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QA Engineer

• Understands and upholds B Corp principles which consider all stakeholder groups: community, customers, environment, governance and workers.
• Administer the ingredient supplier approval and monitoring program, including collection, review, and approval of supplier documentation (e.g., certificates of analysis, food safety plans, certifications, allergen declarations, and specifications).
• Maintain and update the approved supplier list and associated supplier files in the quality management system (QMS).
• Communicate proactively with suppliers to obtain updated or missing documentation and resolve non-conformances.
• Conduct periodic supplier document reviews and risk assessments to ensure ongoing compliance with company and regulatory requirements.
• Support supplier audits and corrective action follow-up as needed.
• Conduct supplier evaluations to ensure compliance with company quality and food safety standards.
• Create, revise, and maintain ingredient specifications in alignment with purchasing, R&D, and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and maintain finished product specifications, including compositional, microbiological, physical, and labeling parameters.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D, Operations, Purchasing, and Regulatory to ensure specifications reflect current formulations, sourcing, and compliance requirements.
• Manage the specification review and approval workflow and ensure documents are version-controlled and accessible to relevant stakeholders.
• Review supplier-provided specifications against internal requirements and flag discrepancies for resolution.
• Manage third-party product certification programs including but not limited to Organic (USDA NOP), Non-GMO Project Verified, Kosher.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for certification bodies; coordinate documentation submissions, facility inspections, and renewal activities.
• Track certification expiration dates and manage renewal timelines to ensure uninterrupted certification status.
• Ensure ingredient and finished product documentation supports all active certifications and identify gaps or risks.
• Maintain records in compliance with certification body requirements and company recordkeeping policies.
• Support internal and external audits (e.g., SQF, customer audits) by maintaining accurate and complete documentation.
• Assist in HACCP/food safety plan reviews as they relate to ingredient and supplier changes.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities within documentation and supplier management processes.

Quality Assurance Specialist