Supplier Quality Specialists

We need to output HTML fragment with sections for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. The posting includes description (company overview) maybe "About the role"? Actually description is about company, not role. Could treat as "About the role" maybe not. The posting includes Summary and Essential Duties And Responsibilities (list). Also "Responsibilities For Food Safety And Quality" (more duties). Then Experience/Education (requirements). Then "Our Total Compensation Package Includes ..." (benefits). No explicit Pay or Schedule. So we should include sections: About the role? Might be optional; we could use "About the role" for company description? The instruction: use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It says include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it. So we need to decide which sections have content. - About the role: Could be the description paragraph about company and role? The posting starts with "Description Bringing our love of food..." That's more about company. Could treat as About the role? Might be okay. - Responsibilities: definitely present (Essential Duties And Responsibilities + Responsibilities For Food Safety And Quality). We'll combine into a list. - Requirements: Experience/Education section includes education, knowledge, certifications. That's requirements. - Qualifications: maybe overlapping with Requirements; but we could treat Qualifications as preferred qualifications (HACCP and PCQI certification preferred, Knowledgeable of GFSI audit schemes). Could be separate. - Skills: maybe "Strong organization and communication skills. Highly organized, collaborative, and self-motivated individuals". That's skills. - Benefits: "Our Total Compensation Package Includes ..." list. - Pay: not present, so omit. - Schedule: not present, omit. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. We must use

• for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and

  for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. There's none. We need to extract details. Let's parse content: Description paragraph: "Bringing our love of food to families for five generations! Blount Fine Foods is a family-owned and operated manufacturer, marketer, and developer of premium fresh prepared foods. We are an engaging team, bringing restaurant-quality products to America including single-serve grab-n-go fresh soups, mac & cheese, and entrées in grocery stores across the country, as well as for hot bars and restaurants. Help us create the finest food experiences including those with specialty certifications that include organic, gluten-free, and low sodium, among others. Join a proven team for growth, success, and a satisfying career!" That's about company and role. We'll put in

  under About the role. Summary: "The Supplier Quality Specialist will manage the supplier management system (Safety Chain). This includes setting up items and suppliers in the system and requesting documents. The specialist will update and manage the department’s trackers for raw material approvals and supplier complaints." That's part of responsibilities. Essential Duties And Responsibilities bullet list (paragraph style but each sentence is a duty). We'll convert each sentence to

• . Let's list them: - Manage multiple raw material categories and act as the main quality contact for assigned suppliers, handling day-to-day food safety and quality issues. - Independently manage and approve raw material suppliers by conducting comprehensive technical reviews of food safety documentation, including COAs, allergen statements, process flow diagrams, HACCP plans, in line with FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requirements. - Ensuring suppliers comply with FDA requirements/regulations, 21CFR preventive controls for Human Food, GMPs and applicable USDA requirements when relevant. - Lead supplier non-conformances investigation when materials do not meet specifications. Including technical review meetings, risk discussions, and corrective action follow-ups. - Facilitate technical review meetings with cross-functional and multi-site teams including Quality, R&D, Procurement, Operations, Regulatory to assess impact, determine root cause, and evaluate risk to production and customers. - Review, assess, and approve supplier CAPA responses, ensuring corrective actions are sustainable, and compliant with FDA, USDA, GMP, and GFSI standards and driving CAPA closure within 30–60 days on average. - Coordinate and participate in on-site and remote supplier audits, including audit preparation, execution, documentation review, and follow-up on audit findings under GFSI-recognized food safety schemes such as SQF, BRCGS, or FSSC 22000, and follow up on corrective actions. - Support warehouse and internal audits, responding to 20+ document requests per audit cycle related to supplier traceability and compliance - Supporting multiple manufacturing plants with supplier quality oversight and issue resolution within the company. - Perform raw material and supplier risk assessments, considering factors such as ingredient risk, allergen exposure, supplier history, and process controls, as required under FSMA risk-based supply chain programs - Contribute to the drafting and revision of corporate FSQA policies, SOPs, and work instructions, supporting continuous improvement. - Independently prioritizing workload, managing multiple suppliers, and ensuring continuity of food safety operations across multiple facilities. - Develop, review, and manage raw material shelf-life programs to ensure compliance with internal quality standards and regulatory requirements. - Partner with Quality, R&D, and Supply Chain teams to assess risk associated with expired or aging materials and implement disposition strategies. - Maintain accurate documentation and ensure alignment between internal systems and supplier-declared shelf-life information. - Support manufacturing sites and Customer Service teams in investigating customer complaints linked to vendor-supplied raw materials. - Coordinate communication with suppliers to obtain technical insights, supporting documentation, and corrective actions. - Provide clear investigation summaries and risk assessments to internal stakeholders to support timely and effective customer response. - Review, and maintain raw material specifications internally for the company to ensure alignment with product requirements, regulatory standards, and operational capabilities. - Conduct regular specification comparisons between internal requirements and supplier specifications to identify gaps, inconsistencies, or outdated parameters. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement specification changes through formal change control processes and ensure proper documentation within quality management systems. Then "Responsibilities For Food Safety And Quality" list: - Responsible for completing required paperwork accurately and honestly, where applicable. - Must adhere to posted GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices) when working within the production facility. - Responsible for reporting suspicious packages, activities and individuals, where applicable. - If monitoring CCPs (Critical Control Points), must be trained in HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) and adhere to approved HACCP plan(s). - Oversees the execution of validation and verification activities for food safety programs. - Monitor and enforce quality control points using control charts and culinary ability. - Monitor and carry-out various batch control tests and product sampling to ensure process is in control. - Quality systems development and management. - Specification development, approval and review with R&D or Culinary Assurance. - Sensory evaluation of key ingredients and attributes. - Statistical Process Control (SPC) analysis of key analytical data. - Continuous improvement projects both individually and as a member of a team. - Log data and report trends using information gathered. - Communicate any continuous improvement opportunities to Process Engineering. We can combine both lists into one responsibilities section. Experience/Education: - Bachelor’s or higher in food science, biology, chemistry, or microbiology - Working knowledge of FDA, USDA, GMP, HACCP, and food allergens - HACCP and PCQI certification preferred. - Knowledgeable of GFSI audit schemes - Needs strong organization and communication skills. - Highly organized, collaborative, and self-motivated individuals We could split into Requirements (education, knowledge) and Qualifications (certifications, GFSI) and Skills (organization, communication, etc.). But we need to avoid duplication. Let's define: Requirements: Bachelor’s or higher in food science, biology, chemistry, or microbiology; Working knowledge of FDA, USDA, GMP, HACCP, and food allergens. Qualifications: HACCP and PCQI certification preferred; Knowledgeable of GFSI audit schemes. Skills: Strong organization and communication skills; Highly organized, collaborative, and self-motivated individuals. But the instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one "Requirements" section, and Skills separate. However we have headings list includes Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We could include all three if they have content. We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". All content is specific. Thus we will output:

