QA & Food Safety Specialist

Pgp International

Evansville, IN

Pay: $30-$32/hr

Shift: Full time

Description:

Are you a quality professional with a strong educational foundation and hands-on experience in food manufacturing? We are seeking a **Quality & Food Safety Specialist** who is passionate about maintaining the highest standards of food safety, regulatory compliance, and product excellence.

In this role, you'll have the opportunity to apply your knowledge of quality systems, food safety programs, auditing, and continuous improvement while working alongside a team dedicated to producing safe, high-quality products. We're looking for candidates who bring a combination of relevant education, industry expertise, and a proactive approach to solving problems and driving results.

The ideal candidate will possess a bachelor's degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Quality Assurance, or a related field, along with experience in food manufacturing quality systems, HACCP programs, regulatory compliance, and internal or external audits. Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to influence positive change across departments are essential.

If you're ready to take the next step in your quality career and make a meaningful impact in a growing organization, we'd like to hear from you.

The role of **Quality & Food Safety Specialist** will provide technical support to all functions and operations for the development of a quality and food safety culture.

**Job title**: Quality & Food Safety Specialist

**Reports to**: Quality & Sanitation Manager

**Direct reports:** N/A

**Back up position**: Quality & Sanitation Manager or QA Technician

**Department**: Quality Control

**Work location**: Evansville, Indiana

**Exempt/non-exempt**: Non-Exempt

**Job Description date**: October 2026

Implement and maintain all food safety and quality programs including but not limited to: HACCP program, Environmental monitoring program, Food Defense, allergen management, color coding, glass and brittle plastic policy, CAPA. Implement and maintain certifications such as: BRC, Organic, Hallal, Kosher, Gluten Free, Non-GMO, State License, FDA, Vendor approval support, Raw ingredient receiving inspection and release.

Prepare for customer and regulatory audits. Perform internal audits and manage subsequent corrective and preventive actions. Lead training for employees on quality, food safety, and sanitation topics. Maintain, create QA/Laboratory manual, calibrations, and PMs needed. Oversee laboratory equipment maintenance and calibration programs, and place orders or schedule maintenance work as needed. Maintain product data sheets, document review, FG’s release, and COA creation. Coordinate deviations and findings of investigations and record/maintain CAPA log. Manage completion of action items for the QA department. Provide QA support to PGPI Woodland location.

Responsible for the implementation and monitoring of QA and Sanitation metrics, responds, troubleshoots, and solves customer complaints and production issues. Analyze manufacturing data to identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities for improvement.

Identify and implement continuous improvement methods for the Food Safety, QA, and Sanitation processes.

Requirements:

1. **HSE:** Always promote a safe work environment through the adherence to all PGPI’s Health & Safety and Environmental policies and procedures as well as to all relevant OSHA regulations to achieve ZERO workplace incidents and injuries.

2. **Food Safety & Quality**: Promote exceptional food safety and product quality standards through the adherence to, and improvement food safety, quality assurance and sanitation policies and standards to have highest quality product for external customers. Fully understand and implement relevant standards including but not limited to: BRC, Environmental monitoring program, Kosher, Organic, HACCP, Gluten Free, IP/Non-GMO so that Customer, PGPI and Legal requirements are achieved and maintained. Ensure food safety is soundly based on HACCP principles. Understand, develop, implement, review, verify, validate, and improve food safety, quality and sanitation systems associated with the production of food to the agreed safety and quality standards. Responsible for enforcing food safety, quality, and legality in the workplace. Ensure food safety, quality, and sanitation KPI’s are relevant, monitored, and presented to allow identification of improvement plans. Provide practical support and drive to promote food safety and quality culture. Maintain and improve product quality by completing compliance and surveillance audits, investigating customer complaints. Collaborate with other members of management to develop new product, engineering, manufacturing, and training methods. Manage pest control program.

3. **Personnel Management**: Follow and enforce all PGP policies and procedures. Assure that team is trained and performs established production practices, quality, and sanitation checks. Promote and coordinate the cross-training of employees to ensur