Quality Assurance Coordinator - 2nd Shift

Teasdale Foods•Hoopeston, IL

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Assurance Coordinator supports quality and food safety operations at Teasdale Latin Foods’ Hoopeston, Illinois facility on the second shift. The role provides backup for the Quality Supervisor and Quality Specialist, makes independent decisions or escalates issues as appropriate, and helps ensure plant procedures and quality standards are followed. Responsibilities span facility audits, daily verification of quality checks, sanitation support, pathogen monitoring, product documentation, laboratory support, and communication of shift events. The coordinator also supports new products and R&D trials and conducts weekly product and end-of-shelf-life cuttings with the senior leadership team.

Requirements

1–3 years of experience in a quality-related field.
HACCP/HARPC certification.
Demonstrated strong leadership skills.
Excellent organizational skills, initiative, sense of urgency, and flexibility.
Ability to work with others to ensure compliance with site operating procedures.
Ability to sit, walk, and/or stand for up to 8 hours a day.
Ability to regularly climb stairs or ladders to various heights.
Ability to push and pull plant materials and/or equipment.
Ability to maneuver in cramped or confined spaces.
Ability to work in manufacturing environments for up to 8 hours per workday, including exposure to loud noise, excessive heat, cold, wet and slippery conditions, dirt, fumes, smoke, smells, and allergens.
Ability to bend and/or crawl frequently and move safely and freely around machinery.

Responsibilities

Back up the Quality Supervisor and Quality Specialist.
Make independent decisions and escalate issues appropriately.
Support company safety procedures and the goal of zero injuries through behavioral observations, participation in SRC, and daily trainings.
Support quality work processes, document and learn First Pass Quality, and identify and follow through on quality concerns.
Conduct facility audits, including GMP, glass and brittle plastic, food defense/site security, and the annual foreign material risk assessment.
Verify daily QC analytical tests and CCP checks performed by the operations team.
Ensure adherence to plant operational prerequisite programs (OPPs) under the facility food safety plan.
Assist with coordinating and executing the pathogen monitoring program.
Prepare foreign material inspections and hold reports, and drive issues to root cause.
Assist with sanitation activities, including pre-op inspections, swabbing, and overall execution.
Compile, report, and communicate daily shift events involving safety, quality, and operations to stakeholders.
Maintain product quality forms and documents.
Support lab staffing needs, troubleshoot, and maintain lab equipment.
Provide general shift support for new products and R&D trials related to quality and food safety.
Conduct weekly product cuttings and end-of-shelf-life cuttings with the senior leadership team.