Food Safety Quality Assurance Technician

DO & CO•New York, NY

9d•$23 - $25

About The Position

DO & CO is seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Food Safety Quality Assurance Technician to join its New York team. The role supports food safety and quality across a high-volume food-production environment, working with teams across Production, Culinary, Sanitation, Transportation, and other departments. The technician performs inspections and testing, documents findings, supports audits and regulatory visits, and provides food safety coaching and training. The position may involve extended periods on foot and work in environments with varying temperatures, with flexible availability for early mornings, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays based on business needs.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
At least two years of experience in food processing, food manufacturing, airline catering, hospitality, or another high-volume food-production environment.
Working knowledge of food safety, quality assurance, sanitation, and Good Manufacturing Practices.
Familiarity with HACCP, ISO standards, environmental monitoring, and food safety management systems.
Food safety certification, such as ServSafe.
Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
Excellent organization, documentation, and attention to detail.
Confidence working with employees and leaders across multiple departments.
Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a collaborative team.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Self-motivated, professional, service-oriented, and comfortable taking a hands-on approach.
Comfortable spending extended periods on foot and working in environments with varying temperatures.
Flexible availability, including early mornings, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays, based on business needs.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Hospitality, Biology, or a related field.
HACCP certification.
Experience conducting floor inspections, temperature checks, facility audits, ATP testing, or environmental swabbing.

Responsibilities

Perform daily pre-operational, operational, and post-operational food safety inspections.
Conduct temperature monitoring, cooler and freezer inspections, thermometer calibrations, and sanitizer-concentration checks.
Verify cleaning and sanitation activities performed by internal teams and third-party service providers.
Conduct routine production-floor inspections and self-audits to reinforce Good Manufacturing Practices and food safety expectations.
Identify and document noncompliance, escalate concerns to FSQA and department leadership, and follow up on corrective actions.
Conduct traceability exercises, product sampling, laboratory collections, ATP testing, and environmental microbiological swabbing.
Monitor compliance with DO & CO, customer, FDA, HACCP, Halal, hygiene, and applicable regulatory requirements.
Maintain accurate, organized, and audit-ready food safety and quality records.
Support customer audits, health department inspections, internal assessments, and regulatory visits.
Assist with pest-control monitoring and conduct facility-cleanliness inspections in production, storage, restroom, dishroom, pot-wash, porter, and transportation areas.
Verify that approved cleaning chemicals are properly stocked, labeled, stored, and available in designated departments.
Provide on-the-spot coaching during production-floor inspections to address hygiene, safety, and GMP concerns.
Deliver food safety and hygiene training and serve as a backup trainer during new-hire orientation.
Identify training gaps, recommend retraining, and support annual food safety refresher programs.
Partner with Production, Culinary, Sanitation, Transportation, and other operational teams to strengthen food safety performance.
Perform additional duties as assigned by the FSQA Supervisor or FSQA Manager.