Senior Consultant - Food Safety and Quality Assurance

Who we are and what we do?
Intertek Alchemy is the global leader in helping companies engage with their frontline workforces to drive safety and productivity. More than 3 million frontline workers at 50,000 locations use Intertek Alchemy’s tailored training and communications programs to safeguard food, reduce workplace injuries, and improve operations.

The Austin American-Statesman has named Alchemy one of Austin’s Top Workplaces five years in a row. And BuiltIn has named Intertek Alchemy one of the top digital companies in Austin for the past three years. 

What are we looking for?

In our fast-growing company, we seek an articulate and technically inclined individual to help develop, implement and train for world-class food safety and quality systems. Reporting to the Senior Director of Professional Services, you will help clients build sustainable food safety systems with consistent and audit-defensible practices for GFSI certification and sustainment. To be successful, you exude confidence and thrive in fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. You love learning and long to work with an amazing team of people who are experts in what they do but be capable of working independently.

What you’ll do:

• Complete professional consulting services for clients in the areas of SQF, BRC, or FSSC 22000 standards along with HACCP / Food Safety Plans to assure compliance with regulatory and audit standards.
• Help clients to prioritize safety, quality, productivity, and culture objectives for across-the-board optimization.
• Build excellent relationships with clients to meet their needs, continuous improve their food safety and quality systems and identify additional opportunities for products and services.
• Complete monthly calls with Advantage Program clients to help sustain their systems.
• Conduct training seminars for Preventive Control for Human Food, HACCP and other topics.
• Work closely with the Client Services Representative and Business Development Teams on project scheduling and upselling opportunties
• Support Marketing by participating in webinars, speaking engagements and blogs as needed.
• Utilize NetSuite to ensure accuracy in client account information, maintain scheduled calendar events and post weekly comments in Salesforce Chatter on client visit summaries.
• Upload all client files into SharePoint within the established 7 day time frame and utilize the established GFSI programs provided in SharePoint to ensure consistent content and format implementation.
• Cross sell other Intertek Alchemy product and consulting services offerings during each client visit.
• Communicate needs and issues with the Senior Director Professional Services.

What you bring to the table:

• 10+ years of experience in a variety of consulting, auditing, and training within the food industry.
• Extensive knowledge of regulatory compliance with FDA and USDA standards
• Preventive Controls Qualified Individual and HACCP Certification
• SQF, BRC and/or FSSC 22000 Certifications or knowledge
• ISO 9001 Certification (preferred but not required)
• Educational background in food science or food related degree is a plus
• Background in project management/coordination is an asset
• Business-to-business experience is considered an asset
• Moderate proficiency with NetSuite
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships and rapport with clients
• Ability to travel up to 80% including internationally

What’s in it for you?

Intertek Alchemy is a growing company with an innovative work environment that offers:

• Competitive compensation plus innovative incentive programs
• Company paid vision, dental and health benefits for employees (spouse, domestic partner, and dependents can be added at additional costs)
• 401k Plan with a Company match
• Paid Time Off
• Company paid short and long term disability
• Company paid life insurance
• Employee assistance program

Why work at Intertek?

Intertek is a world leader in the $250 billion Quality Assurance market, with a proven, high-quality business model and a global network of customer-focused operations and highly engaged subject matter experts. At Intertek, we exercise our spirit of innovation, the passion of our people and our unmatched customer commitment to realize our purpose of making the world an ever better, safer, and more sustainable place for all. Learn more about