Food Safety Systems Senior Specialist
Core
Provides deep technical leadership to develop, maintain, and proactively improve food safety programs and manufacturing operations to ensure reliable delivery of products meeting legislative and internal standards.
Role type
Senior IC food safety systems specialist
Builds
Food safety management systems, HACCP plans, and preventive controls for manufacturing operations
Domain
Food manufacturing / Food safety and quality management
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Food microbiology, HACCP, prerequisite controls, GMP, GLP, food allergens management, pest control, sanitation, food safety regulations, risk-based decision making, root cause analysis, corrective and preventative actions, food fraud standards, foreign material management, mold and mycotoxin management, allergen management, microbiological verification, training development, technical data interpretation
Preferred skills
Regulatory and third-party audit experience, practical applied microbiology in factory environments, ISO 9001 and ISO 17025 knowledge, GFSI systems experience (SQF, BRC, FSSC22000), team leadership and motivation
Technologies
HACCP, GFSI systems (SQF, BRC, FSSC22000), ISO 9001, ISO 17025
Responsibilities
Leads development and implementation of food safety standards and continuous improvement; Acts as technical resource for food safety standards and regulations; Provides governance for HACCP plans and manages validations of CCP and OPRP preventive controls; Leads root cause analysis of food safety incidents; Interprets technical data for product safety impact; Leads development and deployment of food safety training; Provides technical guidance to assure microbiological safety of manufacturing processes
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC