GO-Quality Assurance - FSQA Specialist

About the role

The FS/QA Specialist is responsible for ensuring food safety and quality compliance across the facility. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, proactive, and skilled in food safety systems with the ability to manage projects independently in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Facility’s GMP inspections, Foreign Material Control, Pest Control, and facility CAPA program; lead root cause analyses, oversee corrective action implementation, and verification activities
• Oversee Facility’s Food Safety Culture activities (e.g. annual survey, Food Safety Bulletin board, One Point Lessons, food safety champion, Food Safety New Letter, Production Huddles, etc.)
• Responsible for reviewing, analyzing, and tracking finished product complaints and communicating adverse trends to cross functional teams
• Oversee Recipe Part 2 management and communicate findings to cross functional teams
• Partner with Production on troubleshooting day-to-day product quality, equipment, sanitation issues
• Participate in management of facility sanitation operational performance and 5S program
• Oversee execution of line trials (GTVs) for new material validations, equipment, Recipe Part 2 changes, etc.
• Audit food safety and quality processes as assigned to ensure compliance
• Perform mock recalls and traces as needed
• Assist in recall response and execution alongside the Crisis Management Team as needed
• Support external audits (e.g., SQF, FDA) by providing required documentation and participating as needed
• Create, revise, and maintain food safety and quality documentation in collaboration with cross-functional teams as needed
• Provide employee coaching and training food safety and quality best practices
• Drive continuous improvement in facility’s food safety and quality programs and provide recommendations for food safety, quality, and sanitation processes and improvements
• Recommend enhancements to sanitation, food safety, and quality programs
• Independently manage projects and execute tasks with minimal supervision
• Follow all company safety protocols and procedures
• Perform additional duties as assigned to support department and company goals
• Flexible in working hours & days, depending on business need

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of food industry, food safety or QA experience required
• Strong Knowledge of SQF guidelines
• Experience reviewing and writing policies and procedures required
• Auditing experience desired
• Experience with SQF or other GFSI schemes desired
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and written and verbal communication skills
• Strong problem-solving skills and detail oriented
• The role requires frequent and sometimes constant standing, walking, bending, stooping, and kneeling to monitor production lines and inspect various parts of the facility
• Strong Microsoft Office Skills required

Confidentiality

The job holder is only allowed to share information with authorized persons: data and information specific to the department such as business figures and objectives, personnel data, salary information, statistics and analyses, pricing, customer and supplier information, terms and conditions, technical know-how of Schär and of suppliers, etc.