About the Company: Our client is an industry leading Canadian company with over 40 years of experience and a strong track record in the development and distribution of their human and pet related food products across North America. This newly created entrepreneurial thinking Director will have a sense of the vision and wants to be an integral part of their exponential growth.

About the Role: The Director of Regulatory Compliance, Sustainability, Quality, Risk Management is responsible for developing a culture of Food Safety and Quality across the entire supply chain implementing and championing strategic objectives. Support the Quality Team managing a comprehensive Food Safety program including the implementation and maintenance of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), design and oversee new Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) for their US operation, Supplier Approval processes, maintenance of the SQF certification, support of annual audits, Recall process, FDA/USDA Compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee all Aspects of Regulatory and Quality Assurance on the Executive Team and support the full programs for all areas of the business.
• Identify critical functional priorities to the Executive team for review and discussion, encouraging collective team problem solving and cross functional alignments.

Own applicable departmental budgets.

Create Culture of Food Safety

Implement Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) US Operation

Support Annual Audits. Review Supplier & Freight Agreements

Subject matter for all Food Safety, Regulatory, Compliance Events

Lead Crisis management situations, recalls, FDA Holds, legal representation

Lead Sustainability initiatives

Coordinate risk management functions across the entire team

Enhance FDA Compliance. Oversee Pesticide and Microbial testing

Challenge current practices to enhance Food Safety

Participate in Industry gatherings (associations, conferences, seminars) customer audits

Enhance Strengthen Supplier Approval Program/Visits

Network with company solicitors to keep up to date on Food Safety, Regulatory Trends

Provide coaching leadership to quality team and executive

Bachelor Sc. in Food Science, Biology/Chemistry, Engineering (B. Eng.) or related science discipline. Minimum 5 years of experience working within a large national/global food manufacturing organization, preferably in QA/Compliance/Regulatory Affairs/Risk management. Able to travel across North America.

Required Skills: 10+ years of progressive experience in regulatory compliance, quality assurance, food production, and auditing/testing and at least 3+ years at Director/Senior Manager level. Proven expertise in GMPs, HACCP, CFIA, FSMA, FDA/USDA, EPA and GFSI (SQF). (Food manufacturing, Seeds, Pet foods, Grains, Pesticides, Import/Export)