducting searches on FDA
recalls and warning letter activities across the approved supplier
base and for new potential suppliers.
- The individual is responsible
for many technical document writing requirements. These include the
development of related raw material supplier procedures, technical
analysis and reports of supplier incidents. Writes procedure for
ingredient testing programs, supplier approvals, COA analysis, and
supplier testing and approval database use. Working with Procurement
and product development to ensure documents are completed prior to
completion of product testing, and before commercialization.
- Support ingredient and
packaging supplier issue resolutions. Uses problem solving techniques
to work with plants, suppliers, and procurement resources on each
incident. Will lead specific incidents using a standard process and
form to document root cause corrective action and connect to both the
supplier complaint process and the supplier performance files.
- Uses statistical techniques
to quantify capability of suppliers to meet ingredient and packaging
specifications and for OSC functionality needs. Assists in preparing
quality guidance including statistical tools and training material for
suppliers and OSC plants where needs are identified
- Will be able to lead supplier
visits and audits as identified by the annual risk based audit
program. Will support the global supplier audit program planning and
tracking.
- Manages the
information systems which drive the supplier performance metrics.
Minimum
Knowledge, Skill, and Ability Requirements:
This position requires
excellent collaborative and problem solving skills. A strong, broad
technical background is needed with expertise in the areas of Quality
Systems, Process Control and Auditing Protocols. Backgrounds in Food
Chemistry, Food Microbiology are beneficial.
This individual needs to
be very familiar with food manufacturing so that they can effectively
evaluate risks and best practices at production facilities.
- Bachelor's degree
required. Food Science, Chemistry, or other Sciences preferred.
- Three years
related experience working with manufacturing, suppliers and audits is
preferred.
- Excellent written
and verbal communication skills are required with specific skills in
the area of policy and procedure development and documentation.
- Special technical
writing experience with procedures, specifications and audit reports
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