QA Associate, Food Manufacturing - Snacks & 40% Discount

Nuts.com; Cranford (NJ); On-site; USD 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Snack allowance

Employee discount

Job summary

Nuts.com in Cranford, NJ is hiring a Quality Assurance Associate (Food Manufacturing) to monitor food safety and quality in collaboration with Operations. In this on-site role, you will help ensure SQF and FDA compliance while supporting continuous improvement across the production floor.

You will perform inspections, sampling, GMP audits, and documentation to maintain an audit-ready facility. Strong English proficiency and Spanish bilingual ability are preferred, with 2+ years of industry

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in a food manufacturing or packaging environment is desirable.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English fluently to complete required safety documentation and reports.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Report and document food safety or quality issues to the QA Manager and/or SQF Practitioner immediately.
• Conduct pre-operational inspections and review checklists to release production areas for daily use.
• Perform swabbing (ATP, allergen, biological, etc.), product sampling, and other quality testing.
• Conduct daily audits on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) to ensure compliance with 21 CFR 117 and SQF standards.
• Inspect raw materials, work-in-progress (WIP), rework, and finished products; perform regular verifications including high-risk product checks and packaging audits.
• Monitor the product hold-and-release process, providing documented reports and tracking data for non-conforming goods.
• Assist in investigating deviations from procedures and customer complaints, and support root cause analysis to help prevent recurrence.
• Support regular calibration and maintenance of essential facility equipment, such as scales and metal detectors.
• Partner with the Sanitation team to verify effective cleaning and support operations staff with real-time food safety and product quality questions.
• Actively support record-keeping programs (SafeFoods/EQMS/TraceGains) to ensure data integrity and accurate documentation.
• Follow and enforce safety rules to prevent injuries; monitor the production floor for associate, visitor, and contractor GMP and Food Defense compliance.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by FSQA management to support department and facility goals.

Skills

Bilingual in English & Spanish

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Tools

EQCMS

Google Docs/Sheets

Job description

Nuts.com in Cranford, NJ is hiring a Quality Assurance Associate (Food Manufacturing) to monitor food safety and quality in collaboration with Operations. In this on-site role, you will help ensure SQF and FDA compliance while supporting continuous improvement across the production floor.

You will perform inspections, sampling, GMP audits, and documentation to maintain an audit-ready facility. Strong English proficiency and Spanish bilingual ability are preferred, with 2+ years of industry