Fortrex

Are you someone dedicated to quality and improvement? Do you pride yourself in being an exceptionally organized, methodical professional who has the skills and experience to take our food safety products and processes to the next level of accuracy, security, and safety?

• Leader in food safety solutions for both contract sanitation and chemistry in the food processing industry.

• Over 10,000 dedicated team members across North America.

• Corporate headquarters in Atlanta, GA with team members working in over 250 plants throughout North America.

• Over 50+ years of experience in creating long-lasting partnerships.

OUR MISSION:

We protect the food supply by eliminating risks so families everywhere can eat without fear.

• Protect What Matters: We are in service of safety at every step, ensuring the health of everyone is central to all we do – from plant team members to consumers.

• Deliver On Our Promises: We speak honestly and are dedicated to doing the right thing by upholding ethical standards and following through on our commitments to our teams, our customers, and our business.

• Win as a Team: We believe in the power of collaboration, uniting our diverse strengths while working hand-in-hand with our team members and customers to unlock potential and achieve stronger results together.

• Advance a Safer Future: We are committed to innovating more effective, sustainable, and cost-efficient food safety solutions to develop a safer world for all.

What You Will Do:

The QA and Regulatory Specialist position is a part of the team responsible for developing and maintaining documents for regulatory and quality assurance purposes. In addition to document development an maintenance, the Specialist will perform scientific literature searches as needed and participate in special projects to provide regulatory and quality assurance support to the company's sales and technical teams. The Specialist should be a self-starter with the ability to also work as a team. This person should demonstrate good time management skills, attention to details, and organizational skills. The Specialist should have excellent analytical, oral and written communication skills, as well as diplomacy skills. 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily:

• Assist in preparing documents, including Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) related to food safety certification programs e.g. Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI).
• Perform and summarize scientific literature searches in report format to assist in filings for regulatory approvals.
• Participate in scientific laboratory studies required for regulatory filings.
• Interface with vendors to prepare technical documents such as Safety Data Sheets (SDSs), Labels, and Technical Data Sheets (TDS).
• Gather and assist in preparing customer compliance documentation such as Letters of Guarantee.
• Participate in project teams related to regulatory and quality assurance activities.
• Organizing and updating regulatory and quality assurance documents on various platforms as needed.
• Inspect and verify SQF logs for non-conformities and completeness.
• Monitor and track GMP training logs.
• Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

Your Must Haves:

• Bachelor's degree in related field.
• 1-2 years' related experience.

What We Prefer You Have:

• General Chemistry knowledge a plus.
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Attention to detail and a keen sense of observation.
• Must be highly motivated, self-starter with the ability to work alone, and as a functioning member of a team.
• Comfortable with Microsoft Office.

Our Environment:

This position is combination-based in our manufacturing plant environment & office setting. Expected exposure to wet, hot, cold, various shifts, requiring Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).Constant (role requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hrs/day)

Use of fingers and hands. Lift/Carry 10 lbs or less & push/pull 12 lbs or less.Frequently (role requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5+ hrs/day)

Stand, climb stairs, walk, sit, reach outward, squat/kneel, bend. Lift/Carry 11-50 lbs & push/pull 13-40 lbs.Occasional (role requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.5+ hrs/day)

Climb & crawl. Lift/Carry 51+ lbs & push/pull 41-100 lbs.

•    Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance 

•    Basic Life Insurance 

•    Short-term Disability 

•    Long-term Disability 

•    Retirement Plan 

•    Paid Holidays (Varies by Location)

•    Paid Vacation 

•    Employee Assistance Program ("EAP")

•    Training & Development Opportunities

Fortrex and Safe Foods, a division of Fortrex, are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, creed, sex, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, uniform service member status, veteran status, age, genetic information, disability, or any other protected status, in accordance with all applicable federal state, and local laws. Fortrex and Safe Foods are committed to complying with the laws protecting qualified individuals with disabilities.

Fortrex and Safe Foods will provide a reasonable accommodation for any known physical or mental disability of a qualified individual with a disability to the extent required by law, provided the requested accommodation does not create an undue hardship for the Company and/or does not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of others in the workplace and/or to the individual.  If a team member requires an accommodation, they must notify the site manager or the Corporate Human Resources Department. If an applicant requires an accommodation, they must notify the hiring manager and/or the Recruiter hiring for the position.