Job Description

This role supports food safety and quality programs by managing documentation, monitoring compliance, and assisting with audits and corrective actions. The position plays a key role in ensuring products meet regulatory and internal food safety standards, with a strong focus on documentation accuracy, preventive controls, and pre-shipment readiness.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, organized, and comfortable working independently in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment while collaborating closely with quality, operations, and management teams.

Shift: Second shift (2:00 PM - 10:30 PM)

Key Responsibilities

- Support and maintain food safety and quality systems, including SOPs, HACCP/HARPC plans, and related documentation

- Assist with the creation, review, verification, and upkeep of food safety records and facility document logs

- Serve as a trained backup for FSQA technician responsibilities when coverage is required

- Monitor preventive controls to ensure products are manufactured in accordance with food safety plans

- Communicate any food safety concerns immediately to quality leadership

- Track, document, and support corrective and preventive actions related to food safety findings

- Package, document, and coordinate shipment of product samples for laboratory testing

- Compile, review, and report analytical and testing results, including trend tracking and escalation of out-of-spec results

- Support internal audits and routine inspections (GMPs, sanitation, pest control, etc.) on a weekly and monthly basis

- Assist with employee training related to GMPs, food safety programs, and regulatory requirements

- Participate in investigations of non-conformances and customer complaints and help implement corrective actions

- Act as a point of support during facility visits, customer audits, and third-party or regulatory inspections

- Maintain accurate and secure records of all quality and analytical data

- Promote continuous improvement through proactive identification of risks and opportunities

- Follow all safety, sanitation, and workplace standards

- Perform additional duties as assigned by quality leadership

Preferred Qualifications

- High school diploma or GED

- Previous experience in administrative, documentation, or quality-related roles

- Background in food manufacturing or food safety environments

- Familiarity with HACCP, preventive controls, GMPs, and FDA/USDA regulations

- Prior experience in FSQA, document control, or quality assurance support

Required Skills & Abilities

- Proficiency in basic computer applications, including Microsoft Excel

- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills

- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

- Analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities

- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines

- Effective written and verbal communication skills in English

- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team

- Comfort working in a fast-paced production environment

- Willingness to work weekends when needed

- Reliable attendance and punctuality

Working Conditions

- Work is primarily stationary with standing required for extended periods

- Frequent bending, lifting, and repetitive movements required

- Ability to lift up to 35 lbs. regularly and up to 45 lbs. occasionally

- Ability to push or pull heavy items on rollers when necessary

- Work environment includes cold and wet conditions within a manufacturing and warehouse setting

- Must be able to work comfortably in refrigerated temperatures for the duration of the shift