QA Coordinator

Job Full Description

Are you passionate about food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance? We are seeking a detail-oriented Quality Assurance (QA) Coordinator to monitor and verify food safety and quality standards across our production lines. This is a key role in ensuring our products meet company policies, customer specifications, and regulatory requirements while supporting continuous improvement initiatives in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.

Why You'll Love This Role

Play a crucial role in maintaining safe, high-quality food production.

Work closely with production, warehouse, and management teams to ensure compliance and efficiency.

Opportunities to train, mentor, and provide guidance on quality and food safety standards.

Contribute directly to continuous improvement, process optimization, and regulatory readiness. What You'll Do

As a Quality Assurance Coordinator, you will:

Monitor manufacturing procedures across poultry, red meat, and vegetable processing and packaging lines.

Inspect raw materials, in-process products, and finished goods to ensure compliance with quality and food safety standards.

Alert Production Supervisors and Lead Hands to any product or process issues during production.

Verify proper labeling, code dating, weights, and adherence to FIFO procedures.

Support compliance with GMP, USDA, FDA, and local food safety regulations, conducting audits and reporting non-compliance.

Maintain accurate QA records, including temperature logs, inspection reports, and audit findings.

Assist with USDA FSIS, FDA, and internal audits, ensuring sanitation and regulatory compliance.

Coordinate QA requirements for import/export activities, including documentation and inspections.

Train production and warehouse teams on food safety, product quality, and regulatory requirements.

Support investigations of non-conformances by identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions.

Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and perform other ad-hoc QA-related tasks as assigned. Qualifications & Skills Required

Post-secondary education in Food Science, Microbiology, or a related field is required.

HACCP certification is required.

Minimum of 2 years of experience in food manufacturing, preferably in a USDA FSIS-regulated meat facility.

Previous experience in import/export is an asset.

Solid knowledge of GMP, USDA, FDA, and local food safety regulations.

Strong attention to detail with the ability to maintain accurate records and ensure regulatory compliance.

Ability to read and interpret quality standards, procedures, and specifications.

Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel; experience with QA or production management software is an asset.

Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Physical ability to lift up to 50 lbs and work in a cold environment (0 C to 4 C) for extended periods.

Positive, proactive attitude with a willingness to learn, adapt, and collaborate in a team environment. Work Environment

Primarily on the production floor in a refrigerated food processing facility.

Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods.

Use of PPE (e.g., gloves, safety footwear, protective clothing) is required.

Occasional overtime or weekend work may be required based on production demands.

Columbus (Northeast), OH

3117

4207 East Broad Street

Suite A

Whitehall, OH 43213