Quality Assurance Associate (Food Manufacturing)

Nuts.com; Cranford (NJ); Sur place; USD 28 000 - 32 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hourly pay $20/hour

401K match

Paid maternity/paternity leave

Nuts.com snacks 40% discount

Temp-to-Perm Role

Résumé du poste

Nuts.com is seeking a Quality Assurance Associate (Food Manufacturing) to monitor food safety and quality policies on the production floor. You’ll help ensure SQF and FDA compliance while supporting operations to maintain audit-ready manufacturing.

You will perform swabbing, product sampling, GMP audits, and assist in investigations and root-cause analyses, with a focus on accuracy and teamwork in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bilingual English and Spanish strongly preferred.
• 2+ years in a food manufacturing or packaging environment.
• Fluent reading/writing/speaking English for safety docs.
• Proficient with Google Docs/Sheets, email, and EQMS.
• Comfort with handheld devices and data entry.
• Able to stand long periods on a busy production floor.
• Flexible to work shifts; Nuts.com operates on a 7-day schedule.

Responsabilités

• Report and document food safety issues immediately.
• Perform pre-operational inspections and release checks.
• Perform swabbing, sampling and other quality testing.
• Conduct GMP audits per 21 CFR 117 and SQF standards.
• Inspect raw materials, WIP, rework and finished products.
• Assist investigations and root-cause analyses.
• Support calibration and maintenance of equipment.
• Collaborate with Sanitation on food safety questions.
• Maintain record-keeping programs (SafeFoods/EQMS/TraceGains).
• Enforce safety rules on the production floor.

Connaissances

Bilingual EN/ES

QA in food

G Suite

Data entry

Attention to detail

Team player

Shift flexibility

Outils

EQCMS

Google Docs

Google Sheets

Email

Description du poste

Hi, we're Nuts.com!

Nuts.com is a self-funded, profitable, rapidly growing multi-channel DTC specialty food and wellness company with over 550 people on our team. We're changing the landscape of snacking on nuts, dried fruit, chocolate and more! We planted our roots in Newark, New Jersey during the Great Depression, selling premium nuts on Mulberry Street's open-air market. We've come quite a long way since then, taking our multi-generational family business online in 1999. Even after 96 years, we continue to pride ourselves in expertly sourcing the highest quality foods and treating our customers like family.

What's our team like? We're driven, collaborative and entrepreneurial. Energy and passion power our business and we look for candidates who share in that excitement to help us continue to build something special.

The Role

The Quality Assurance Associate (Food Manufacturing) is responsible for the frontline monitoring of Food Safety and Quality policies, programs, and procedures. This role supports the facility in meeting quality assurance, food safety, and regulatory requirements by partnering with Operations to ensure the consistent production of wholesome, high-quality products.

This position reports to the Quality Assurance Manager and serves as a key technical resource on the production floor, assisting in maintaining an "audit-ready" facility while ensuring constant compliance with SQF and FDA regulations.

How you’ll make an impact

• Report and document any 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 Safe Quality Food (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.

What You’ll Bring

• Bilingual in English and Spanish is strongly preferred
• 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.
• Strong computer proficiency, including experience with Google Doc, Sheets, email, and Electronic Quality Management Systems (EQCMS).
• Ability to work comfortably with handheld devices, scanners, and computers for real-time data entry.
• Ability to handle fast-paced situations and use good judgment to make quick, common-sense decisions about product safety.
• Great organizational skills and a focus on getting details right every time.
• Ability to work well with a team while being independent enough to speak up and enforce safety rules.
• Ability to stand for long periods and work comfortably on a busy production floor.
• Schedule Flexibility: Must be flexible to work different shifts. The working schedule is subject to change based on business needs. Nuts.com operates on a 7-day schedule. Potential schedules include Monday - Friday (4:30 PM – 1:00 AM).

Ability to work any shift and overtime as needed to support 24/7 or seasonal production demands.

What We Offer

• A high-growth and rewarding role in a foundationally strong and rapidly evolving business
• Hourly Pay: $20 /hour based on experience
• Excellent benefits including a 401K Match
• Paid Maternity, Adoption and Paternity leave
• Nuts.com snacks at a 40% employee discount
• Temp-to-Perm Role

EEO STATEMENT

Nuts.com is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.