QA Food Safety Specialist

Heritage Grocers Group•Ontario, CA

10h

About The Position

The Quality Assurance and Food Safety Specialist supports the Quality Assurance Team in ensuring that Heritage Grocers complies with all requirements of Regulatory Agencies for health, food safety, and quality. Ensuring food safety processes are followed in accordance with FDA regulations and verifying Food Safety activities. He/she assists the QA Director in manufacturing specification control documents; investigates, collects data, and implements solutions to quality issues.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED Equivalent Certification, College degree preferred (professional certifications and licenses required).
2-5+ years of experience in a related position
Bilingual English/Spanish
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common information, reports, and other documents.
Must be flexible in adapting to changing environments.
Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
Detail-oriented and proven organizational and prioritizing skills.
Confident working in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment

Responsibilities

May perform checks of production operations, including, but not limited to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMPs), packaging weights, labelling information & coding, Food Safety (HACCP), SOPs, record keeping, and general sanitation & housekeeping.
Assist the QA team with recalls, evaluate the impact, and conduct company follow-up.
Support stores to have all the necessary equipment to meet the Hazardous Communication Program.
Support stores with Food Safety external audit activities, and corrective action plans (CAPs), and follow up with stores as needed.
Assist the QA team with follow-ups for internal inspection findings requiring corrections.
Collaborate with various Team Members throughout the organization and develop/create training guidelines for management and staff as needed.
Assist the QA team with third-party laboratory analysis requests, nutritional facts, shelf-life studies, etc., as needed.
Collaborate with internal field compliance auditors in compliance reviews as needed.
Assist with the continuation and development of HACCP and Quality-Food Safety programs for all business units at the store level, warehouses, and manufacturing plants.
Communicate with production managers, supervisors, and lead people on food safety issues.
Support with temperature monitoring kits and troubleshooting.
Supports the team to ensure that prerequisite programs are followed and documented.
Follow up management for required food handlers/food managers certification for all business units as needed.
Assists in manufacturing facilities as needed to inspect finished goods in compliance with specifications and perform inspections of incoming and outgoing trucks for Food Safety concerns.
Travel to various store locations (approximately 75-90% of the schedule) as needed.
Must be flexible in adapting to changing environments.
Have a thorough understanding of FDA and /or USDA-inspected facilities.
Awareness of GMP, SOP, and Food Safety (HACCP) Requirements.
Perform other related duties as assigned.