Quality Engineer
Job description
Quality Management System (QMS) Support
- Support the Quality Manager in maintaining and continuously improving the site Quality Management System.
- Ensure that procedures, forms, and work instructions are current, controlled, and properly implemented on the production floor.
- Assist in document reviews, updates, and change control processes.
- Verify that quality records are complete, accurate, and compliant with regulatory and audit requirements.
- Help identify gaps or improvement opportunities within QMS programs, contributing to corrective and preventive actions.
Daily Quality Operations
- Supervise daily quality assurance activities across fabrication, packaging, and sanitation operations.
- Provide real‑time leadership on the plant floor to ensure adherence to GMPs, hygiene practices, and food safety standards, supporting production supervisors
- Monitor process controls, CCPs, and CPs; escalate deviations promptly and support timely resolution.
- Deliver GMP, hygiene, and product quality training to operators and new employees.
Testing, Inspection, and Verification
- Oversee in-process checks, finished product testing, and environmental monitoring.
- Ensure testing procedures, sampling plans, and documentation meet regulatory, customer, and internal standards.
- Troubleshoot quality or analytical issues and escalate technical matters.
GMP, Food Safety, and Compliance
- Conduct routine GMP, sanitation, and process audits to verify compliance with company policies and certification requirements.
- Support execution of food safety & regulatory compliance programs at the room-by-room, line-by-line level.
- Maintain audit-ready documentation, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
Nonconformance and Issue Management
- Lead initial investigations for nonconformances, process deviations, or quality defects.
- Perform data collection, assist with root cause analysis, and support CAPA actions.
- Communicate quality concerns clearly to production teams and help drive corrective actions.
Cross-Functional Support
- Partner closely with Production, Sanitation, Maintenance, Engineering, and Supply Chain to address quality issues and support continuous improvement.
- Serve as the on-shift quality resource for operational troubleshooting and decision-making.
Profile
Education (degree): Bachelor’s degree in food science, food technology, chemistry, biology, or engineering preferred
Specific knowledge:
- HACCP (certification desired)
- SQF or BRC
- FSMA/FDA requirements
- Global Food Safety Initiative requirements
- Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
- Regulatory audits (FDA, BRC, third-party)
- Root cause analysis
- ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) strongly desired
Experience:
- 0-2 years of experience (food industry or related environment)
- Familiarity with packaging lines, bakery processing equipment, and sanitation processes
- Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures and corrective action plans (CAPAs)
- Experience with International Featured Standards is a plus
- Data analysis and quality metrics
- Quality Management Systems
Language:
- English (verbal and written, required)
- Spanish (conversational preferred but not required)
Personal competences:
- Have continuous improvement mentality
- Be highly quality-oriented
- Be able to concentrate on details for an extended period of time
- Demonstrate Team Spirit, Open Dialogue, Passion
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