Food Quality & Safety Lead

Fresh Express Salads; Morrow (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Fresh Express Salads seeks a Quality Assurance Lead to supervise QA staff and ensure compliance with food safety standards. Responsibilities include training, auditing GMP/HACCP systems, and coordinating hold/release processes for materials and finished products.

The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, experience with QA programs, and the ability to maintain accurate documentation in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficient in Excel, Outlook and Word.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of QA programs such as GMP, HACCP, Sanitation, Pest Control, and quality systems.
• Proficient in English (oral and written).
• Willing to work in cold, wet environment.
• Willing to work overtime, including weekends and holidays.
• Able to meet attendance requirements.
• Able to meet testing frequencies (detailed, fast-paced work).

Responsibilities

• Coaches, trains, and drives performance improvement of QA personnel.
• Audits quality daily reports and systems for compliance; reports deviations.
• Enforces GMP rules.
• Supervises raw material inspection; identifies deficiencies and corrective actions.
• Coordinates hold/release program for raw materials, packaging and finished products.
• Acts as liaison for plant Kosher program.
• Communicates periodic compliance data to Corporate Quality Office.
• Keeps product specification book up to date.
• Performs CQI evaluations and other duties as assigned.
• Provides leadership during absences of supervisors or manager.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Verbal communication

Written communication

Quality assurance knowledge

English proficiency

Overtime readiness

Attendance reliability

Testing frequencies

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Excel

Outlook

Word

Job description

Fresh Express Salads seeks a Quality Assurance Lead to supervise QA staff and ensure compliance with food safety standards. Responsibilities include training, auditing GMP/HACCP systems, and coordinating hold/release processes for materials and finished products.

The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, experience with QA programs, and the ability to maintain accurate documentation in a fast-paced environment.