Food Quality Assurance Coordinator

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct internal audits for projects, company facilities, and assets. 
• Review and recognize deviations in internal audits.
• Develop onsite training programs to mitigate compliance concerns.
• Develop, maintain, and update all records, manuals, training procedures on multiple locations. 
• Provide insights on jobsites to identify, evaluation, and control of hazards.
• Complete site walk throughs with clientele, government agencies, contractors, and other operational entities. 
• Regularly monitor and assess quality control processes. 
• Document and report any quality related problems.
• Communicate with operations regarding quality concerns. 
• Collaborate with cross functional QA team to address and resolve quality issues. 
• Be available during specified on-call periods to address urgent quality issues that may arise outside regular working hours.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Associate of General Sciences Degree (Food Nutrition, Animal Science, Food Engineering, Quality Management, Environmental Science etc.), or equivalent.
• Relative work experience of 1-2 years in a quality assurance or related field role. 
• Food manager certificate, preferred.
• Must be familiar with regulatory requirements including HACCP, FDA, USDA, and CDC guidelines.
• Prior HACCP Certification, preferred.
• Travel – 80-85% - potentially on a rotation, working weekends, etc.
• 1-2 years of auditing or compliance management.
• Demonstrated proficiency in data analysis, and performance/operation metrics.
•  Experience with problem-solving, decision-making while being detail and execution oriented.
• Certifications related to Quality Assurance or Quality Control.

• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to perform in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in using relevant Microsoft Office software tools for data analysis, documentation, and reporting (Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Able to work in environments that will require juggling multiple concepts and projects.
• Possess the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to implement and maintain quality standards.
• Professional integrity and works with a positive attitude.
• Able to collaboratively work with others in achieving desired results.
• Proven and effective verbal, written and interpersonal abilities.
• Adherence to protocols and the ability to work under pressure.
• Effective communication skills to convey quality standards, provide feedback, and collaborate with various operational workers.
• Strong problem-solving skills to analyze issues, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions.
• Ability to remain calm and make quick, informed decisions during emergency situations or critical incidents.

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