Business Unit Overview For 75 years, Bob Evans Farms has delivered delicious, quick-to-table, farm-inspired food that makes mealtime a little bit easier and a lot more delicious. We’re proud to be the #1-selling refrigerated dinner sides, including many varieties of feel-good favorites such as mashed potatoes and macaroni & cheese. We’re also a leading producer and distributor of sausage and bacon products, potato products, and egg products including liquid eggs. Our brand portfolio includes Bob Evans, Simply Potatoes, Egg Beaters and Owens Sausage. Bob Evans Farms is based in Columbus, Ohio. In September of 2017, Bob Evans Farms was acquired by Post Holdings, Inc. and is part of the Refrigerated Retail division. Other divisions of Post include Post Consumer Brands (Cereal), Weetabix (Cereal – UK), Michael Foods (Foodservice), and 8th Avenue Food & Provisions (Private Label). Post has aggressive growth plans for BEF, highlighted by the recent deployment of capital to support innovation, marketing and manufacturing. Responsibilities Position Overview This role is part of the BEF Quality and Food Safety Excellence team. Reporting into the Sr QFSE Manager. This role is responsible for conducting Food safety and quality system audits of BEF facilities, suppliers, and co manufacturers. This role will also assist provide support to develop technical solutions to assist manufacturing facilities in improving food safety and quality performance. The QFSE Audit Specialist will work remotely. Accountabilities: • Conduct Food Safety audits on supplier and co-manufacturing facilities in a variety of food processing and related environments. • Assess internal manufacturing facilities for GFSI audit readiness, company quality standards or similar scope. • Assess compliance with FDA, USDA, and other regulatory guidelines associated with all manufacturing elements. • Capture and report noted quality and food safety data within audit reports. • Assist and advise Operations in providing viable corrective and preventative actions. • Deliver training to associates regarding food safety and quality assurance procedures and principles. • Identify risks and escalate non-compliances and ensure corrective and preventive actions are identified. • Verify the timely completion of CAPA plans. • Assist BEF internal plants in preparing for audits. • Develop and improve the BEF audit criteria and expectations and performance standards. Qualifications Experience and Education: Education Level: • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education, training, and/ or experience in Food Science, Food Microbiology, Agriculture, Chemistry, or equivalent (biological sciences) required. • PCQI or HACCP certification required. Experience: • Minimum 5 years of experience in a manufacturing facility including production and quality, including 2 years auditing experience required. • Must have a thorough understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices, Quality Management Systems, and Government/Local regulations. • Experience in a broad range of food production operations to assess quality assurance risk • Knowledge of HACCP, food safety plans, cGMP, food quality system, sanitation, allergen control, and environmental monitoring. • Working knowledge of quality auditing schemes such as SQF, BRC, AIB, ISO 22000, and other benchmarked schemes. • Working knowledge of audit cloud-based data systems and software • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)