Senior Product Safety Assurance Analyst, Perishables, Worldwide Grocery Stores Product Safety Assurance Team, Whole Foods Market

Job description

The Senior Product Safety Assurance Analyst, Perishables, is responsible for vetting the safety and quality of new and existing WFM products by investigating supplier programs, establishing testing requirements in accordance with regulatory and WFM requirements, and developing and maintaining safety and quality technical specifications for new and existing products across diverse product categories. The Senior PSA shall provide technical guidance and recommendations for product and process development. This role supports product categories with high food-safety risk and/or elevated regulatory requirements. Note - This role requires someone with experience in high-risk food categories, such as meat, seafood, produce, ready-to-eat foods, etc. This role sits within a growing Product Safety Assurance team that supports the WWGS Private Brands business, which is currently in a period of rapid acceleration. This hire is critical to scaling our safety and quality capabilities in step with that growth. Key job responsibilities • Enables commercialization activities and provides technical guidance to ensure products meet WFM quality and regulatory standards by: o Developing appropriate chemical, microbiological, physical, and shelf-life testing requirements based on supplier data, existing testing profiles, regulatory requirements, safety risk, and WFM requirements o Reviewing Supplier Food Safety Plans and product risk assessments o Partnering with…