Food Safety & Quality Specialist

The Food Safety and Quality Senior Specialist, under the direction of the Quality Director, supports the end-to-end processes to ensure quality and food safety is paramount throughout all areas/functions/sites, and all processes comply with all applicable regulatory, food safety certifications, and Malteurop's Quality and Food Safety standards.

Includes the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Direct support to the functions of the Quality Director, step in on tasks in their absence.
• KPI performance monitoring and development.
• Identify and communicate trends in inbound grain to corresponding malt production and malt shipments.
• Perform food safety and quality audits and manage corrective action plans internally and across third party warehouses, transloads, distribution centers.
• Support SAP functions of accuracy, including release of material for production purposes, analyzing blend data, traceability exercises, among other functions.
• Support and at times lead Root Cause Analysis and corresponding Corrective and Preventative Actions, including verification of effectiveness.
• Collaborate on issuing certificates of analysis for malt shipments.
• Organize documentation to keep all documents current and accessible.

• Ensure the Food Safety Plan is accurate and current for all 4 locations.
• Ensure all corporate, customer, regulatory compliance.
• Conduct robust and comprehensive risk assessments of each site as part of their HACCP plan.
• Perform internal GMP, Site Security, and other applicable inspections.
• Assist, and at times conduct, internal Food Safety/Food Defense audits.
• Drive internal policy management and create a strong FS/Q culture.
• Participate and support required internal training sessions.

• Bachelor's Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Biology, Chemical Engineering, or other science related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Quality Assurance, Food Safety, or related field in Food Industry or Grain Processing.
• Knowledge of Food Safety, FSMA, FDA, and labeling regulations; CFIA knowledge an advantage.
• Knowledge of food safety quality systems (GFSI, ISO 2200) preferred.
• Experience with ERP systems; preferably SAP.
• Result-driven with excellent communication, analytical, and decision making skills.
• Strong proficiency in MS Programs.
• Ability to travel domestically up to 30%.
• Prior laboratory experience including hands‑on laboratory analysis work, practical data evaluation is an advantage.
• Practical knowledge of barley biochemistry, farming practices is an advantage.
• Malting and/or brewing experience desirable.

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