Description

Central Garden and Pet is a market leader in the Garden and Pet industries. For over 40 years, Central has proudly nurtured happy and healthy homes by bringing innovative and trusted solutions to its consumers and customers and has an exciting opportunity for a skilled and experienced Food Safety and Regulatory Affairs (FSRA) Manager to join our team! This position reports to the Sr. Director, FDA Regulatory Affairs and Food Safety and will support all applicable Central animal food facilities, distribution centers, and third-party manufacturers as well as other Central business units.

The FSRA Manager's principal responsibility will be to ensure that Central facilities and products meet all applicable locals, state, and federal regulations as well as food safety regulatory requirements. The position includes interacting directly with Operational leaders, site Quality Managers and other employees focusing on supporting our food safety initiatives and regulatory compliance. The position will also center on supporting the Sr. Director, FDA Regulatory Affairs and Food Safety while assuring FDA, other federal, state, and local government and all applicable regulatory compliance for Central products.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure our facilities manufacturing pet food and animal feed are compliant with FDA food safety regulatory requirements

• Responsible for creating and/or reviewing Food Safety Plans and Foreign Supplier Verification Programs for food facilities

• Conduct annual audits of Food Safety Plans and assist with hazard analyses

• Maintain professional working relationships with quality, operations and plant management.

• Exercises plant floor leadership skills to ensure strict adherence to plant policies, rules, regulatory compliance, and Central's business units' quality policies

• Be an advocate willing to work to change the safety culture through positive influence and collaborative partnership within manufacturing operations

• Ensure compliance of current products by reviewing and approving labels, ads, websites, blogs, social media, and other promotional materials; adverse event reporting; food facility registrations; creation and application of department procedures/policies, etc.; and, other duties as required/requested by the Senior Director, FDA Regulatory Affairs and Food Safety

• Develop content and format for regulatory submissions, such as amendments or supplements, for existing New Animal Drug Applications (NADAs) and Abbreviated New Animal Drug Applications (ANADAs).

• Assist with timely approval of registrations and renewals to include state regulatory agencies for drugs, feeds, remedies, NASC, and other applicable products, as appropriate

• Assist New Product Development in working through regulatory product approval processes in the U.S. and overseas

• Support Regulatory department employees

   

QUALIFICATIONS

• Proficiency using Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with various levels of management

• Excellent time management skills for coordination of multiple projects

• Ambitious, scrappy, pragmatic

• Team player, ability to work cross-functionally, and with all levels in the organization

• Ability to think creatively and come up with unique solutions to problems or needs

• Strong problem-solving abilities, including a willingness to perform whatever tasks are required to complete a project

• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment

• Attention to detail... For full info follow application link.

   

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disabilit y status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.