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Role Description

C.H. Robinson is seeking a passionate Food Safety Specialist to help protect the integrity of our global produce supply chain. In this role you will manage supplier approvals and renewals, oversee regulatory and responsible-sourcing compliance, and serve as a key connection point between suppliers, customers, and internal teams. You will work hands-on in critical systems, lead consumer care investigations, and support audits that ensure our products meet rising customer and industry expectations. If you’re motivated by meaningful, high-impact work that keeps food safe and supply chains strong, this role offers both challenge and purpose.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Participate in risk assessment and approval of new growers, commodities, regions, and distributors as required
• Assess and maintain new and existing grower, supplier, and distributor’s current food safety program
• Build and maintain new and existing grower, supplier, distributor, and Robinson Fresh Service Center profiles in the Food Safety database
• Support FSMA compliance including – Preventive Controls, FSVP, Produce Safety Rule and Sanitary Transportation
• Monitor compliance status for suppliers
• Maintain compliance via appropriate documentation in Robinson’s food safety database
• Evaluate the efficiency of data controls and improve them continuously
• Proactively monitor and identify non-conformity issues with growers, distributors, and suppliers and suggest actions for compliance
• Prepare reports for internal management and external customers as appropriate
• Apply data visualization principles to develop and present analysis in a clear, simplistic, and impactful way
• Respond to consumer care/customer responsibilities including but limited to email correspondence, troubleshooting issues, etc.
• Assist in the review and approval of regulatory labeling requirements for Robinson Fresh brands

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in food science, biology, chemistry, or related field
• Minimum of 2 years of Food Safety experience
• Flexibility with schedule as needed including the ability to work beyond normal business hours and weekends

Strongly Preferred

• Ability to travel domestically and internationally
• Bilingual in English and Spanish
• Working knowledge of food safety regulations and best practices (i.e., GAP, GMP, HACCP, GFSI and FSMA)

Preferred

• Produce experience a plus
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize required, critical thinking and analytical skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to motivate and encourage change, able to get positive results in a very large, dispersed organization
• Values a diverse and inclusive work environment

Benefits

• Three medical plans which include:
• Prescription drug coverage
• Enhanced Fertility benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Account (including employer contribution)
• Dental and Vision
• Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Paid observed holidays
• 2 paid floating holidays for U.S. hourly employees
• Flexible Time Off (FTO) offered to U.S. salaried employees — no accruals and no caps. Paid Time Off (PTO) offered to all other employees in the U.S. and Canada
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time off to volunteer in your community
• Charitable Giving Match Program
• 401(k) with 6% company matching
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Plus a broad range of career development, networking, and team-building opportunities