FSQA Document Specialist

ABOUT US AT KINDER'S:

What's it like to work at Kinder's? Well, there's a lot of snacking and geeking out over what we all cooked over the weekend. But beyond that, there's also plenty of hard work. Because we don't just like flavor, we're obsessed with it.   
  
With over 100 products sold nationwide, we're now a top-five brand in multiple flavor categories at Costco, Walmart, Whole Foods, and more. But we're not your typical CPG company. Privately held and founder-led, we like to think of ourselves as a pirate ship in a sea of cruise ships. Our crew is adventurous and fearless. We chart our own course and chase big ideas to make food unforgettable.  
  
As we expand globally and approach $1 billion in revenue, we need other smart-and-scrappy, flavor-obsessed people to come aboard. If you're looking for a place where you can see the real impact of your work, this is it. Every day, you'll be part of a journey to add flavor to millions of meals and lives. 

How you'll have an impact at Kinder's: You will play a key role supporting Kinder's by managing ingredient, supplier, and partner documentation and by ensuring that all critical documentation is managed, updated, and organized for reference by the cross-functional team.  This is a highly critical position and will be relied upon by many of Kinder's colleagues.

What You'll Be Doing:

We are looking for a highly detail-oriented Documentation Specialist to create/gather, organize, coordinate and maintain the Kinder's Ingredients, Packaging and Food Safety and Quality Assurance documentation/information in our database.

• Develop and maintain all relevant documentation for ingredients, packaging and finished products used in Kinder's product line. 
• Maintain and update food safety and quality documentation including SOPs, HACCP plans, GMPs, SSOPs, and audit records.
• Supplier documentation collection and organization in online systems.
• Supplier documentation review and approval.
• Ensure that key Supplier and Coman facility information is maintained and current.
• Work cross-functionally with Kinder's sourcing and product development team to ensure that documentation prioritization is complete and highly coordinated.
• Develop, build and maintain strong relationships with Kinder's suppliers and manufacturers.
• Work closely across Product Development, Sourcing and Supply Chain teams to ensure compliance from start to finish.
• Support the Quality Assurance team in a broad range of functions  

What You Bring to the Table:

If you enjoy working with cross-functional teams and have strong computer and organizational skills and a knack for managing documentation, this could be a great fit for you 

Skills and Experience:

• A bachelor's degree in business, Computer Science, Food Science or a related field is preferred, however "on the job" experience managing databases is highly valued.
• At least 2-4 years in a Quality Assurance role or Documentation role within the Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) industry is preferred but not required.
• Strong computer skills and confidence with databases for organizing is critical.
• Experience with electronic QMS platforms.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience in TraceGains is preferred but not require.
• Strong understanding of food safety regulations and standards (FSMA, HACCP, GFSI)

Personal Characteristics:

• An ambitious individual that wants to grow their skillset at one of the premier, growing food companies.
• Self-Starter that requires minimal oversight with an ability to problem solve, manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Very strong organizational skills and an extremely disciplined approach to database and documentation management.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects and tasks.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills are critical.
• Accustomed to changing priorities and a high tempo, dynamic environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a great attitude to support a high growth company. 

Things About the Way We Work:

• No two days here are the same.
• We try to be good team members and good communicators, but we don't live by hierarchy and structure – everyone is a difference maker here.
• We make a lot of decisions in the face of incomplete information – our team embrace ambiguity and tries to make good decisions fast rather than great decisions slow.
• We believe our job is to take smart risk, not to eliminate risk.
• We believe in growing our skills and becoming a better company with more managerial expertise, but we are an entrepreneurial company at heart.
• We aren't trying to be average – we want to do exceptional things and we are willing to work hard to achieve them.

Location & Travel:

The position will be based out of our 70,000 sq. foot office in Walnut Creek, CA. We strongly believe in the power of culture and community and have a hybrid work structure with 4 days in the office on a weekly basis to encourage collaboration and personal connections that will allow us to better serve our customers and consumer and to have more fun. We have 1 flex day per week with employees having the opportunity to choose to be either in the office or to work from home based on what makes most sense for them.

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