Quality Assurance Specialist - Food Safety

Innophos • North Salt Lake, UT

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Innophos is hiring a Quality Assurance Specialist- Food Safety position at our manufacturing site in North Salt Lake, UT. The Quality Assurance Specialist is responsible for ensuring the food safety and quality of food ingredients by complying with industry regulations, maintaining quality systems, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. This role requires strong analytical skills, cross-department collaboration, and expertise in defect analysis, document control, and regulatory compliance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science or a related field
• 2-5 years of working experience in Quality and Regulatory within a regulated environment, preferably in dietary supplements, foods, or pharmaceuticals
• Familiarity with 21 CFR regulations, FSMA, cGMP, SQF, HACCP, Kosher, and Halal
• Proficiency in MS Office applications

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with FSMA, SQF, GMP, HACCP, Kosher, Halal, and other regulatory requirements
• Perform defect/failure analysis by investigating and analyzing quality defects, deviations, nonconformities, and customer complaints
• Utilize root cause analysis techniques to determine underlying root causes and develop effective corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs)
• Establish and maintain the Document Control Center, ensuring accurate creation, updating, reviewing, auditing, and management of policies, SOPs, work instructions, flow charts, protocols, master forms, templates, reports, and training documents
• Manage Change Control processes to ensure quality and compliance
• Support internal and external audits, inspections, and customer visits to maintain compliance and improve quality standards
• Work cross-functionally with other departments to support quality initiatives and process optimization
• Lead continuous improvement projects by designing, analyzing, tracking, and managing initiatives to enhance product quality and process efficiency
• Undertake backup and temporary assignments as required

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision benefits which start the 1st of the month after hire
• Annual incentive bonus eligibility based on individual and company performance
• Tax advantaged health savings and spending accounts
• 401k eligibility with company match and annual discretionary contribution
• Time off: vacation, holidays/floating holidays, personal and sick days
• Company provided Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Fitness Membership Reimbursement Program
• Educational assistance program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees