Quality Specialist

Quality Specialist Corporate- Brecksville OH

AgranaFruitis proud to be a Great Place to Work Certified organizationreflecting our commitment to ahightrust collaborative is the world market leader and leading ingredient supplier of fruit preparations in one of the fastest-growing segments in the food industry. We specialize in the custom development of stabilized fruit preparations for the refrigerated & frozen dairy bakery and food service industries. Every 3rd cup of yogurt worldwidecontainsfruit fromAgrana!

Agrana Fruit is seeking a Quality Specialist to be responsible for developing reviewing and maintaining customer-facing product documentation specifications and certification program documentation. This role ensures all documentation is accurate compliant and aligned with food safety quality regulatory and customer requirements.

Working closely with New Product Development (NPD) Procurement Supplier Quality Ingredient Portfolio Management Technical Services and manufacturing sites the Corporate Quality Specialist plays a key role in supporting product commercialization customer requests and document lifecycle management.

Key responsibilities:

• Review and approve customer-facing documentation from a Food Safety & Quality perspective prior to customer submission.
• Prepare and complete customer specification templates and documentation requests.
• Review maintain and approve certification-related documentation including Kosher Non-GMO Project Verified Halal and other customer-required certifications ensuring compliance with program requirements and timely support of customer documentation requests
• Ensure documentation is accurate complete and submitted on time.
• Validate product information including:
  • Product specifications
  • Nutritional information
  • Allergen statements
  • GMO declarations
  • Formulation-related documentation
  • Safety Data Sheets (SDS)

• Create revise review approve and archive customer specifications and related documents.
• Maintain customer documentation certifications and records within internal and external document management systems.
• Support compliance with customer requirements company standards and applicable food safety programs.

• Partner with New Product Development (NPD) Procurement Supplier Quality Ingredient Portfolio Management Technical Services and manufacturing sites.
• Support commercialization activities and customer projects.
• Participate as a member of cross-functional customer teams.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives related to customer documentation and process efficiencies.

Core competencies:

• Experience in handling multiple tasks with ability to manage time and focus on priorities
• Detail oriented with the ability to complete high quality work with minimal errors
• Strong communication skills written and verbal
• Skills for cooperation and coordination
• Desire to learn and contribute to continuous improvement
• Strong computer and data management skills
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team-based enviornment

Job requirements

• Bachelors degree in Food Science Microbiology Food Safety Chemistry or comparable technical discipline
• 0 2 years experience in food manufacturing quality regulatory or related technical roles
• Knowledge of food labeling regulatory compliance or specification management systems
• Customer Service Experience required
• Statistical or data analysis background preferred
• SAP experience preferred

AgranaFruit offers a competitive salary anda comprehensivebenefits packagethat supports employeewellness and well-being. To apply pleasesubmitan applicationor contact