Compliance Manager

Have you ever enjoyed Coca-Cola®, PowerAde®, Body Armor®, or Monster Energy® or perhaps sipped on a Gold Peak Tea®, SmartWater® or Minute Maid Juice®? If the answer is yes, then you know the Chesterman Company! We are an independent Coca-Cola Bottler with our corporate office located in Sioux City, Iowa. We have been making quality beverages for the Midwest since 1872 and supplying them from 14 distribution centers across Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota.

Position Summary:  Responsible for the development, implementation and maintenance of an effective Management System that is compliant to all current regulatory, internal and external requirements.

Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Evaluates effective implementation of the facility’s Management System (policies, procedures, processes) against applicable state, federal regulations, and external regulatory requirements.
• Primary contact/lead for all Coca-Cola, 3rd Party, Federal and State audits
• Facilitates internal audits and communicates findings from audits to responsible employees. 
• Coordinates and leads training classes
• Acts as scientific, regulatory, technical, food safety or quality expert and consultant to the company including other branches and customers
• Manages documentation and records in order to ensure that they are complete, current, secure, and easily retrievable. This includes proficiency in the administration role of Master Control
• Reviews and updates existing policies, procedures, and work instructions to meet ISO standards, regulatory requirements and The Coca-Cola Company specifications
• Facilitate Food Safety Plans (HACCP) and appropriate risk assessments
• Leader and organizer of multiple cross functioning teams (Food Safety Team, Green Team, Safety Team, HACCP, Management Review)
• Facilitate FDA FSMA requirements to applicable locations
• Able to react to change productively and handle other essential tasks as assigned

Education/Experience:
•    High-School Diploma/GED
•    Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in food or beverage manufacturing compliance preferred
•    Previous experience with Management systems, ISO, and food safety preferred

Required Skills/Abilities: 
•    Communication Skills
•    Dexterity Skills
•    Problem Solving
•    Interpersonal Skills
•    Attention to detail
•    Ability to work independently
•    Must be able to read, speak, and write in English to be able to communicate with supervisor and co-workers and to operate equipment.

Work Environment:  Office, production, and warehouse environment. The office is an air-conditioned workspace. Temperature can be very hot and humid during the warmer months in the warehouse.

Physical Requirements: 
•    Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust and focus vision when reading from a computer terminal
•    Frequent standing, walking, and sitting for long periods of time
•    Occasional sitting, reaching, handling, kneeling, squatting, and bending
•    Ability to lift/carry <20lbs
•    Ability to push/pull <20lbs

Schedule: Full-Time: Monday-Friday 730am-430pm; Extended hours as needed

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