Job Description

Position Overview

Ultimate Staffing Services is actively seeking a dedicated Culinary Quality/Supplier Compliance professional to join their client's team in Austin, Texas. This full-time, onsite role is perfect for someone who is passionate about food safety and quality assurance. The role will start at the end of March or beginning of April and is expected to last for six months or more. The position offers a competitive hourly rate of $30-$34.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with suppliers to support efforts to obtain, review, and finalize documentation required for product and physical site approval status determination.
• Support specification development by reviewing supplier specifications for prepared foods and bakery ingredients.
• Review supplier surveys, food safety audits, and corrective/preventive action plans to determine ongoing approval status.
• Provide regular status reports to internal stakeholders, showing the progress of supplier reviews.
• Work within the FoodLogiQ system daily to update and/or evaluate product specifications for completeness and monitor significant supplier specification changes.
• Proactively assist the FSQA team with prioritizing and completing project work according to established timelines.
• Provide technical assistance to suppliers as needed to ensure they provide accurate information in a timely manner.
• Assist with food safety and quality ad hoc tasks.
• Ensure products are consistent with company core values, quality, and brand expectations.

Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years of food safety and quality experience within the food manufacturing industry.
• Understanding of GFSI and/or GMP audit program requirements.
• B.S. in Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, or related field.
• HACCP and/or PCQI Trained.
• Ability to work effectively independently with minimal direct supervision, as well as within a cross-functional team.
• Excellent and proactive communication, written and verbal.
• Excellent and detailed attention to technical data.
• Ability to quickly learn how to effectively operate in a SaaS (software as a service) system.
• Ability to use sound judgment and know when to seek subject matter expert guidance.
• Proficient Microsoft Office skills (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams).
• Experience with specialty, natural, and organic foods is a plus.

Required Work Hours

Monday to Friday, full-time onsite in Austin, Texas.

Benefits

The position offers a competitive hourly rate ranging from $30 to $34.

Additional Details

The ideal candidate will bring a wealth of experience and a proactive attitude to help maintain and elevate food safety standards. This opportunity is perfect for individuals looking to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. For unincorporated Los Angeles county , to the extent our customers require a background check for certain positions, the Company faces a significant risk to its business operations and business reputation unless a review of criminal history is conducted for those specific job positions.

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Full time, Local area, Monday to Friday,

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