Specialist QRC Innovation

Job description

Job Title: QRC Specialist, Innovation Summary: This role is designed to support Innovation with a focus on food safety while enabling speed to market, including “atypical” approaches to develop, manufacture and market new products. As a result, this position needs to react quickly to changing business needs and maintain a “fluid” work environment. Focus of role is Hershey’s Salty Snacks Innovation and Quality Operations. Under direction from QRC leaders and in collaboration with R&D, Operations, Engineering, Packaging, and Commercial Teams, this role is responsible for all aspects of food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance of the Agile Innovation Process and traditional early-stage Innovation. This includes, but is not limited to, identification and approval of ingredients and packaging, conducting quality system assessments (ingredient/packaging suppliers, manufacturing locations, distribution sites, etc.), policy and procedure development pertaining to Innovation, conducting Quality Design Reviews, developing Food Safety and Quality plans and providing on-site support of manufacturing and distribution operations. Ensures compliance with government regulations, industry st...