Quality Assurance Specialist

Mackie Myers; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Mackie Myers is seeking an experienced FSQA Compliance Specialist to support and enhance food safety, quality, and regulatory programs across multiple facilities. This role emphasizes maintaining systems, managing documentation, audits, and driving consistency across locations.

You will collaborate with site teams to ensure HACCP, Preventive Controls, GMPs, and FSMA compliance, while coordinating supplier approvals, recalls readiness, and customer documentation requests.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Agricultural Science, or related field.
• 3-5+ years in food safety and quality in production or manufacturing.
• Strong HACCP, Preventive Controls, and audit readiness experience.
• Knowledge of FDA regs, FSMA, GMPs, GAPs, and GFSI standards.
• Experience managing documentation, supplier compliance, and programs.
• Strong communication, organization, and PM skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office and Google Workspace.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve food safety and quality programs, systems, documentation, and compliance processes.
• Manage SOPs, document control, specifications, certifications, and regulatory docs.
• Oversee supplier approval programs and maintain supplier compliance records.
• Support customer documentation requests, certifications, and product specifications.
• Ensure compliance with HACCP, Preventive Controls, GMPs, and industry standards.
• Partner with site teams to drive consistent practices across facilities.
• Support supplier management, traceability, recalls readiness, sanitation, environmental monitoring, and customer complaints.
• Coordinate audit readiness activities and corrective actions.
• Develop training materials and ongoing food safety education.
• Facilitate continuous improvement across the organization.

Skills

Food safety

Quality systems

Documentation

Regulatory knowledge

Audits

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science or related

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Job description

Schedule: Onsite with 2 days work from home

Travel: Approximately 15-20%

Overview

We are seeking an experienced FSQA Compliance Specialist to support and enhance food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance programs across multiple production and operational facilities. This role will focus on maintaining food safety systems, managing documentation, supporting audits, ensuring regulatory compliance, and driving consistency across locations.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve food safety and quality programs, systems, documentation, and compliance processes.
• Manage SOPs, document control systems, specifications, certifications, and regulatory documentation.
• Oversee supplier approval programs and maintain supplier compliance records.
• Support customer documentation requests, certifications, and product specifications.
• Ensure compliance with food safety regulations, HACCP, Preventive Controls, GMPs, and industry standards.
• Partner with site-level teams to drive consistent food safety and quality practices across facilities.
• Support key programs including supplier management, traceability, product recall readiness, sanitation, environmental monitoring, and customer complaint management.
• Coordinate audit readiness activities and corrective action programs.
• Develop training materials and support ongoing food safety education initiatives.
• Facilitate continuous improvement efforts across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Agricultural Science, or a related field.
• 3-5+ years of food safety and quality experience within food production, agriculture, manufacturing, or related industries.
• Strong experience with HACCP, Preventive Controls, food safety compliance systems, and audit preparation.
• Knowledge of FDA regulations, FSMA, GMPs, GAPs, GFSI standards, and quality management programs.
• Experience managing documentation, certifications, supplier compliance, and food safety programs.
• Strong communication, organizational, project management, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace.