**QA Specialist (Quality Assurance)**
**Department: Quality / Food**
**Responsible for managing, maintaining, and validating quality assurance and food safety documentation, systems, and data to ensure regulatory compliance, traceability, and operational accuracy.
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**This role acts as a key liaison between QA leadership, suppliers, co-packers, and internal stakeholders, supporting audits, certifications, supplier approvals, and continuous improvement initiatives within the Quality Management System.
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**Key Responsibilities**:
- **Maintain and control QA and food safety documentation across internal platforms (ERP, QA systems, customer portals).
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- **Manage product, ingredient, supplier, and co-packer specifications, ensuring accuracy and regulatory compliance.
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- **Maintain active item lists and support product release processes.
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- **Upload and validate compliance documentation in customer and regulatory platforms (e.g., ICIX).
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- **Collect, review, and maintain supplier and co-packer documentation (audits, HACCP plans, certifications).
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- **Coordinate certification processes and renewals (Organic, Kosher, GFSI, among others).
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- **Support supplier approval and evaluation processes for new and existing ingredients.
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- **Support internal, customer, and third-party audits.
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- **Assist in mock recalls, traceability exercises, and food safety investigations.
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- **Review audit findings, corrective actions, and follow-up documentation.
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- **Generate QA and food safety reports for management.
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- **Monitor and analyze KPIs related to quality performance, complaints, and compliance.
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- **Identify trends and improvement opportunities based on audit and operational data.
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- **Participate in continuous improvement projects within the QA function.
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- **Collaborate with QA Managers, Commercial teams,



and external partners to resolve quality or food safety issues.
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- **Support quality investigations, customer complaints, and special projects as required.
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- **Ensure compliance with GMP, food safety standards, and internal safety policies.
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- **Maintain accurate records to support traceability and regulatory requirements.
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**Required Qualifications**
**Education**:
- **Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, Food Engineering, or a related scientific field.
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- **Experience (depending on seniority)**:
- **Intermediate: 2-3 years in food or manufacturing QA roles.
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- **Senior: 4+ years in QA management or senior QA roles, preferably in food or pharmaceutical industries.
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**Technical Knowledge**:
- **Quality Assurance and Food Safety Management Systems.
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- **GMP, HACCP, FSMA, PCQI, FSVP standards.
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- **ERP and QA platforms (e.g., Oracle, SharePoint, Siemens).
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- **Certification programs (Organic, Kosher, GFSI).
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- **Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
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**Soft Skills**:
- **Strong analytical and organizational skills.
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- **High attention to detail and data accuracy.
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- **Ability to manage multiple priorities with mínimal supervision.
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- **Clear and effective communication skills in English (written and verbal).
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- **Ability to work in cross-functional and multicultural environments.
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- **Proactive, results-oriented, and adaptable mindset.
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**Hiring Details**:
- **Prestaciones superiores a las de Ley (+2Vacaciones/50%Prima vacacional, 30 días Aguinaldo, vales despensa, fondo de ahorro, confiable de gastos médicos mayores, bono anual variable, estacionamiento, PTO days, entre otros).
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- **Monday to Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm or 9:00am-6:00pm (daylight saving / summer time)**:
- **After anniversary, 1/2 day to be WFH**:
- **Indefinite contract after training period**:
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