Title: Quality Specialist - Project Lead
Location: Bridgewater, NJ
Company: Fortune 100 Food & Beverage Manufacturing (FuseGlobal has worked with this company for 20 years)
Initial term: 2 years
Schedule: M-F 8am - 5pm

About This Role: 

Guardian of Quality and Compliance by Design following the quality requirements and deliverables for Idea to Launch (I2L) Innovation/Renovation projects. This person will be the quality representative for CAT 1, 2, and 3 projects, as assigned, and responsible for the creation pHACCP and rMMS (Quality monitoring piece) for new products/technology development in order to ensure full compliance to quality, food safety, and regulatory requirements.

What You'll Do:

• Be part of the Internal Audit Team and other initiatives.

• Project team member engaged in Innovation/Renovation projects assuring Quality function I2L deliverables throughout project stages.

• Perform food safety assessments and develop pHACCP and rMMS new product/technology projects, including support to factories for implementation.

• Ensure quality and food safety technical knowledge transfer to operations through engagement, training, and handover of projects.

• Provide training to all functions which need to have an insight into quality and safety, and which need to implement quality and safety in their own job deliverables.

• Ensure full compliance to standards and regulatory requirements.

• Promote compliance with system requirements and other applicable standards.

• Member of the Internal Audit Team, responsible for auditing processes and areas according to the Internal Audit Plan.

• Support visits from regulatory bodies, such as FDA or USDA, and external certification bodies.

• Support preparation efforts to obtain ISO and NMS certifications.

• Provide technical assistance to quality functions in factories and application groups

What You Bring:

• Bachelor's degree (Chemistry, Pharmacy, Biochemistry, Chemistry Engineer, Food Science, or equivalent)

• Experience in food industry in quality, R&D, or manufacturing areas

• Demonstrated competence to support business requirements:
  - Team member in the quality department of a factory, PTC/R&D, Centre, NR, NQACs
  - HACCP team member
  - ISO 9001 and FSSC 22000 certification is preferred
  - Ingredient specifications
  - Experience with quality by design

  Business Experience:
  - Leading part of a change effort
  - Participating in audit teams and/or improvement projects
  - Establishing networks of peers, in markets or factories

Compensation & Benefits:

• $32.00 per hour + overtime
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Disability insurance
  
  

About FuseGlobal:
FuseGlobal is a partnership of people and brand-leading companies, working together to make things run better. For 25 years we have brought functionality to complex business and production processes and supply chains, resulting in enterprises that run smarter and more sustainably. Interested in digital manufacturing, industrial engineering, supply chain management, all-things tech, and energy & the environment? This is where we live. Engage with us!

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