Quality Assurance Associate (Food Manufacturing)

The role

The Quality Assurance Associate monitors Food Safety and Quality policies and procedures. This role supports the facility in meeting quality assurance, food safety, and regulatory requirements by partnering with Operations.

What you will do

• Report and document food safety or quality issues to the QA Manager and/or SQF Practitioner.
• Conduct pre-operational inspections and review checklists.
• Perform swabbing, product sampling, and other quality testing.
• Conduct daily audits on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
• Inspect raw materials, work-in-progress, rework, and finished products.
• Monitor the product hold-and-release process.
• Assist in investigating deviations from procedures and customer complaints.
• Support regular calibration and maintenance of essential facility equipment.
• Partner with the Sanitation team to verify effective cleaning.
• Support record-keeping programs to ensure data integrity.

Required qualifications

• Ability to read, write, and speak English fluently to complete required safety documentation and reports.
• Strong computer proficiency, including experience with Google Doc, Sheets, email, and Electronic Quality Management Systems (EQCMS).
• Ability to work comfortably with handheld devices, scanners, and computers for real-time data entry.
• Ability to handle fast-paced situations and use good judgment.
• Great organizational skills and a focus on getting details right every time.
• Ability to work well with a team while being independent enough to speak up and enforce safety rules.
• Ability to stand for long periods and work comfortably on a busy production floor.

Nice to have

• Bilingual in English and Spanish is strongly preferred
• 2+ years of hands-on experience in a food manufacturing or packaging environment is desirable

Benefits

• 401K Match
• Paid Maternity, Adoption and Paternity leave
• Nuts.com snacks at a 40% employee discount

About the company

Nuts.com is a self-funded, profitable, rapidly growing multi-channel DTC specialty food and wellness company. It is a multi-generational family business that started in Newark, New Jersey.