On-Floor QA Lead: Quality & Food Safety Champion

Cooke Aquaculture Inc.; Machiasport (ME); On-site; USD 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Cooke Aquaculture Inc. seeks a Quality Assurance Lead Hand at the Machiasport, ME facility.

The role focuses on daily QA and food safety verification on the production floor, supporting the QA Supervisor, and ensuring adherence to GMP, HACCP, and customer requirements. You will lead QA technicians, conduct inspections, and drive corrective actions, training, and documentation to uphold high standards in a seafood processing environment.

Qualifications

• Seafood processing or food manufacturing experience.
• Knowledge of HACCP, GMPs, BRCGS, SFCR and food safety programs.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to perform inspections and make objective quality decisions.
• Intermediate computer and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a QA assessment once per day throughout processing operations.
• Complete environmental swabbing programs and submit plans to the lab as scheduled.
• Perform raw material temperature verification activities.
• Monitor compliance with food safety, GMP, HACCP, BRCGS, BAP, and customer requirements.
• Follow up on customer complaints and communicate inspection updates to QA Supervisor.
• Participate in Root Cause Analyses for quality and food safety issues.
• Develop and conduct one-point lessons and short training sessions for staff.
• Identify non-conformances and initiate corrective actions.
• Conduct monthly and quarterly inspections of facilities, equipment, and processes.
• Review SOPs and Work Instructions weekly and verify trainee understanding.

Skills

Seafood processing

HACCP knowledge

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Inspection and decision making

Documentation skills

Job description

Cooke Aquaculture Inc. seeks a Quality Assurance Lead Hand at the Machiasport, ME facility.

The role focuses on daily QA and food safety verification on the production floor, supporting the QA Supervisor, and ensuring adherence to GMP, HACCP, and customer requirements. You will lead QA technicians, conduct inspections, and drive corrective actions, training, and documentation to uphold high standards in a seafood processing environment.