QA Coordinator (Bread)

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Are you ready to take the next step in your career Join us for an exciting opportunity at Albertsons Companies where innovation and customer service go hand-in-hand!

At Albertsons Companies we are looking for someone whos not just seeking a job but someone who wants to make an this role youll have the opportunity to lead innovate and contribute to the growth of a company that values great service and lasting customer relationships. This position offers the chance to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment thats constantly evolving.

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Are you passionate about quality and food safety Join us as a QA Coordinator where you will play a vital role in ensuring our facility complies with regulatory standards and company quality programs. If you thrive in a detail-oriented team-driven environment this is the opportunity for you!

Position Overview

As a Quality Assurance Coordinator in our bakery facility you will support day-to-day execution of food safety quality laboratory and regulatory programs within a FDA regulated bakery environment. This includes supporting HACCP FSMA Preventive Controls BRC/GFSI expectations internal audits product sampling environmental and microbiological programs record review and timely escalation of quality or compliance concerns.

This role partners closely with production and plant support teams to verify controls investigate deviations strengthen documentation and drive continuous improvement. The position also supports QA team execution by helping coordinate lab activities maintaining clear records and serving as a backup resource for QA leadership when needed.

This position plays a critical leadership role in fostering a proactive food safety culture leveraging data and continuous improvement tools to enhance product quality process capability and regulatory readiness.

Location: Richmond CA

Salary Range: $87000 to $100000 annually.

Benefits: Our comprehensive benefits package may include medical dental and vision insurance; disability and life coverage; sick leave (accrued based on hours worked); paid time off or flexible time off; paid holidays (89 days annually); bereavement leave; and retirement benefits including 401(k) eligibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Support execution of the site Food Safety & Quality Management System: Support HACCP FSMA Preventive Controls GMPs BRC/GFSI expectations sanitation verification and audit readiness activities.

• Inspection audit and record review: Conduct plant floor inspections internal audits record reviews product checks and process verifications to confirm compliance with company regulatory and customer requirements.

• Support product safety and quality decisions: Collect and review data escalate deviations assist with product holds and document corrective and preventive actions.

• Perform and coordinate laboratory activities: Conduct product sampling microbiological testing environmental monitoring support sample preparation plating result review and timely escalation and follow-up on out-of-specification findings.

• Operational partnership: Work with Operations Maintenance Sanitation and QA leadership to investigate quality issues identify root causes verify corrective actions and reduce repeat deviations.

• Record maintenance: Maintain accurate and complete records for regulatory internal customer and third-party audit requirements ensuring documentation is organized current and inspection-ready.

• Inspection and audit support: Support regulatory customer third-party and internal audits by gathering documentation participating in inspections and assisting with corrective action tracking through closure.

• Continuous improvement: Use quality data trends and observations to identify improvement opportunities related to product quality process capability sanitation effectiveness complaints and compliance performance.

• Training and building bench strength: Help train and coach plant personnel on quality procedures testing requirements GMP expectations and documentation practices.

• Support: The QA Coordinator acts as a backup resource to the Quality Assurance Manager and helps ensure continuity of QA operations during staffing gaps absences audits or critical business needs.

• Maintain flexibility to support production schedules investigations regulatory activities and occasional weekend or off-shift coverage as business needs require.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelors degree in Food Science Dairy Science Microbiology or a related discipline.

• 1-3 years of progressive experience in quality assurance food safety or laboratory roles within bakery dairy beverage or similar processes.

• Working knowledge in BRC HACCP FSMA Preventive Controls and audit management

• Hands-on experience with laboratory testing microbiological methods product sampling data review and quality documentation.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications with the ability to learn quality systems laboratory systems and other business tools used to manage compliance and performance data.

• Sound technical judgment and analytical capability to evaluate quality data testing results process deviations and documentation trends.

• Clear verbal and written communication skills including the ability to document findings summarize risks and communicate requirements to plant teams and leadership

Preferred

• HACCP PCQI SQF Practitioner or related food safety certifications

• Proficiency with utilizing digital quality management software and tools

Work Environment

• Manufacturing and hot and cold-room environments

• Flexibility to support audits inspections and business-critical activities

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