QEHS Specialist: Elevate Safety, Quality & Compliance

Quirch Foods, LLC; Oregon; On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Quirch Foods, LLC is seeking an experienced QEHS professional to lead site-level safety and quality initiatives. You will partner with operations to strengthen safety, quality, and compliance at the local facility.

You will drive safety walks, audits, training, incident follow-up, and documentation while supporting SQF, GMP, HACCP, and recall readiness. Promoting a collaborative safety culture is essential.

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Basic computer skills including Microsoft Office and electronic forms.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and track follow-up items.
• Experience across safety, quality, and compliance-related roles is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the site-level contact for safety-related activities and communications.
• Attend and support safety committee meetings and safety-related trainings.
• Conduct safety walks, inspections, and observations to identify hazards and improvement opportunities.
• Support training, emergency action planning, PPE compliance, and housekeeping standards.
• Participate in post-accident investigations and corrective action tracking.
• Monitor warehouse, sanitation, and product-condition inspections including cold-chain requirements.
• Maintain QA/QC records, inspection forms, and corrective action logs.
• Assist with root-cause analysis and corrective actions in partnership with QEHS leadership.
• Collaborate with Operations, Warehouse, Transportation, HR, and QA to resolve site-level issues.

Skills

Communication skills

Record keeping

Computer skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in EHS or related field

High school diploma

Tools

Microsoft Office

Dashboards

Job description

Quirch Foods, LLC is seeking an experienced QEHS professional to lead site-level safety and quality initiatives. You will partner with operations to strengthen safety, quality, and compliance at the local facility.

You will drive safety walks, audits, training, incident follow-up, and documentation while supporting SQF, GMP, HACCP, and recall readiness. Promoting a collaborative safety culture is essential.