Food Labeling and Packaging Specialist

**About DNI Group LLC**

DNI provides the food industry with innovative Japanese seafood products, sashimi grade seafood, authentic Japanese inspired appetizers, unique desserts, and plant-based seafood options.

Our value proposition is to continually provide quality brands, accurate service, reliable inventory, and on-time delivery to our customers.

**The Opportunity**
- Reporting to the Compliance Manager, the on-site Food Labeling and Packaging Specialist is responsible for food labeling and packaging compliance to local, state, and federal regulations (e.g., FDA and USDA) for DNI Group LLC’s traded (i.e., bulk, food service, retail, and private label) and experiment or sample products.
- Labeling and packaging food products is not only a matter of aesthetics and marketing, but also of safety and compliance. As the Food Labeling and Packaging Specialist, you need to know how to design and select packaging materials, formats, and labels that meet the industry regulations and standards, as well as the end user or consumer expectations and preferences.

**Objectives**
- Ensure that labeling information is accurate, clear, complete, and truthful, and that it does not mislead or confuse the end user or consumer.
- Proactively collaborate as a solution-focused resource for the cross-functional team to ensure that products and projects are regulatorily compliant, competitively positioned, and build trust for customers, consumers, and regulatory authorities.
- Foster productive cross-functional relationships internally and externally with production partners and customers to enable effective, efficient, and value-creating data sharing and analytics.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Responsible for food labels
- Develop labels which include aspects such as product names, weight statements, ingredient statements, allergen declarations, and nutrition facts.
- Review new packaging proofs at all design stages to ensure grammar accuracy, ingredients, and nutrition facts.
- Regularly communicate with different parties during the development process and ensure that critical documents are maintained according to company requirements.
- Keep up with regulations
- Remain current with applicable food labeling and packaging regulations through various industry and watchdog services.
- Provide support and guidance on regulatory food labeling and packaging topics as needed.
- Become in-house expert or consultant regarding compliance of product claims and communicate relevant technical information to the rest of the teams.
- Able to follow multiple projects
- Effectively manage multiple projects while consistently delivering 100% speed to market and flexibility.
- Responsible for contributing to the maintenance of food label status in project trackers and other resources by reviewing content and entering data.
- Cross functional team participation
- Ensure products and products in development uphold standards of identity.
- Participate and work collaboratively in team brainstorming to provide creative options and solutions to assist the brand(s) on the development of new product names and claims.
- Ensure that product formulations adhere to proper naming principles to protect end user as well as the company.

**Key Skills needed for success**
- Demonstrated knowledge of applicable food labeling and packaging regulations.
- Strong organizational skills that reflect ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly with excellent attention to detail.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to effectively work across functions and enable the development of relationships with key stakeholders.
- Highly resourceful team player, with the ability to be effective independently and seek assistance and direction periodically on complex issues.
- Demonstrated ability to achieve high performance goals and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Self-starter, drive for results with strong work ethic and integrity.
- Demonstrated proactive approach to problem-solving with strong critical thinking capabilities.
- Forward looking thinker, who actively seeks opportunities and proposes solutions.
- Ability to translate information clearly and in nontechnical terms.

**Education, Training, and/or Experience Requirements**
- Bachelor’s degree in food science, nutrition, or related field required.
- A minimum of two (2)+ years’ experience in FDA and/or USDA food labeling regulations.
- English is the primary language. Japanese or Spanish, while beneficial, are not required.

**Physical, Environmental, and Cognitive Demands**: Speaking. Hearing. Near, far, and peripheral visual acuity. Gross and fine motor skills. Keyboarding. Sitting. Standing. Climbing stairs. Reaching overhead or below. Ability to perform tasks, often in distractive conditions. Executes tasks independently. Leans and memorizes tasks. Maintains concentration/focus on tasks. Performs tasks in small spaces. Works in an open office environment.
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