Regulatory Compliance Specialist

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Full Time Regular Fostoria, OH, US

At Mennel, we believe in doing right and bringing our best to our people who are helping to feed the world. We promote teamwork and recognize the individual contributions everyone plays in the overall success of the company.

JOB SUMMARY: In this role, you will help sustain Mennel’s tradition of excellence established in 1886 as well as support our food safety programs and mission to reliably deliver superior quality, uniformity, and service. The purpose of this role is to help ensure full regulatory compliance with all applicable animal and food regulations and standards as well as to achieve Mennel’s goal of Operational Excellence.

PRIMARY

WORK SHIFT:

This position works Monday through Friday 8AM – 5PM. Will vary, depending on workload. This position can accommodate a remote (home) working location.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without accommodation.

• Follow all food and personal safety rules and regulations in respect to GMP’s, OSHA, HACCP, the Global Food Safety Initiative, the US FDA Food Safety Modernization Act as stated in the Food Safety & Quality Statement, and sanitation guidelines as set forth by the company as listed in Corporate Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) and attend all required training sessions.
• Responsible for ongoing compliance to federal, foreign, state, and local food safety and quality regulations at all human and animal food production facilities.
• Maintain a deep understanding of new and existing food regulations that may impact the organization.
• Provide active and ongoing food regulatory guidance for the purpose of packaging, and labeling compliance to internal departments, including Research & Development (R&D), and Supply Chain.
• Identify and provide food regulatory training for the purpose of regulatory, packaging, and labeling compliance.
• Ensure adequate prioritization, scheduling, preparation, and dispatch of food regulatory submissions.
• Maintain database of current, approved packaging for all animal and food production facilities.
• Support and lead the implementation of new food regulatory requirements.
• Active contributor within the Food Safety, Quality & Regulatory team, acting as a resource to help improve the strategies, policies, and procedures of the program.
• Participates in efficient scheduled training, conferences, symposiums on a regular basis.
• This position may require additional responsibilities as defined by the Director of Food Safety, Quality & Regulatory.
• Other duties may be assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position has no supervisory duties.

QUALIFICATIONS:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to perform this job.

• A Bachelor’s degree in regulatory compliance, business, legal studies, quality assurance, manufacturing, or related discipline is preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in a food/beverage or consumer goods manufacturing environment is required.
• Experience working in Regulatory Compliance is required, additional experience working in Quality Assurance or EHS is a plus.
• Must be able to complete PCQI training certification.
• Knowledgeable in food regulations, including FDA and USDA.
• Ability to effectively communicate to others on food regulatory standards.
• Must have excellent technical writing, speaking, and presentation skills.
• Must possess excellent computer skills.
• Must have solid communication skills and be able to interact and productively communicate with all levels of the organization.
• Must possess ability to learn and analyze new concepts quickly.
• Must be a self-starter and have the capability to effectively work independently.

LANGUAGE

SKILLS:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, memos, procedures, and plans. Ability to write reports, complete checklists and other basic documentation and correspondence. Ability to effectively present information or data in one‑on‑one and small group situations to co‑workers, supervisors, and managers.

MATHEMATICAL

SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

REASONING ABILITY:

Must use solid judgment when making decisions. Must have ability to quickly recognize and plan for changing work duties and events.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to conditions that are typical to an office environment.