Quality Assurance Specialist
Job Description
Job Description
Quality Assurance Specialist
- Location: Moonachie, NJ (On-site)
- Pay Rate: $24.00 – $30.00 / hour (commensurate with experience)
- Schedule: Monday thru Friday -Full-Time
- Job Type: Temp-to-Hire
Job Overview
PrideStaff is seeking a rigorous, detail-oriented Quality Assurance Specialist for a temp-to-hire opportunity with a premier ingredient supplier in Moonachie, NJ. This position offers top candidates a direct pathway to permanent employment based on performance and fit.
In this role, you will play a critical part in preparing the facility for an upcoming Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) audit for FSSC 22000 certification. This is a dynamic, hands-on opportunity balancing daily plant-floor verification with critical administrative compliance and supplier qualification.
Key Responsibilities
Daily Facility & Sanitation Oversight
- Facility Walkthroughs: Conduct structured daily audits of operational conditions, cGMP compliance, and overall plant hygiene.
- Sanitation Verification: Audit the cleaning and sanitation of processing equipment and environments, ensuring chemical concentrations, pre-operational checks, and logs are correctly executed.
- SOP Compliance: Monitor daily operations to ensure active Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are strictly followed on the floor.
Sampling, Testing & Product Release
- Ingredient Sampling: Perform physical sampling of raw materials, in-process ingredients, and finished products per QA sampling plans.
- Test Results Review: Review internal and third-party laboratory analytical data, including Certificates of Analysis (CoAs) and microbiological/chemical testing results.
- Product Release Management: Review records to approve the release of compliant ingredients, or flag and place non-conforming materials on hold.
Supplier Qualification & Audit Preparation
- Supplier Qualification Program: Manage vendor documentation (third-party audits, certificates, specifications, and regulatory statements) to ensure 100% accuracy and compliance.
- Audit Readiness: Organize and manage the technical document control system to support full readiness for the upcoming FSSC 22000 / GFSI certification audit.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Experience: 2–4 years of hands-on QA/QC experience in Food, Beverage, Pet Food, or Dietary Supplement manufacturing/distribution.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Microbiology, Biology, or a related scientific discipline preferred.
- Technical Knowledge: Direct experience with sanitation verification methods (ATP swabbing, allergen testing) and reviewing lab test results/CoAs.
- Audit Familiarity: Solid working knowledge of cGMPs, HACCP, and GFSI frameworks (FSSC 22000, SQF, or BRC).
- Key Skills: High attention to detail, proactive problem-solving skills, and the confidence to enforce quality standards directly on the facility floor.
Apply Today
If you are looking for a long-term career opportunity with a growing company, submit your resume today for immediate consideration!
\nCompany Description
PrideStaff is a national staffing service founded in 1978 with over 80 locations nationwide. We are currently expanding with a new office in East Hanover and are looking for individuals to share our mission: Consistently provide client experiences focused on what they value most. Professionals who are client service driven, goal orientated, organized and have an internal drive for success possess the qualities to be successful with PrideStaff. Additionally:
•\tClients and candidates consistently rate PrideStaff among the top recruiting firms within the staffing industry based on Net Promoter Score (NPS) data
•\tPrideStaff provides comprehensive training to Staffing Consultants on our proven sales, recruiting and staffing processes
•\tWe help our Staffing Consultants succeed with leading edge recruiting technology and performance improvement programs
•\tWe offer one of the most unique and competitive compensation plans in the Staffing and Recruiting industry
Company Description
PrideStaff is a national staffing service founded in 1978 with over 80 locations nationwide. We are currently expanding with a new office in East Hanover and are looking for individuals to share our mission: Consistently provide client experiences focused on what they value most. Professionals who are client service driven, goal orientated, organized and have an internal drive for success possess the qualities to be successful with PrideStaff. Additionally:\r\n\r\n•\tClients and candidates consistently rate PrideStaff among the top recruiting firms within the staffing industry based on Net Promoter Score (NPS) data\r\n•\tPrideStaff provides comprehensive training to Staffing Consultants on our proven sales, recruiting and staffing processes\r\n•\tWe help our Staffing Consultants succeed with leading edge recruiting technology and performance improvement programs\r\n•\tWe offer one of the most unique and competitive compensation plans in the Staffing and Recruiting industry