  About the role

  ... description ...

  Responsibilities

  • ... each duty ...
  ...

  Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or higher in food science, biology, chemistry, or microbiology
  • Working knowledge of FDA, USDA, GMP, HACCP, and food allergens

  Qualifications

  • HACCP and PCQI certification preferred
  • Knowledgeable of GFSI audit schemes

  Skills

  • Strong organization and communication skills
  • Highly organized, collaborative, and self-motivated individuals

  Benefits

  • Medical, dental and vision benefits
  • 401k with Company match
  • Paid time off including vacation, sick time and holidays
  • Education Assistance Program
  • Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability
  • Discounts on Blount products at Company retail location
  • Discretionary Annual Bonus Program
  We must not include Pay or Schedule. Check for any duplicated lines: Ensure we didn't repeat any duty. We'll list each unique duty. We need to ensure we preserve all substantive information. Did we miss any? Let's verify. From description: we captured company description. From Summary: we didn't include as separate bullet; but its content is covered by responsibilities (setting up items and suppliers in system, requesting documents, update and manage department’s trackers for raw material approvals and supplier complaints). Did we include those? Not yet. We need to add those as responsibilities. Add bullets: - Manage the supplier management system (Safety Chain), including setting up items and suppliers in the system and requesting documents. - Update and manage the department’s trackers for raw material approvals and supplier complaints. We should incorporate. Also "Supporting multiple manufacturing plants with supplier quality oversight and issue resolution within the company." we have. Check other duties: "Perform raw material and supplier risk assessments, considering factors such as ingredient risk, allergen exposure, supplier history, and process controls, as required under FSMA risk-based supply chain programs" we have. "Contribute to the drafting and revision of corporate FSQA policies, SOPs, and work instructions, supporting continuous improvement." we have. "Independently prioritizing workload, managing multiple suppliers, and ensuring continuity of food safety operations across multiple facilities." we have. "Develop, review, and manage raw material shelf-life programs to ensure compliance with internal quality standards and regulatory requirements." we have. "Partner with Quality, R&D, and Supply Chain teams to assess risk associated with expired or aging materials and implement disposition strategies." we have. "Maintain accurate documentation and ensure alignment between internal systems and supplier-declared shelf-life information." we have. "Support manufacturing sites and Customer Service teams in investigating customer complaints linked to vendor-supplied raw materials." we have. "Coordinate communication with suppliers to obtain technical insights, supporting documentation, and correct