Quality Assurance Specialist

Key Responsibilities

• Ensures GMPs, HACCP, Food Safety & Quality, SSOP & SQF standards are met in all areas of USDA/FDA processing
• Works closely with Operations, Production, Sanitation, Maintenance, and Management to maintain food safety and quality programs
• Maintains quality assurance paperwork with accuracy
• Verifies, monitors, and reviews daily paperwork generated during operations to assure compliance
• Performs daily, weekly and monthly audits or inspections
• Performs product and environmental testing along with verifications
• Pulls product samples for evaluation and testing in onsite laboratory
• Administers hold and release policies & directs handling of out of specification products
• Facilitate timely, corrective, and preventative actions including but not limited to daily non-conformities/deviations, internal and external audit findings, and complaints
• Report food safety and quality issues to plant management
• Affixes to special projects and other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required
• Associate degree in Food Science, Biology, Microbiology, Quality Assurance, or related field preferred
• Previous food manufacturing experience preferred
• Previous quality assurance, laboratory, or food safety experience preferred
• Experience in RTE (Ready-to-Eat) foods, meat, dairy, egg products, or beverage manufacturing is a plus