Job description:
Position Summary
The Food Safety Coordinator plays a critical role in maintaining and strengthening the company’s food safety, and regulatory compliance programs. This position works collaboratively with all departments to support a strong food safety culture and ensure compliance with company policies, customer requirements, and regulatory standards.
This is a hands-on position, with time split between office duties and monitoring production floor and warehouse/cooler operations. Responsibilities include monitoring processes, supporting employees, identifying opportunities for improvement, and ensuring food safety standards are consistently met.
The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, proactive, organized, and passionate about food safety and continuous improvement.
Essential Responsibilities
- Support and maintain the Approved Supplier Program and communicate with outside suppliers to ensure compliance requirements are met.
- Assist the QA Manager with the food safety program validations and verifications.
- Support coordination and preparation for third-party audits, customer audits, and regulatory inspections.
- Assist in managing the company’s Pest Control Program.
- Maintain and update product specification sheets and food safety documentation.
- Accurately organize, maintain, and store required compliance records and food safety documentation.
- Partner with Operations, Production, Sanitation, and Warehouse teams to ensure compliance with food safety standards and GMPs.
- Conduct GMP inspections and support corrective and preventive action implementation.
- Assist with the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of food safety policies, SOPs, and SSOPs.
- Assist with annual food safety training to ensure employees understand company food safety policies and procedures.
- Assist with customer complaint investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
- Collect environmental, water, air, and product samples as required.
- Monitor compliance with HACCP, SQF Standards, Organic Standards, GMPs, and internal food safety requirements.
- Collaborate with management, sales, and customers to reduce product returns and complaints while implementing effective corrective actions.
- Represent the company in a professional, ethical, and positive manner at all times.
- Perform additional duties and projects as assigned by the QA Manager.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 2–4 years of experience in the food manufacturing or food distribution industry preferred.
- Knowledge of HACCP principles and food safety systems preferred.
- SQF Practitioner certification or experience is a plus.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish is a must.
Work Schedule & Environment
- Must be flexible to work a minimum of 40 hours per week, including occasional evenings, weekends, holidays, and rotating schedules based on business needs.
- Position requires frequent walking, standing, and time spent in production and warehouse environments.
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
