Quality Assurance Documentation Specialist.
12 days ago
Charlotte
Job Description This position will support all Quality and Food Safety activities related to maintaining DePalo Foods. Hands-on, high-impact plant-floor role responsible for maintaining and executing DePalo Foods’ SQF, USDA, Organic, HACCP, and Preventive Controls programs. This is the primary “boots-on-the-ground” position that keeps the plant in daily compliance and audit-ready 365 days a year. **Key Responsibilities (Daily Critical Duties) • Perform in-process inspections, testing, pre-op inspections, changeover verifications, and direct observation of all CCPs, • Monitor, enforce, and document GMPs, SSOPs, HACCP, Allergen, Organic, and Food Defense programs in real time, • Review and sign off on all production, sanitation, and quality records every shift; correct deviations immediately, • Conduct plant walk-throughs multiple times per shift and drive immediate corrective actions, • Lead training for production employees on HACCP, GMP, Food Safety, Allergen, and Organic requirements, • Maintain the SQF system (document control, internal audits, mock recalls, management of change), • Support third-party audits (SQF, USDA, Organic, customer audits) and continuous improvement projects, • Use Genesis database software daily for record keeping, trend analysis, and reporting Required Qualifications & Certifications (Must Have) • PCQI (Preventive Controls Qualified Individual) – Current FSPCA certificate, • SQF Practitioner or BRCGS Professional (active certification required), • HACCP certified + FSPCA Preventive Controls trained, • ASQ Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) or Certified Food Safety & Quality Auditor (CFSQA) preferred, • 5+ years minimum hands-on Quality Assurance/Food Safety experience in USDA-regulated food manufacturing, • Expert knowledge of SQF, USDA HACCP, Organic (NOP), GMPs, Allergen Control, Pest Control, Sanitation, and Food Defense, • Experience using Genesis SQL food safety software (or similar ERP/QA module), • Excellent English (written and spoken) – Spanish is a strong plus, • Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint Salary: Based on experience Company DescriptionAs a manufacturer of Italian savory goods, DePalo Foods believes in connecting families through the food they eat at home. Our products are created from family recipes passed down from generation to generation. From pizza dough, to strombolis and calzones, to pinwheels and more, DePalo creates delicious food that families can enjoy around the table at the end of a long day..As a manufacturer of Italian savory goods, DePalo Foods believes in connecting families through the food they eat at home. Our products are created from family recipes passed down from generation to generation. From pizza dough, to strombolis and calzones, to pinwheels and more, DePalo creates delicious food that families can enjoy around the table at the end of a long day..