Food Certifications & Specifications Specialist (Part-Time) - Aequor Technologies LLC
Golden Valley, MN 55427
About the Job
DTB - PT, Flex Certifications and Specifications Specialist
This is an ITQ Dynamic Talent Bench, 1300 hour track position. Seeking flexible, part-time talent with certifications and specifications experience, ideally in human and/or pet food consumer packaged goods. Hours will range from 16-25 hrs/wk during first shift business hours (7am-5pm CST), Monday through Friday, may be flexible from week to week, and will not exceed 1300 hours annually. Position is intended to be open-ended, so there is no true end date. Contracts will be extended as long as success in assignments is achieved. Local to the Minneapolis/St. Paul area preferred. Personal or agency provided technology and a GMI VDI will be used for this assignment (please no Macs).
JOB SUMMARY:
The Certifications & Specifications Specialist will be responsible for supporting our team of Certifications Specialists to develop, maintain and assure the third-party compliance of product certification information, including Kosher, Halal, Organic, Non-GMO Project, Fair Trade, RSPO, and Paleo. The position will gather raw material information from internal and external resources to maintain paperwork for regulatory, third-party, and internal labeling substantiation requirements.
The Specialist will work closely with Labeling & Regulatory Compliance team members to support project and business work. The position could also assist with the creation of ingredient specifications in compliance with internal GMI policies and FSMA requirements.
The Ingredient Specifications team manages the creation of specifications and communication of changes to internal customers, as well as vendors. This role collaborates with cross-functional partners (Ingredient Specifications, Finished Product Specifications, R&D, Sourcing, Labeling, etc.) to ensure all the right documentation and information is collected to comply with food safety, regulatory and labeling requirements.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
" Degree in Food Science, Nutrition, Labeling or related field
" Experience writing technical specifications (preferred)
" Basic understanding of product commercialization process from product design to manufacturing
" Comfortable working with cross-functional teams
" Good interpersonal and communication skills required to effectively network face-to-face with business teams
" Good organizational skills
" Self-directed, motivated and good time management
" Manage multiple projects simultaneously, providing input on end-to-end timelines of projects on assigned platform
" Ability to prioritize what's important and take action
" Proficient in Microsoft Office Products, Office 365, and SharePoint
This is an ITQ Dynamic Talent Bench, 1300 hour track position. Seeking flexible, part-time talent with certifications and specifications experience, ideally in human and/or pet food consumer packaged goods. Hours will range from 16-25 hrs/wk during first shift business hours (7am-5pm CST), Monday through Friday, may be flexible from week to week, and will not exceed 1300 hours annually. Position is intended to be open-ended, so there is no true end date. Contracts will be extended as long as success in assignments is achieved. Local to the Minneapolis/St. Paul area preferred. Personal or agency provided technology and a GMI VDI will be used for this assignment (please no Macs).
JOB SUMMARY:
The Certifications & Specifications Specialist will be responsible for supporting our team of Certifications Specialists to develop, maintain and assure the third-party compliance of product certification information, including Kosher, Halal, Organic, Non-GMO Project, Fair Trade, RSPO, and Paleo. The position will gather raw material information from internal and external resources to maintain paperwork for regulatory, third-party, and internal labeling substantiation requirements.
The Specialist will work closely with Labeling & Regulatory Compliance team members to support project and business work. The position could also assist with the creation of ingredient specifications in compliance with internal GMI policies and FSMA requirements.
The Ingredient Specifications team manages the creation of specifications and communication of changes to internal customers, as well as vendors. This role collaborates with cross-functional partners (Ingredient Specifications, Finished Product Specifications, R&D, Sourcing, Labeling, etc.) to ensure all the right documentation and information is collected to comply with food safety, regulatory and labeling requirements.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
" Degree in Food Science, Nutrition, Labeling or related field
" Experience writing technical specifications (preferred)
" Basic understanding of product commercialization process from product design to manufacturing
" Comfortable working with cross-functional teams
" Good interpersonal and communication skills required to effectively network face-to-face with business teams
" Good organizational skills
" Self-directed, motivated and good time management
" Manage multiple projects simultaneously, providing input on end-to-end timelines of projects on assigned platform
" Ability to prioritize what's important and take action
" Proficient in Microsoft Office Products, Office 365, and SharePoint
Source : Aequor Technologies LLC
