Quality Assurance (QA) Specialist - Bakery
Job Description
Job Description
Description:
Role Overview:
Collaborate with the Food Safety and Production leadership teams to maintain bakery's standards. Main responsibilities cover food safety and sanitation, quality assurance, training, productivity, and promoting teamwork.
Essential Food Safety & Quality Assurance Responsibilities:
- Possess comprehensive knowledge of bakery’s food safety program and SQF code.
- Lead quality assurance efforts by partnering with production supervisors, crew leaders, line workers, and sanitation staff to achieve all food safety objectives.
- Oversee GMP compliance throughout bakery departments; implement corrective actions when standards are not met.
- Personally complete or thoroughly audit all production lines to verify adherence to bakery’s Food Safety Guidelines outlined in the SQF program. Tasks may include:
- Pre-operation inspections.
- Allergen management: swabbing, storage, control.
- Proper maintenance of lot code records.
- Chemical control verification.
- Weight and sensory assessments.
- Bake and cooling temperature monitoring.
- Finished product label checks.
- Monitoring temperatures in all refrigerated and frozen storage areas.
- Monitor and confirm Critical Control Points across the production shift.
- Comply with all required frequencies for critical control checks as defined by SOPs.
- Report any nonconformities related to finished products, recipes, or raw materials to management.
- Ensure department documentation is accurate and provided to the QA manager.
- Help verify lot codes on received raw materials and shipped finished goods.
- Participate in staff training sessions.
- Be an active member of the HACCP team.
- Assist during recalls.
Essential Production Responsibilities:
- Actively participate in achieving daily production targets.
- Follow guidance from Production Managers and Supervisors.
- Set work pace, handle multiple tasks, and operate with a strong sense of urgency.
- Protect company property including facilities, equipment, raw materials, and ensure the safety of others.
Requirements:
Physical Requirements:
- Maintain regular and punctual attendance.
- Perform essential duties safely and efficiently, meeting all productivity standards.
- Lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
- Work in both hot and cold environments.
- Stand for long periods.
- May need to squat, reach, bend, pull, push, or move physically in other ways during the shift.
General Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:
- Read English fluently.
- Collaborate with and positively lead a diverse team.
- Demonstrate mechanical aptitude and basic math proficiency.
- Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
Company DescriptionExpress Employment Professionals is a leading staffing provider in the U.S., Canada and South Africa. Every day, we help job seekers find work and help businesses find qualified employees. Founded in 1983, Express annually employs more than 566,000 people across over 800 franchise locations worldwide.
Company Description
Express Employment Professionals is a leading staffing provider in the U.S., Canada and South Africa. Every day, we help job seekers find work and help businesses find qualified employees. Founded in 1983, Express annually employs more than 566,000 people across over 800 franchise locations worldwide.