Food Safety Quality Assurance Coordinator
About The Position
Join a team where quality and food safety are at the heart of everything we do. The Food Quality Assurance Coordinator is responsible for supporting and maintaining our Global Quality System (GQS), helping ensure compliance with customer requirements, FDA and USDA regulations, HACCP programs, and company food safety standards. Reporting to the Food Quality Assurance Manager, this role provides daily oversight of quality assurance activities, including inspections, audits, environmental monitoring, documentation review, employee training, and performance tracking. This is an excellent opportunity for a quality-focused professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive food safety excellence, continuous improvement, and regulatory compliance.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Proficient in using computer and basic software such as Microsoft, create and maintain trending charts, SOP’s, use of calculator, weight scales, and thermometers, metal detector, ATP testing equipment, mechanical food portioning and processing equipment.
- Ability to work in cold environment (<40F)
- Ability to work with minimum to no supervision, act in liaison of the Supervisor, self-starter, and problem solver.
- Ability to lift/push a minimum of 25 lbs.
- Strong mathematical, analytical, verbal, written, interpersonal and organizational skills
- Ability to work in fast paced environment with large groups
- Must be flexible to work weekends/holidays
Nice To Haves
- Previous food industry and quality assurance experience a plus
Responsibilities
- Maintain and initiate all recordkeeping and key performance indicators pertinent to the Quality Department and GQS to include, but not limited to Food Safety, Sanitation, Regulatory Agencies (County Health, State Health Dept. and FDA), internal customers (LHI) and airline customers
- Daily monitor of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) for compliance
- Verify of coolers and freezer room temperature for compliance
- Perform environmental swabs and microbiological sampling, submittal to local laboratory for analysis
- Obtain Chef Table samples to verify compliance to specification
- Assist the Quality Manager in specific training and daily initiatives addressing quality, food safety, and sanitation issues to drive process improvements
- Conduct work station inspections to verify compliance (gold standard verification, specs, sanitizer, food temperatures, HACCP documentation, phf set-up)
- Conduct portion control weight compliance to specifications
- Conduct inspection checks (dispatch, galley, non-bonded, bonded, equipment)
- Verify Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) logs and other documents are accurately completed on a daily basis
- Create charts, trending reports, training materials and visuals
- Maintain, monitor standards and train employees in compliance to the Regulated Garbage Standards to meet USDA requirements
- Supports the Jump-off (commissary) locations with oversight
- Train hourly employees as needed
- Perform other tasks as requested
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
