FSQA Analyst- Regulatory

Aspire Bakeries is a North American baking company with a leadership position in specialty frozen baked goods. Formed from leading bakery companies, its innovative food portfolio includes breads, artisan breads, buns, cookies, donuts, muffins and pastries from beloved brands like La Brea Bakery®, Otis Spunkmeyer®, and Oakrun Farm Bakery®. With 13 bakeries in North America, we are committed to driving innovation, predicting upcoming consumer trends and flavors, and exceeding our customers’ expectations. Aspire Bakeries champions the values of Integrity, Ownership, Customer Focus, Creativity and Care to help us deliver on People Safety, Food Safety, Quality and Collaboration.

The FSQA Regulatory Analyst role, specifically titled Food Labeling & Regulatory Analyst, is primarily responsible for ensuring compliance with food labeling regulations and customer requirements. This position involves reviewing and managing product specifications, labels, and packaging to meet national, state, and local food regulations, as well as industry standards. The analyst collaborates with various departments, including Marketing, Sales, and Innovation, to support product development and maintain accurate regulatory information for audits and customer requests.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for understanding all applicable food regulations (national, state, and local) and ensuring recipes, labels and labelling meet all applicable regulations.
• Reviews product labels and packaging to ensure compliance with Canadian and/or US labelling regulations.
• Manages regulatory review process for new and reformulated products and contributes to maintenance of existing products.
• Responsible for creation and maintenance of Finished Food Specifications (FFS) and maintenance of product specification library on SharePoint.
• Assists Marketing and Sales with preparation of labelling materials (Sell Sheets, websites, Point-of-Sale materials) and preparation of other required documents as needed (FFS, customer specs, etc.).
• Utilizes Genesis and/or other nutritional system in preparation of product specifications, and contributes to maintenance of ingredient database within Genesis.
• Critically reviews technical documentation for new and existing ingredients for compliance with regulatory, customer and claim requirements.
• Interacts with outside organizations to ensure compliance with all set criteria, including Kosher, Halal, Non-GMO, Organic, Whole Grain, and other programs as needed.
• Supports bakeries with regulatory and specification information for GFSI, third party audits, and customer audits.
• Supports and participates in new product development projects for customers and works with Innovation, Commercialization, and Operations to define and improve product specifications.
• Provides regulatory input for customer portals and data requests.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Science, preferably in Food Science, Nutrition, Food Technology or related discipline – Masters or Registered Dietician a plus or sufficient experience in the food industry to cover the technical skills needed.
• Minimum 3 years food industry manufacturing or Food Safety Quality Assurance (FSQA) experience including food labelling.
• Proficient in computer applications, including MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook), Adobe, and nutritional database/software program.
• Good to have familiarity with US and Canadian food labelling regulations – knowledge and application.
• Bilingual Spanish and French r knowledge of written Spanish and French a plus.
• Familiar with the National Labeling Education Act, including 2018 NFP requirements.
• Knowledge/expertise in US FDA and Canadian Food Labelling Regulations. Experience with international regulations is a plus.
• Knowledge of requirements for Bioengineering, Organic, Proposition 65, non-GM, Kosher, and Halal.
• Familiarity with SAP and SharePoint computer applications.
• Familiarity with Nutritional database/software programs.
• Familiarity with label-creation programs (e.g. NiceLabel, EasyLabel).

We thank each applicant for taking the time and effort to submit your resume, however, only candidates to be interviewed will be contacted. Our organization is committed to promoting the independence, dignity, integration, and equality of opportunity of persons with disabilities by ensuring the accessibility of our facilities and services. Accommodations are available for all parts of the recruitment and selection process. Applicants need to make their required accommodations known in advance.