Quality Assurance Specialist/sqf Lead

1 week ago

Chicago, United States Roca, Inc. Full time

Roca, Inc is a manufacturing company which manufactures: diced beef, diced pork, corned beef and chorizo among other items. Roca, Inc is located 5 minutes away from Midway airport and is looking for a Quality Assurance/SQF Lead practitioner. The Quality Assurance/SQF Lead Practitioner will help implement and maintain, in conjunction with, Food Safety and Quality Control Manager and QA Technicians, production-related activities to meet USDA and SQF Systems. QA/SQF Lead is responsible to oversee food safety plans, cGMP's, HACCP Plans and SSOP's and take appropriate action to ensure the integrity of the SQF system. The QA/SQF Lead is also responsible for the continuous improvement of the Food Safety and Quality Control programs and ensuring they are up to date.

Day to day responsibilities include:

- Daily verification and review of documentation related to HACCP and Prerequisite Programs.
- Oversee and assist Quality Assurance Team during daily pre-operational and operational verification, in-process verifications, validations and other line checks throughout the day.
- With the assistance of Food Safety& Quality Control Manager develop preventative QA programs
- Ensure all food safety related documents and records are checked and that current issues are in use.
- Responsible for scheduling and assisting with sanitation inspections, SQF Verification activities and internal audits.
- Comply with all USDA, GMP and GFSI requirements.
- Identify the need of Corrective Actions, responsible for implementation of Corrective Actions and making sure preventative actions are followed.
- Oversee daily production and monitor all quality and food safety records for adherence to specifications.
- Follow and enforce strict manufacturing policies and procedures.
- Making sure all company Food Safety and Prerequisite Programs are followed properly.
- Maintain proper document control and identify issues.
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment
- Work with the USDA - FSIS Inspector on a daily/ongoing basis. Maintain a healthy relationship and assist USDA in all matters as a primary point of contact, along with the Quality Control Manager, on the production floor.
- Helping in preparation and host of Third-Party Audits

**Qualifications**:

- Supervisory experience
- High School diploma / GED desired or equivalent
- 2 years of experience in QA/QC for a food manufacturer
- Available to work 8 - 10 hours shift
- Experience working with USDA facility
- Knowledge of HACCP, SSOP, SQF and GMP
- Bilingual English and Spanish preferred ( but not a must)
- Ability to work in a cold environment will be exposed to wet and cold conditions
- Physical demands: continuously required to stand or walk, must frequently lift and / or push/ pull up to 50lb with the aid of a team member
- Compensation based on experience.

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