Raw Materials Specialist

The Raw Materials Specialist is responsible for sampling and testing raw materials, reviewing supplier documentation, and ensuring compliance with food safety, regulatory, and quality requirements.

Requirements

• Must effectively communicate with plant personnel, frontline supervisors, and operating managers.
• Ingredient sample collection and testing.
• Perform all required physical and chemical analyses in a timely, accurate and safe manner.
• Review and validate food safety and quality test results prior to releasing shipments for receipt and usage.
• Prevent the receipt and usage of ingredient receipts that do not meet specifications
• Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, customer requirements, or standards.
• Collaborate with a multiple departments to achieve goals and to implement renovations and improvements to processes and methods.
• Maintains knowledge of current government and industry quality assurance codes and standards.
• Produce Trend Reports on all tested ingredients, on pre-defined schedule, and/or as needed.
• Work in conjunction with Procurement to ensure adequate lead time on ingredients to accommodate proper hold/release protocol.

Benefits

• Competitive salary rate
• Great paid time off benefits (PTO)
• 401(k) match
• Health Insurance- Including medical, dental and life
• Short & Long Term disability, life insurance
• Bonus Program