Food Safety and Quality Associate

Overview

In this role you lead advanced QA and food safety activities across multiple lines or products, shaping testing programs and hazard analyses to strengthen safety and compliance. You collaborate with operations, R&D, supply chain, and regulatory partners to resolve complex issues and refine standards. Working with limited supervision, you apply best practices to improve system reliability and readiness for audits. You drive impact by identifying gaps, guiding improvements, and sharing insights to reduce recurring quality and safety problems. This position offers the opportunity to influence cross-site quality outcomes and sustain a culture of rigorous verification.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute complex analytical and microbiological testing programs across multiple lines, including environmental monitoring and high-risk product testing
• Coordinate QA verification activities across defined lines, products, or site; refine specifications, sampling frequencies, and test methods
• Lead food safety program monitoring and hazard analyses; implement improvements to preventive controls and verification steps
• Analyze quality and safety incident data; define investigation scopes and corrective actions addressing root causes
• Aggregate and report quality, safety, and lab performance metrics; coach junior SMEs and technicians on testing, verification, and documentation

Key requirements

• 3+ years of experience in quality assurance and food safety activities
• Experience with advanced analytical/microbiological testing and environmental monitoring
• Ability to perform hazard analyses and support CAPA initiatives
• Strong data interpretation, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration
• Experience in incident investigation and driving corrective actions

• cross-functional collaboration
• strong analytical thinking
• effective communication
• advanced analytical and microbiological testing
• environmental monitoring
• QA verification

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