What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Food Safety Regulatory Scientist position at Post Consumer Brands?
Post Consumer Brands is a business unit of Post Holdings Inc., formed from the combination of Post Foods and MOM Brands in May 2015. Since then, Post had added other brands, including the Weetabix U.S. portfolio of brands and TreeHouse Foods cereal business. Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands today is the third-largest cereal company in the United States, with a broad portfolio of products spanning all segments of the category from iconic household name brands and value ready-to-eat cereals to natural/organic and hot cereal varieties. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make better happen every day.
Brand
At Post Consumer Brands, we are driven by a single mission: Make Better Happen. This mission is multi-faceted and applies to the consumers we serve, the customers we partner with, and the shareholder value that we create. We are committed to safe, delicious breakfast cereal that is safely produced and responsibly marketed. With more than 85% of households in the United States buying cereal, our brands (Malt-O-Meal, Honey Bunches of Oats, PEBBLES, Great Grains, Honeycomb, Grape-Nuts, and more) compete in one of the largest grocery categories and have been a staple in our consumers cupboards for more than 125 years!
Location Description
Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minn. is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lakeville has all the benefits of smaller town living with access to everything a large metropolitan area has to offer. Join more than 400 team members collaborating on the two-building campus to help put breakfast on the tables of millions of consumers in North America. In Minnesota there are activities for every season, especially winter! The Lakeville team members are also dedicated to supporting the local community, including Second Harvest Heartland, the state's largest food bank, and the Greater Twin Cities United Way.
Responsibilities
Provide regulatory support to the company as it pertains to food manufacturing. This position will interact with other departments to assure product labels, technical documents, and customer specifications comply with government regulations, company policies and standard practices.
JOB ACTIVITIES/DUTIES
- Serve as resource for the Business to Business stakeholders (Sales, Marketing, Graphics, customers) to provide regulatory guidance on labels, claims, and customer-specific requirements
- Develop and maintain quality and regulatory documents for use in customer communication
- Review and provide regulatory guidance on package graphics. Work with graphics and customers to ensure packages comply with FDA and CFIA regulations
- Engage with PCB Legal to inform customers of potential litigation risks
- Create and revise ingredient statements and nutrition facts panels as required
- Work with Product Development to ensure product complies with FDA and CFIA regulations, and with programs such as CFBAI, WIC, USDA School Breakfast, military, etc.
- Provide accurate and timely responses to technical inquiries
- Support new product and product improvement projects as needed
- Gather and enter quality and regulatory information into customer portals as needed
- Other duties and projects as assigned by manager
Qualifications
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Education: Bachelor’s degree in life sciences (nutrition, biology, food science) or food safety is required
Experience: Minimum 3 years of experience in food regulatory affairs. Knowledge of food and ingredient standards and FDA food labeling regulations. Some experience with Canadian and International labeling regulations preferred.
Skills: Must have advanced organizational skills and the ability to prioritize work. Results-oriented with strong attention to detail and meets deadlines. Good problem solving skills with the emphasis on presenting solutions. A team player with strong interpersonal skills who demonstrates good judgment, initiative, and works with a sense of urgency. Excellent computer skills including the use of database systems are needed, as are excellent written and oral communication skills. Must be able to read, write and communicate in the English language.
JOB COMPLEXITY
Relationships:
Internal: Work with R&D, Quality & Food Safety, Sales, Marketing, Graphics, Legal and Consumer Affairs
External: Work with corporate customers, vendors, and external laboratories. Attend technical seminars as needed
Problem solving: Assess needs and make recommendations addressing customer requirements and regulatory compliance.
JOB ACCOUNTABILITY
Work structure: Work under the direction of the Regulatory Manager and/or Senior Regulatory Scientist.
Responsibilities: Manage projects within a given time frame. Provide technical information and perspective on nutrition facts panels, claims, nutrition validation laboratory analysis, new products, and ingredients. Provide current and accurate product-related information to internal and external customers which meets their needs.
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