Food Quality Safety Assurance Coordinator
About The Position
SkyChefs is seeking a meticulous Food Safety Quality Assurance Coordinator to support and maintain food safety and quality assurance programs. The role helps ensure compliance with company standards, regulatory requirements, and customer specifications by monitoring production processes, conducting inspections and audits, investigating quality issues, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives. The coordinator monitors the production facility floor to help ensure products meet industry standards and customer expectations. The position is based on-site in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and involves substantial employee-facing work influencing quality assurance standards. The coordinator maintains quality records and performance indicators, verifies food safety and sanitation practices, conducts inspections and sampling, helps train employees, and supports the Quality Manager’s initiatives. The work takes place in manufacturing and production environments and can involve hot, cold, wet, or refrigerated conditions.
Requirements
- High school diploma or higher.
- 1–3 years of experience in food safety, quality assurance, or food manufacturing.
- Knowledge of HACCP, GMPs, SQF, BRC, FDA, USDA, and food safety regulations.
- Proficiency with computers and basic software, including Microsoft software; ability to create and maintain trending charts and SOPs.
- Ability to use a calculator, weight scales, thermometers, ATP testing equipment, and mechanical food portioning and processing equipment.
- Ability to work with minimal to no supervision, act as a liaison for the Supervisor, and demonstrate initiative and problem-solving ability.
- Strong mathematical, analytical, verbal, written, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with large groups.
- Ability to work in manufacturing and production environments; stand, walk, bend, and lift up to 30 pounds; tolerate hot, cold, wet, or refrigerated conditions; wear required PPE; and follow plant safety requirements.
- Ability to lift or push a minimum of 25 pounds.
Nice To Haves
- Food industry experience, preferably with a background in food science, nutrition science, chemistry, or microbiology.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and initiate Quality Department and GQS records and key performance indicators related to food safety, sanitation, regulatory agencies, internal customers, and airline customers.
- Monitor Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) daily for compliance.
- Verify cooler and freezer room temperatures.
- Perform environmental swabs and microbiological sampling, and submit samples to a local laboratory for analysis.
- Collect airline food samples to verify compliance with specifications.
- Assist the Quality Manager with training and daily initiatives addressing quality, food safety, and sanitation issues and driving process improvements.
- Conduct workstation inspections to verify compliance with Gold Standard requirements, specifications, sanitizer standards, food temperatures, HACCP documentation, and potentially hazardous food setup.
- Check portion-control weights for compliance with specifications.
- Conduct dispatch, galley, non-bonded, bonded, and equipment inspections.
- Verify that HACCP logs and other documents are accurately completed daily.
- Create charts, trending reports, training materials, and visuals.
- Maintain and monitor regulated garbage standards and train employees to meet USDA requirements.
- Train hourly employees as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
