FSQA Lead: Food Safety & Quality Leader

Stir Foods, Inc.; Fullerton (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Stir Foods, Inc. is seeking a Quality Assurance Technician Lead to own quality assurance activities on the production floor, ensuring compliance with food safety standards.

The role collaborates with QA, sanitation and production teams to verify operations, review records, and escalate quality concerns when needed. The FSQA Lead supports CAPAs, GMPs, HACCP programs, and continuous improvement, mentors QA technicians, and helps develop SOPs.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of food manufacturing quality assurance experience required.
• Experience with HACCP, GMPs, sanitation programs, allergen controls, and food safety systems required.
• HACCP certification and/or PCQI required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct pre-operational inspections to verify cleaning and sanitation.
• Perform verification testing (ATP, allergen, gluten) as required.
• Ensure sanitation staff disassemble, clean, inspect, and reassemble equipment.
• Identify sanitation deficiencies and implement corrective actions.
• Review and verify HACCP, food safety, and sanitation documentation.
• Participate in internal audits and customer/regulatory inspections.

Skills

Sanitation

Pre-op

Analytical Testing

Audit experience

SQF

FDA

Internal audits

Microsoft Excel

English communication

Time management

Multi-tasking

Data analysis

Education

HACCP certification

PCQI

Job description

Stir Foods, Inc. is seeking a Quality Assurance Technician Lead to own quality assurance activities on the production floor, ensuring compliance with food safety standards.

The role collaborates with QA, sanitation and production teams to verify operations, review records, and escalate quality concerns when needed. The FSQA Lead supports CAPAs, GMPs, HACCP programs, and continuous improvement, mentors QA technicians, and helps develop SOPs.