Regulatory Compliance Specialist

Lunds & Byerlys • Eden Prairie, MN

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Join Lunds & Byerlys as a Full-Time Regulatory Compliance Specialist. Here, your expertise in food safety regulations and quality assurance best practices will aid our team in producing the high quality and safe food our customers love. With a competitive salary range of $60,00-$83,000 a year, your talents will be recognized and rewarded.
Work Arrangement and Schedule
This is an onsite role, based at our food production facility in Eden Prairie. Our facility operates 24/7. The typical schedule for this individual will be Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:00pm.
Our Commitment to You
Lunds & Byerlys is committed to taking care of the employees who take care of our customers. We are committed to creating work environments centered around the values of hospitality, teamwork, and opportunity. Lunds & Byerlys is committed to providing equal opportunities to all interested and qualified candidates. Our culture is based in teamwork, innovation, and respect. These words are not just tossed around. They are at the core of who we are as a Star Tribune Top Workplace 2019-2025.

This position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, mental, and financial well-being of our team members. Our benefits include competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with various health spending and savings accounts. We provide supplemental free on-demand healthcare and generous paid time off. Additionally, team members can take advantage of 401(k) matching and other value-added benefits focused on overall health and wellness.
JOB SUMMARY
This position is responsible for ensuring compliance with all state and federal food safety laws as it relates to internal and consumer labels, recalls, and supplier verification. In addition, this individual also ensures consistent quality aspects of ingredients and recipes for all finished goods.

Requirements

• Associate or bachelor's degree in food science, culinary or related field or equivalent experience
• Three or more years' experience in the food industry, preferably, quality assurance, or product development
• LFHI Competencies expected of all employees include: Action Oriented, Customer Focus, Instills Trust, Communicates Effectively, Ensure Accountability, and Values Differences
• A service-oriented individual with a high energy, positive and friendly demeanor
• Ability to maintain compliance with USDA, FDA, and all other regulatory agencies
• Strong computer skills (Outlook, Excel, Word, Access)
• Basic math skills
• Strong customer service, interpersonal, communication and problem solving skills
• Ability to respond to continually changing priorities and coordinate multiple projects
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Time management skills
• Project Management
• Strong organizational abilities
• Ability to provide motivation and leadership
• Ability to delegate and follow through
• Project management and decision making skills
• Sound judgment and decision-making abilities
• Strong organizational abilities
• Ability to balance working independently with being a collaborative team member
• Ability to read, write, speak and comprehend English

Nice To Haves

• Label and document management experience desired

Responsibilities

• Provide assistance to all Lunds & Byerlys team members modeling company customer service standards at all times
• Develop tools and manage processes which can assist in the flow of labeling and label template information throughout the organization, recall communication and tracking, and supplier documentation procedures
• Develop, manage and monitor timeliness and process of new and revised labeling, distribution and submission of recalls, reviewing and confirming supplier document compliance ensuring all deadlines are met
• Manage the labeling, recall, and supplier verification documentation files
• Reviews and releases labeling for package labels, cartons and other related materials ensuring they meet all documented inputs
• Identifies and makes improvements to labeling, recall, and supplier verification processes, systems, tool, and policies
• Review and ensure all labeling content and formats are meeting regulatory requirements
• Communicate with various stakeholders in the organization as well as outside suppliers
• Train applicable store teams in the use of back scale label formats through the creation of Standard Operating Procedures
• Communicate with regulatory agencies as necessary to perform job functions
• Work within the corporate retail team as a subject matter expert in retail labeling
• Coordinating and reporting results for internal sensory testing with stakeholders
• Perform onsite retail inspections to ensure compliance of labels
• Perform all other related assignments (including special projects) as required in a professional and cooperative manner

Benefits

• competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with various health spending and savings accounts
• supplemental free on-demand healthcare
• generous paid time off
• 401(k) matching
• other value-added benefits focused on overall health and wellness

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree