Quality and Regulatory Affairs Coordinator

Quality and Regulatory Affairs Coordinator

Darling Ingredients repurposes and recycles materials from the animal agriculture and food industries - transforming them into essential ingredients that do everything from feeding animals to fertilizing crops to fueling planes and nourishing people. We're the number one publicly traded company of our kind, operating a global family of brands and businesses that span more than 260 facilities in over 15 countries. Our unique scale allows us to make entire industries less wasteful and more sustainable, helping move the world toward a more circular economy.

Darling Ingredients offers full time employees a full suite of benefits including but not limited to the following: 401(k), Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, and Paid Time Off.

Job Summary

The Quality & Regulatory Affairs Coordinator is responsible for coordinating activities that support compliance with regulatory requirements and internal quality standards. This role involves managing document control, coordinating updates to food safety plans, and serving as the point of contact for customer complaints.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Reviews and coordinates updates to food safety plans and hazard analyses for animal food facilities
• Develops fluency in food safety programs to provide facility support and guidance
• Collaborates with Preventive Control Qualified Individuals (PCQIs) to update food safety plans as there are changes to facility operations, food safety team members, processes, and raw materials
• Leads PCQIs with food safety plan development and updates including changes to hazard identifications, hazard assessments, template updates, and applicable laws and regulations
• Manages customer complaint entry, tracking, and resolution
• Ensures timely communication and documentation, coordinating with facility personnel to achieve rapid closure and response to customer inquiries
• Coordinates appropriate corporate quality and regulatory affairs personnel to assist with related facility issues
• Compiles and analyzes data for reporting purposes to be submitted to appropriate personnel on established timelines
• Participates as a member of the Quality Assurance and Product Safety Team supporting facility management to ensure ongoing compliance to applicable federal, state and local regulations affecting animal food products
• Supports Quality Assurance and Product Safety Team with relevant information about facility food safety programs and changes therein.
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in a relevant field; or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience in food safety and quality, Food Science, Animal Science, Quality Management preferred
• 2+ years of experience
• Successful applicants must be able to obtain FSPCA Preventive Controls for Animal Food (PCQI) certification
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Visio)

Preferred Qualifications:

• General knowledge of rendering processes, animal byproducts, and/or animal food ingredient processes.
• Experience with Oracle systems including EBS.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Strong organizational skills with an attention to detail and ability to work independently.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

The information contained in this job description is intended to describe the essential job functions required of those assigned to this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the job. Please note that management retains the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The ability to competently perform all the essential duties of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, demonstrated commitment to effective customer service delivery, integrity, and the ability to work productively as a member of a team or work group are basic requirements of all positions at Darling Ingredients.

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Working Conditions and Physical Demands

The physical demands and work environment factors described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the main duties of this job.

Working Environment

None Occasionally = up to 20% Frequently = 21% to 50% Constantly = at least 51%

Exposed to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environments such as high noise level, strong odors, and/or exposure to heat and cold

Exposed to bio hazardous conditions

Exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations

Exposed to Electrical hazards; risk of electrical shock

Handles or works with potentially dangerous equipment

Travels to offsite locations

Other (please describe):

Physical Demands

None Occasionally = up to 20% Frequently = 21% to 50% Constantly = at least 51%

Sit: Must be able to remain in a stationary position.

Walk: Must be able to move about inside/outside office or work location.

Use hands to finger, handle or feel: Operates a computer and other office machinery.

Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl: Must be able to position one's self to maintain computers in the lab, including under desks and in the server closet.

Climb or balance: Must be able to ascend/descend on a ladder.

Talk, hear, taste, smell: Must be able to use senses to; effectively communicate with co-workers and clients and detect hazardous conditions.

Weight and Force Demands

None Occasionally = up to 20% Frequently = 21% to 50% Constantly = at least 51%

Up to 10 pounds

Up to 25 pounds

Up to 50 pounds

Up to 100 pounds

More than 100 pounds

Vision Demands

Required

No special vision requirements

Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)

Distance vision (Clear vision at 20 feet or more)

Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)

Peripheral vision

Depth perception

Ability to adjust focus