Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title : Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist

Department : Supply Chain

Position Reports to : Supply Chain Manager

Employment : W2, Full-Time, Salary, Exempt

Location : St. Augustine, FL Distribution Center (Distribution Center will be relocating to Palm Coast, FL). Must be currently living in the local area to be considered.

Are you the best at what you do and want to love where you work? Are you a true flavor enthusiast with a zest for adventure? Want to work with a TEA -m full of sugary sweet, never salty (unless we sell it) band of characters who take their work seriously but never themselves? If this sounds like you and you too love corny puns, you may be the key ingredient were missing. See what we did there? Apply now, and let your culinary imagination run wild with us!

The Spice & Tea Exchange is looking for energetic people who have a passion for life and food. Our mission is creating and sharing the experience of a more flavorful life , and our employees strive to make that happen every day for our customers, our franchisees and each other. The employee experience at The Spice & Tea Exchange is unique and rewarding, and if you have this same passion for flavor, we have a seat for you at our table.

Position Purpose :

This position requires a high degree of specialized expertise and skill in maintaining established standards of quality and accuracy, and labeling regulations and standards set forth by FDA / USDA. The work requires making decisions that support company guidelines authoritatively and quickly. This position provides and creates nutrition facts panels, ingredient statements, and net weights for new products. Will work with suppliers gathering and maintaining SQF required documents, product specification and nutritional information. Is responsible for auditing, adhering, implementing, monitoring, verifying, validating, and writing procedures and processes that fall under the compliance umbrellas of FSMA, HACCP, GMP, Food Safety & Quality in all areas of USDA / FDA labeling, manufacturing, and warehousing. Reviews, updates and approves corporate labeling designs. Works across functions and communicates with all functional and operating groups on ingredient, labeling and compliance matters.

Essential job functions include but are not limited to :

• Lead regulatory intelligence gathering.
• Develop global regulatory strategies.
• Manage all regulatory submissions and audits.
• Collaborates with Government Affairs, Legal, Regulatory Affairs, Nutrition, Marketing, Sales, Quality Assurance, Food Safety, Purchasing, Distribution Center and others, to leverage regulations and give The Spice & Tea Exchange a competitive advantage in the marketplace.
• Provides regulatory guidance and answers compliance-related questions regarding new and reformulated product concepts.
• Collaborates to identify and provide resolution to strategic and tactical regulatory issues pertaining to food labeling.
• Communicates cross functionally regarding current and emerging food labeling issues and opportunities and related impact on products and product technology.
• Maintains up to date knowledge of FDA and USDA regulations and policies.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of current regulations and appropriate product technology.
• Prepares and submits all required label approval documents.
• Creates and routes all label approvals for signatures.
• Creates and maintains labeling SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures).
• Completes label layout and thermal transfer printing of labels for company and vendors, as needed.
• Maintains master data file with regards to item ingredients and attributes.
• Collaborates with the marketing department to create, update, and maintain nutritional and calorie information for the field, using margins formats.
• Maintains all files with accuracy, along with peripheral equipment and software.
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge and Job Requirements :

Physical Requirements to perform the essential functions of this job :

TSTE is unable to accommodate sensitivity or allergy to various spices, ingredients, scents and aromas contained in our products. This is core to our business and cannot be avoided.

While we will make every attempt to provide reasonable accommodation, such accommodation may not alter the fundamental requirements of the job, cause undue hardship, safety risk, or interfere with the ability to perform essential functions. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to supporting your needs within the scope of our commitment to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

Core Values :

Spicy Perks :

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Spice & Tea Exchange provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

The Company prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Drug Free Workplace

The Spice & Tea Exchange is committed to maintaining a safe and productive work environment. The company policy states, all applicants must complete a drug screening test if accepting an offer of employment. Employment offers are contingent upon a negative drug screening test result.