QA Food Safety Specialist
About The Position
The FSQA Specialist ensures that all incoming, stored, and outbound products consistently meet regulatory, customer, and company food‑safety and quality standards. This role directly contributes to the company’s success by building the capability to identify and resolve immediate quality issues. Candidates must be strong communicators, effective team players, and demonstrate a high level of initiative. As the front‑line guardian of food safety and quality, you ensure that every product entering, stored in, or leaving the distribution center meets strict standards. The role blends technical food‑safety expertise, operational oversight, auditing, data analysis, and cross‑functional collaboration.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Animal Science, or related field preferred.
- 1–3 years of FSQA experience, preferably in distribution, manufacturing, or protein/seafood operations.
- Understanding of HACCP, GMPs, SQF/GFSI, and regulatory requirements.
- Ability to analyze trends, manage logs, and interpret microbiological results.
- Proficiency in Microsoft 365 (data analysis, charts/graphs, sorting/filtering, pivot tables).
- Clear written and verbal communication across all levels.
- Ability to work in refrigerated and frozen environments.
- Ability to lift, push, and pull up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to walk, stand, twist, reach, bend, climb, and lift throughout the shift.
- Must be willing and able to adapt to changing schedules driven by operational demands, including flexible hours and weekend coverage.
- Ability to meet seasonal peaks, workload surges, and deadlines.
- Demonstrated dependability and commitment.
Responsibilities
- Ensure adherence to FDA, USDA, state/local regulations, and GFSI/SQF standards.
- Review supplier documentation and escalate non‑compliances; support supplier corrective actions.
- Maintain logs, forms, and digital records; ensure accuracy, completeness, and audit readiness.
- Inspect inbound trailers, seals, temperatures, product condition, labeling, and documentation; approve after‑hours receiving when required.
- Monitor cold‑chain integrity, product rotation, product segregation, and sanitation.
- Validate product condition and labeling accuracy prior to shipment.
- Perform routine temperature checks on trailers, pallets, and storage zones.
- Conduct sensory evaluations, packaging inspections, and quality verifications.
- Conduct facility audits, identify gaps, assign CAPAs, and track closure.
- Assist with certification maintenance, documentation updates, and program verification.
- Support enterprise recall activities, product recovery, documentation, and communication.
- Intake, investigate, risk‑rate, and close customer complaints; identify trends and drive corrective actions.
- Assist with HACCP plan updates, record verification, and monitoring activities.
- Support validation, verification, and monitoring of preventive control programs.
- Deliver training on GMPs, sanitation, temperature handling, and food‑safety SOPs.
- Collaborate with receiving, inventory control, transportation, procurement, and sanitation teams to resolve issues and improve processes.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
