Quality Assurance Specialist (Ready to Eat Foods) Lenexa, KS

Compass Group•Lenexa, KS

10d•$75,000 - $86,500•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Assurance Specialist is responsible for supporting food safety and quality initiatives to ensure compliance with FDA, USDA, SQF, and customer requirements. This position maintains HACCP and food safety programs, conducts audits, investigates quality issues, implements corrective and preventive actions, manages regulatory and quality documentation, and promotes a culture of food safety through employee training and continuous improvement efforts.

Requirements

Bachelor degree in food science, Microbiology, Public Health, or a related field.
HACCP, PCQI certification required and Preventive Controls requirements.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Experience with audits, food safety documentation, and quality systems in a food manufacturing environment.
Strong knowledge of FDA, USDA, and SQF food safety regulations.
Excellent documentation, communication, and team training skills.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual in English and Spanish (verbal and written) preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensure compliance with FDA, USDA, SQF, customer, and company food safety and quality requirements.
Assist in developing, updating, and maintaining food safety, sanitation, maintenance, and quality procedures and training programs.
Review and verify quality documentation for raw materials, packaging components, and finished products to ensure compliance with specifications.
Participate in customer complaint investigations and help document non-conformances, deviations, and out-of-specification results.
Conduct root cause analyses and assist in implementing Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs) resulting from internal and third-party audits.
Support environmental monitoring and sanitation programs to ensure compliance with food safety requirements.
Review QA and Production documentation, including Critical Control Points (CCPs), Control Points (CPs), preventive control programs, label verification records, sanitation records, environmental monitoring records, and maintenance documentation.
Maintain and document food safety and quality records in accordance with established procedures.
Review and verify product labels to ensure compliance with approved specifications, nutritional information, allergen declarations, and regulatory requirements.
Maintain and update ingredient specifications, nutritional information, and allergen declarations.
Coordinate with Supply Chain to ensure supplier documentation, including specifications, third-party certifications, and Letters of Guarantee (LOGs), is current and accurately maintained.
Participate in internal, customer, regulatory, and third-party audits and follow up on corrective actions.
Provide food safety and quality training to employees as needed.