Product Quality Specialist , Tech Center- Caldwell, ID

The J.R. Simplot Company is a diverse, privately held organization, with roots firmly planted in agriculture and agriculture-related businesses. The J.R. Simplot Company is a true farm-to-table company with operations that touch every aspect of agriculture, including seed production, farming and ranching, plant sciences, fertilizer manufacturing, food processing, commercial product development, and distribution.

Summary

This role will develop, maintain and resolve specification quality issues for specialty products for foodservice, retail, customer specific (national accounts, key accounts, industrial, etc.). Work directly with production facilities, co-packers, suppliers, food scientist and technicians, Sales & Marketing, Nutritionist, and customers on quality related matters. Assist in the development of nutritional panels, school nutrition panels, and ingredient statements.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and maintain the specification system by providing feedback on ideas for improvement, making system changes to accommodate our ever-changing environment. Provide training on quality systems. 
• Conduct product cuttings for our sales and marketing groups, broker training, school specialist training, product and competitive cuttings, customer cuttings.
• Develop, modify and maintain specialty product and purchased products (incoming ingredients) specifications by working directly with QA managers, supplier quality manager, food scientists, purchasing, packaging, production facilities (including co-packer and joint ventures), sales and marketing to ensure the factories have the necessary information to produce quality products. Maintain food contact specifications. Add purchasing product nutritional information into Genesis so product formulations and nutritional panels can be created.
• Work directly with Nutritionist and QA Manager on potential labeling issues. Work directly with packaging and purchasing to ensure that specifications are managed in a timely manner so necessary packaging and ingredients can be ordered and shipped. Maintain quality documents in SharePoint, including supplier specifications, kosher certificates, and nutritional statements. Coordinate specifications with co-packers as needed.
• Provide assistance in creating and maintaining nutritional panels, school nutritional panels, and ingredient statements. Review ingredient statements and point out potential labeling issues. Stay up-to-date on food safety and labeling requirements so our specifications assist plants to comply.
• Provide back-up assistance on quality complaints as needed.

Typical Education

Bachelor's Degree (B.A. or B.S.) from 4 year college or university

Relevant Experience

3+ years related experience and/or training

Other Information

An understanding of processing technology, quality assurance systems and statistical methods. An understanding of quality assurance systems, food safety, FDA compliance and GMP’s and have experience working with customers to identify their needs and expectations, while balancing this with plant capabilities. The ability to understand specifications and product applications is essential. The demonstrated ability to interface with all functional departments is critical. Must demonstrate a high level of tenacity and flexibility in solving problems and implementing solutions. Must possess strong interpersonal skills in order to develop and maintain relationships with both external and internal customers, with the ability to motivate all functional areas to quickly research and resolve problems. Must be able to work effectively under pressure, without direct supervision, and handle multiple priorities. Detailed knowledge of Webspec. Knowledge of CTS System. Knowledge of JDE, Sharepoint, Excel, PowerPoint.

Job Requisition ID : 17936

Travel Required : None

Location(s) : FG Tech Center R&D - Caldwell 

Country: United States

**The J.R. Simplot Company is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, marital status, or any other protected status. **