Quality Control Coordinator

Core Values

• As the Quality Control Coordinator, you are expected to maintain Grand Prairie’s Core Values in all communications with employees, visitors, and outside service providers. 

Role

The Quality Control Coordinator is responsible for supporting food safety and quality assurance systems through the management of supplier and customer documentation; internal and third-party audits; along with leading investigations and customer complaints. This role is responsible for ensuring the overall quality and compliance of products and processes within the organization.

Responsibilities 

• Monitor Supplier performance by sampling raw materials, verifying information on preprinted packaging materials, approving COAs, and reviewing annual vendor documentation
• Support the FSQA team(s) and other appropriate departments to issue, monitor, and track supplier complaints and corrective actions
• Support the FSQA team(s) with the hold and release of inventory at applicable production facilities
• Support the FSQA team during customer complaint investigations by sampling finished goods or raw materials; reviewing documentation; and reporting findings to the appropriate departments
• Support the Retention Sample Program by accurately logging and rotating products, performing organoleptic shelf-life analysis, and logging results in the appropriate data collection
• Conduct co-manufacturer and raw material product evaluations, collecting and analyzing data to track results
• Support the Retention Sample Program by accurately logging and rotating products, performing organoleptic shelf-life analysis, and logging results in the appropriate data collection
• Support the development and continuous improvement of GPF’s Food Safety Programs

Education, Training, and Work Experience Requirements 

• Bachelor’s degree in food science, microbiology, or related field preferred
• PCQI and/or SQF Practitioner certification preferred
• 2+ years of experience in food manufacturing or processing; working in egg or protein products a plus
• Strong understanding of HACCP, GMPs, and regulatory requirements (FDA, USDA)
• Experience with product traceability and inventory control systems
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and quality management systems
• Prior food safety or quality assurance experience preferred

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Working in production facility environment with the ability to walk, stand, bend, kneel for up to 10 hours a day
• Ability to spend most of the day with desk and computer work
• Exposure to variation in temperatures
• Working with uncooked, cooked, or frozen products
• Extensive working with products that may be listed as a top allergen 
• Travelling between all facilities within Sioux Falls as needed

Wage dependent on experience. $23+

Additional compensation available 

Benefit eligible the first of the month after hire